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Security report for oberfrankenstiftung.de

Oberfrankenstiftung · Non-profit · Germany

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

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Oberfrankenstiftung is a publicly governed foundation focused on promoting welfare in the Oberfranken region of Germany. It supports projects in social, cultural, and scientific fields by allocating funds from its endowment. The website reflects a well-structured and professional digital presence with comprehensive information about its activities, funding opportunities, and recent projects. The foundation positions itself as a key regional non-profit entity with strong ties to local government and cultural institutions. Technically, the website employs standard web technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring responsive design and good user experience. While the site is well-structured and content-rich, it lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance and overall security posture. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable scripts. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in security maturity. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website content, showing a consistent and legitimate domain registration. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and serves its target audience effectively. Strategic enhancements in security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response transparency would further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
58

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Oberfrankenstiftung operates as a regional non-profit foundation dedicated to enhancing social welfare, culture, and science in Oberfranken, Germany. Its business model revolves around funding and supporting local projects through grants sourced from its endowment income. The foundation enjoys a strong market position as a publicly-backed institution with recognized certifications such as 'Beste Stiftung 2022'. Its target customers include local institutions, cultural organizations, and social service providers. The foundation demonstrates growth through ongoing project support and partnerships with regional stakeholders. The website's partnership links to regional cultural and governmental sites reinforce its embeddedness in the local ecosystem. The absence of commercial advertising or tracking reflects a mission-driven rather than profit-driven approach.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and no sensitive data leakage or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through a privacy policy, but the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial informational site but could be improved to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact information.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Oberfrankenstiftung
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oberfrankenstiftung
Description
Die Oberfrankenstiftung ist eine öffentlich-rechtliche Stiftung, die sich für die Volkswohlfahrt in Oberfranken engagiert. Sie fördert Projekte in den Bereichen Wissenschaft & Forschung, Kultur & Denkmalpflege sowie soziale Themen. Die Stiftung stellt jährlich Mittel aus ordentlichen Erträgen des Stiftungsvermögens zur Verfügung und unterstützt vielfältige regionale Initiativen und Bauprojekte.
Key services
Projektförderung in sozialen, kulturellen und wissenschaftlichen Bereichen, Vergabe von Fördermitteln, Unterstützung von Bau- und Sanierungsprojekten, Organisation von Preisverleihungen
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Lightbox
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL https://)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No forms with password or sensitive inputs detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in German language.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. No forms detected on the homepage; form submissions are handled via linked pages.
  4. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Contact information is clearly presented in footer and contact pages.
  6. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found despite GDPR relevance.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. Use of common web technologies like Bootstrap and jQuery.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Website focuses on regional cultural, social, and scientific funding projects.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard and widely supported technologies including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap. This ensures good responsiveness and compatibility across devices. The site loads moderate content with images and interactive elements like lightbox galleries. No CMS or advanced backend platform was detected, suggesting a custom or static site approach. Performance is moderate with no evident optimization issues. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. However, the absence of analytics limits insights into user behavior. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization in security and privacy features.
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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