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Security report for oberfranken.de

Oberfranken Offensiv e.V. · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Oberfranken Offensiv e.V. is a well-established regional non-profit association dedicated to promoting innovation, culture, and sustainable development in the Oberfranken region of Germany. The organization engages a broad audience including municipalities, businesses, and residents through various projects, campaigns, and events. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, emphasizing regional pride and community involvement. The content is rich, relevant, and well-structured, targeting residents and stakeholders interested in regional development. Technically, the website is built on the Weblication® CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as jQuery and Font Awesome. It incorporates Matomo analytics with a clear cookie consent mechanism, demonstrating a commitment to privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility basics in place. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent controls to manage tracking. However, it lacks explicit published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are recommended for enhanced trust and compliance. The WHOIS data is minimal but does not raise immediate concerns, aligning reasonably with the website's regional government/non-profit identity. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence with strong regional branding and community focus. Strategic improvements in security transparency and formal policies would further strengthen its posture and stakeholder confidence.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
55

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

The organization occupies a key position in regional development within Oberfranken, leveraging partnerships with government bodies and foundations. Its business model centers on non-profit regional promotion through innovation projects, demographic initiatives, and marketing campaigns. The target audience includes local residents, businesses, and institutions seeking to engage with or benefit from regional growth efforts. The website's integration with partner domains and social media channels supports a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include ongoing projects and active event promotion. The association's strategic focus on innovation and community engagement positions it well within the regional development sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforcement and privacy-respecting analytics. The cookie consent banner provides users control over tracking and external resource loading. However, the absence of a formal security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure reduces transparency and preparedness. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Compliance with GDPR is supported by privacy and cookie policies. Enhancing published security documentation and incident response readiness would improve the overall security culture and trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy outlining security practices and controls.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information for security issues.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to meet higher standards.
  5. Add terms of service or user agreements to clarify user rights and responsibilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Oberfranken Offensiv e.V.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oberfranken Offensiv e.V.
Description
Oberfranken Offensiv e.V. is a regional association promoting the development and innovation of the Oberfranken region in Germany. It engages municipalities, companies, institutions, associations, and private individuals to foster regional growth through projects, events, and campaigns.
Key services
Regional innovation projects, Demographic competence center, Marketing and branding campaigns, Event organization, Networking and collaboration facilitation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Weblication® CMS, jQuery, Font Awesome, Piwik/Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Disabling cookies for analytics if user declines

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (Piwik)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo (Piwik) Analytics
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses a professional CMS (Weblication®) with structured content.
  2. Strong regional branding and community focus.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy notices in German.
  4. No visible forms collecting personal data on homepage; cookie consent checkboxes present.
  5. Social media presence on major platforms enhances trust.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page.
  7. No terms of service found.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  9. Use of Matomo analytics with cookie consent respects privacy.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the proprietary Weblication® CMS, which provides a structured and modular content management approach. It uses standard web technologies including jQuery and Font Awesome for UI elements. Analytics are handled via Matomo, a privacy-focused tool, integrated with cookie consent mechanisms. The site is mobile responsive and includes geo meta tags for regional targeting. Performance is moderate, with optimized CSS and deferred JavaScript loading. There is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO metadata completeness. Hosting details are not explicit but name servers indicate professional hosting. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a stable and professional web presence with opportunities for modernization and enhanced security transparency.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 51/100Medium35 findingsView report
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