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Security report for nachhaltige-beschaffung.com

SDG media GmbH · Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The website nachhaltige-beschaffung.com is operated by SDG media GmbH and serves as a niche media platform focused on sustainable public procurement in Germany. It offers news, podcasts, digital magazines, and video content aimed at public sector procurement professionals and sustainability advocates. The content is primarily in German and covers topics such as circular economy, sustainable purchasing, and environmental policies. The business model centers on content publishing and information dissemination within the government and non-profit sectors. The company is small-sized and founded in 2019. Technically, the website is built on the Contao Open Source CMS platform and uses common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, slick slider, and mmenu for UI enhancements. Hosting is likely provided by netcup GmbH, inferred from the nameservers. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks DNSSEC and important security headers, which lowers its security posture. No cookie consent mechanism or comprehensive GDPR-compliant privacy policy is present, indicating gaps in privacy compliance. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and the domain registration is consistent and legitimate. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from improved security headers, privacy compliance, and cookie consent mechanisms to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
55
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
48

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

SDG media GmbH positions itself as a specialized media provider in the sustainable procurement niche, targeting government and public sector entities in Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in focused content on sustainability in procurement, including best practices, political debates, and circular economy topics. The business model relies on publishing and possibly subscriptions or advertising related to sustainable procurement. The company maintains a clear contact presence and social media engagement, indicating active outreach. Growth potential exists in expanding digital offerings and enhancing compliance to meet evolving regulatory requirements.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled but lacks DNSSEC and critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, and no security certifications are mentioned. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but not fully GDPR compliant and no cookie consent mechanism. The absence of security headers and cookie management represents moderate risk, especially for a site handling user interactions. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and mechanism to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  4. Enhance the privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user data handling.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve security transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SDG media GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SDG media GmbH
Description
The website focuses on sustainable procurement, providing news, articles, podcasts, and videos related to sustainable public purchasing practices, circular economy, and environmental topics. It targets public sector procurement professionals and stakeholders interested in sustainability.
Key services
News articles, Podcasts, Digital magazine editions, Video content (Beschaffungs-TV)
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Contao Open Source CMS, jQuery, slick slider, mmenu, colorbox
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. Content is primarily in German and focused on sustainable public procurement.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms found.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with company email and phone.
  5. No security headers detected, and DNSSEC is not enabled.
  6. Use of Contao CMS and common JS libraries for UI and navigation.
  7. Social media presence includes Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Xing, YouTube, Instagram.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  9. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Contao CMS, a PHP-based open-source content management system, combined with JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, slick slider for image carousels, and mmenu for mobile navigation. The site is hosted on infrastructure associated with netcup GmbH, as indicated by the nameservers. Performance is moderate with autoplay sliders and responsive design elements. Accessibility features are basic, with some ARIA roles and schema.org markup present. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags present but no Open Graph or Twitter Card metadata detected. No analytics or tracking scripts were found in the provided HTML, indicating minimal user tracking.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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