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Security report for pastoral-am-puls.de

Pastoral am Puls. e.V. · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pastoral am Puls. e.V. is a small non-profit organization based in Germany focused on pastoral care, spiritual guidance, and church development. The website serves as an informational and community platform offering educational content, newsletters, and resources for religious communities and pastoral workers. The organization positions itself as a niche player within the religious non-profit sector, emphasizing spiritual process leadership and cultural change within church contexts. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins for SEO, analytics, and security, hosted via DomainControl.com. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and includes GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and captcha protection on contact forms, though it lacks explicit security policy documentation and security headers. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
60/ 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

6 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
60
Average
60

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

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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

The organization targets religious communities, church members, and pastoral professionals, providing spiritual and educational services. Its business model is non-profit, relying on community engagement and donations. The website content and structure indicate a focus on knowledge sharing and pastoral development rather than commercial activities. The presence of newsletters and downloadable resources suggests ongoing engagement with its audience. The organization maintains a consistent brand identity and trust signals such as an impressum and privacy policy. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are published, favoring a contact form with captcha to reduce spam. The site’s market position is niche but stable within its sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture for a small non-profit. HTTPS is enforced, and the contact form is protected by Friendly Captcha to prevent spam and abuse. Cookie consent is implemented with a clear banner and granular consent options, indicating GDPR compliance. However, the site lacks advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could be improved to increase transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security measures are adequate but could be strengthened with additional headers and policy documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  2. Publish a security or incident response policy page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pastoral am Puls. e.V.
Description
Glaubenswege gehen · geistliche Prozess leiten
Key services
Spiritual guidance, Pastoral process leadership, Educational content and resources, Newsletter and community engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin, Slider Revolution 6.7.35, WP Statistics, Friendly Captcha, ShapePress DSGVO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Captcha protection on contact form (Friendly Captcha)
  • Cookie consent banner with granular consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of privacy-focused plugins

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP Statistics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
WP Statistics
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in German and focused on pastoral care and church development.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO, analytics, and security.
  4. Includes GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. Contact is available via a protected contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. No adult or NSFW content present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress 6.8.3 with popular plugins including Yoast SEO for search optimization, Slider Revolution for visual content, WP Statistics for analytics, and Friendly Captcha for spam protection. Hosting is managed via DomainControl.com, indicated by the nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized and loads with moderate performance. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and webpage. The technical implementation is modern and follows best practices for a small non-profit, though there is room for improvement in security headers and accessibility compliance.
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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