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Security report for naturfreunde.de

NaturFreunde Deutschlands · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NaturFreunde Deutschlands is a well-established non-profit organization in Germany focused on environmental protection, sustainable tourism, sports, and cultural activities. The organization serves a large membership base with over 70,000 members and operates more than 350 nature-friendly houses across the country. Their website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, event calendars, and community engagement features. The organization targets environmentally conscious individuals, families, and sports enthusiasts seeking sustainable leisure activities. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 7, leveraging jQuery and Matomo analytics for privacy-respecting user tracking. The site is hosted on infrastructure associated with werk21system.de, indicating professional hosting. The website is mobile-optimized and provides good navigation and SEO features, although some modernization opportunities exist given the aging CMS version. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and disables cookies for tracking, showing good privacy respect. However, it lacks some security headers and does not display a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is present. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and aligned with the organization's mission. The risk profile is low, with recommendations focusing on enhancing security headers, cookie consent compliance, and publishing security policies to strengthen trust and compliance.

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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
56

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

NaturFreunde Deutschlands holds a strong position in the German non-profit sector focused on environmental and social causes. Their extensive network of local groups and nature houses provides a competitive advantage in community engagement and service delivery. The business model relies on membership fees, event participation, and publishing activities. The organization targets environmentally and socially conscious demographics, including families, youth, and sports enthusiasts. Partnerships with related organizations and publishing houses enhance their ecosystem. Growth indicators include active event calendars and training programs. Strategic observations suggest opportunities in digital modernization and enhanced privacy compliance to maintain leadership.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo. The absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance risk under GDPR. No visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies reduce transparency and preparedness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a non-profit but could be improved with standard best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust.
  5. Plan for CMS modernization or security patching given Drupal 7's end-of-life status to reduce risk exposure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NaturFreunde Deutschlands
Description
NaturFreunde Deutschlands is a political association focused on environmental protection, gentle tourism, sport, and culture with more than 70,000 members and over 350 Naturfreundehäuser (nature-friendly houses).
Key services
Environmental protection advocacy, Gentle tourism and travel arrangements, Sports training and activities (e.g., snow sports, hiking, canoeing, mountaineering), Cultural and educational programs, Accommodation via Naturfreundehäuser, Publishing via NaturFreunde-Verlag
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery 1.12, Matomo Analytics, Lightbox2
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Matomo analytics with do-not-track enabled
  • Cookies disabled for tracking
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  3. Strong focus on environmental and social non-profit activities.
  4. Use of Drupal 7 CMS, which is aging but still functional.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact likely via forms or separate contact page.
  6. No cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR relevance.
  7. Social media presence is active on major platforms.
  8. No visible security.txt or incident response info.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
  10. Good use of HTTPS and privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo).
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 7, a mature but aging CMS platform, using jQuery 1.12 and Lightbox2 for UI enhancements. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-respecting user tracking with cookies disabled and do-not-track honored. The site is hosted on infrastructure linked to werk21system.de, indicating professional hosting. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive meta tags and uses multiple CSS stylesheets for layout and theming. Performance is moderate, with deferred and async JavaScript loading. SEO is supported by canonical links and Open Graph metadata. Accessibility is basic with skip links and ARIA roles but could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but would benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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