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Security report for polizei.de

Bundeskriminalamt · Government · Germany

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.polizei.de serves as the official portal for the German police, managed by the Bundeskriminalamt. It provides comprehensive access to police information across all German federal states and federal agencies, including links to their respective websites. The portal emphasizes accessibility with features such as sign language and easy language options, and maintains a professional and consistent branding aligned with government standards. The content is well-structured, relevant, and targeted at the general public seeking police-related information in Germany. Technically, the site is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, hosted likely by ITZBund, the federal IT service provider. It employs modern web technologies including responsive CSS, SVG interactive maps, and Matomo analytics with a privacy-respecting opt-in cookie consent mechanism. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility compliance, ensuring usability for a wide audience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent for tracking. However, explicit security headers and a public security policy or incident response contacts are not evident. No forms or direct contact details are exposed on the homepage, reducing attack surface. The WHOIS data aligns with the official government entity, confirming legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with content access. Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile with strong privacy compliance and trustworthy business credibility. Strategic improvements could include publishing explicit security headers, adding a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosure, and providing clear incident response contacts to enhance transparency and security posture.

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

5 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

    • 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
80
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
68

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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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
34
Registered
34
Resolving
34
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-06-20

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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 Bundeskriminalamt operates this portal as a central hub for police information across Germany, positioning itself as the authoritative source for law enforcement communication. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive aggregation of federal and state police resources. The business model is government-funded public service, focusing on information dissemination rather than commercial revenue. The target audience includes citizens, media, and other stakeholders seeking police information. The partnership ecosystem includes federal and state police agencies, ITZBund for hosting and analytics, and the Government Site Builder CMS provider. Growth indicators include continuous updates and accessibility enhancements. The portal maintains a high level of professionalism and trust, essential for government communication.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement and privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo with opt-in consent. The absence of exposed contact emails and forms on the homepage reduces attack vectors. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No public security policy or incident response contact information is provided, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident management. The WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the official entity, supporting trustworthiness. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from enhanced security header implementation and formalized vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Create and host a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information on the website for security issues.
  4. Enhance performance monitoring and optimization to improve loading speed.
  5. Maintain and expand accessibility features to ensure compliance with evolving standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundeskriminalamt
Description
Offizielles Portal der deutschen Polizei. Dieses Portal bietet Zugang zu den Informationsangeboten der Polizei der Länder und des Bundes.
Key services
Information dissemination about police services, Links to police websites of German federal states and federal police agencies, Accessibility services (sign language, easy language), Statistical data collection via Matomo
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, Government Site Builder CMS, SVG for interactive maps, CSS media queries for responsive design, JavaScript for UI and analytics
Frameworks
Government Site Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by base href https://)
  • Cookie consent with opt-in for statistics
  • No exposed emails or phone numbers in HTML
  • No forms detected on homepage to collect user data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
excellent

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official German police portal managed by Bundeskriminalamt.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with strong accessibility features.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; likely provided on subpages.
  4. Uses Matomo analytics with opt-in cookie consent, respecting privacy regulations.
  5. No signs of WAF or content blocking; full content accessible.
  6. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found on homepage.
  8. WHOIS data consistent with official government domain and hosting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, a specialized platform for federal government sites, ensuring compliance with government standards and accessibility. It uses SVG for interactive maps and responsive CSS for mobile optimization. Analytics are handled by Matomo, hosted by ITZBund, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. The site loads moderately fast but could benefit from performance tuning. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The technical infrastructure is robust and aligned with government hosting and security practices, though explicit security headers are missing. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with meta tags and canonical links. Overall, the technical implementation supports the site's mission effectively with room for security enhancements.
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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