The Open-Access-Tage website serves as the central platform for the annual Open Access and Open Science conference in the German-speaking region. It provides extensive documentation of past events, program details, and organizational information, targeting academic institutions, libraries, and Open Access advocates. The site is hosted on servers managed by GWDG and built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as jQuery and Bootstrap for responsive design. The website demonstrates good content quality, clear navigation, and multilingual support, enhancing user experience for its target audience. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities, though the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms suggests room for improvement in compliance and security best practices. Overall, the domain registration and hosting align well with the academic and non-profit nature of the conference, indicating a trustworthy and legitimate online presence.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
45
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
61
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention open-access-tage.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Open-Access-Tage holds a strong market position as the key annual conference for Open Access in German-speaking countries, supported by a history of events dating back to 2007. The business model is non-profit, focusing on knowledge sharing and community building within the academic and library sectors. The website's partnership with open-access-days.de for English content expands its reach internationally. Revenue streams are likely limited to sponsorships and institutional support rather than commercial sales. The platform's detailed event archives and calls for proposals indicate active community engagement and continuous growth. Strategic partnerships with academic institutions and hosting by GWDG reinforce its credibility and operational stability.
Security posture
The website maintains a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense-in-depth capabilities. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which could hinder rapid response to security events. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may expose the site to GDPR compliance risks. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected, and forms appear limited, reducing attack surface. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial academic site but could benefit from enhanced policies and technical controls.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive security headers to improve protection against common web attacks.
Add a cookie consent banner and mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Consider adding accessibility improvements and SEO enhancements to broaden reach and usability.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Description
Die Open-Access-Tage sind die zentrale jährliche Konferenz zum Thema Open Access und Open Science im deutschsprachigen Raum. Die Website bietet Informationen zu Ausrichtung, Dokumentationen vergangener Veranstaltungen, Programmen, Organisationsteams und Call for Proposals.
Key services
Annual conference organization, Documentation and archiving of past events, Information provision for interested hosts, Program and workshop management
Website is a well-established academic conference platform for Open Access in German-speaking countries.
Content is comprehensive regarding event history and documentation.
No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
No cookie consent mechanism detected, which may be a compliance gap.
No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, supported by jQuery 3.7.1 and Bootstrap for responsive design. Hosting is provided by GWDG, a reputable academic hosting provider, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site loads a variety of custom CSS and JavaScript assets, indicating a tailored user experience. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected, though optimization opportunities exist. The site is mobile-optimized and provides multilingual support, enhancing accessibility. No advanced analytics or tracking scripts were found, aligning with privacy-conscious design. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of some modern security practices suggests room for modernization.
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.
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