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Security report for nanoportal-bw.de

Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'verbraucherportal-bw.de' is an official government consumer protection portal operated by the Ministry for Nutrition, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It provides authoritative information on nanotechnologies in everyday life and a broad range of consumer protection topics. The portal targets consumers in the Baden-Württemberg region, offering educational resources and links to other official nano-technology and environmental agencies. The site is well-branded and consistent with government standards, emphasizing trust and accessibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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

  3. 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 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
55
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
64

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

As a government information portal, the website serves a public service role rather than a commercial business model. It maintains a strong market position as a trusted source for consumer protection information in the region. The portal leverages partnerships with federal ministries and environmental agencies, linking to their resources. The business model is informational and educational, focusing on transparency and consumer rights. Growth indicators include updated content and integration of accessibility features. The ecosystem includes related government domains and official agencies.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced, cookie consent mechanisms, and use of privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo). The presence of an anti-bot CAPTCHA (Altcha) indicates proactive bot mitigation. However, explicit security headers are not evident, and no published security or incident response policies were found. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site would benefit from publishing a security policy and implementing additional HTTP security headers to enhance protection.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add standard security HTTP headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance contact information availability, including security contact channels.
  5. Continue improving accessibility and privacy compliance to maintain high trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg
Description
The website provides consumer protection information related to nanotechnologies in everyday life and other consumer topics. It is operated by the Ministry for Nutrition, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Key services
Consumer protection information, Educational resources, Links to external authoritative nano-technology resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, jQuery UI 1.13.1, Matomo Analytics, Altcha (anti-bot CAPTCHA), GLightbox
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-out for tracking
  • Use of anti-bot CAPTCHA (Altcha)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official government consumer protection portal for Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  2. Content is in German and focused on nanotechnology and other consumer protection topics.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on the analyzed page.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with clear opt-out options.
  5. Accessibility features include easy language and sign language options.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  8. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery 3.6.0 and jQuery UI 1.13.1, with Matomo for analytics and Altcha for bot protection. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, tailored for government use. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration. There is room for improvement in security headers and explicit technical documentation. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a stable and secure user experience.
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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