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Security report for preussischer-kulturbesitz.de

Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) is a prominent German cultural foundation managing multiple research institutes, archives, libraries, and museums primarily in Berlin. It holds a significant position as one of the world's leading cultural institutions, serving a broad audience including researchers, cultural enthusiasts, and the general public. The foundation operates as a non-profit entity with government funding and a strong emphasis on cultural heritage preservation and research. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies and Matomo for analytics, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure with good performance and accessibility. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks some advanced security headers and formal security policy disclosures. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy, though cookie consent mechanisms could be improved. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its institutional mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

10 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

  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. 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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
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

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 SPK operates in the government and non-profit cultural sector, managing a portfolio of cultural and research institutions. Its market position is strong due to its historical and cultural significance. The business model focuses on public service and cultural preservation rather than commercial revenue. The foundation maintains partnerships with government bodies and cultural organizations, enhancing its operational reach. The website supports this ecosystem by providing extensive information, news, and engagement channels. Growth indicators include active social media presence and ongoing projects like museum expansions. The foundation's strategic focus on provenance research, digitization, and cultural protection aligns with contemporary cultural sector priorities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid baseline security posture with HTTPS enforcement and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present, which could improve transparency and trust. The use of Matomo analytics with disabled cookies indicates privacy-conscious tracking. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations to mitigate risks further.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and frameworks.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Add incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
  5. Enhance HTTP security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy) to strengthen protection.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Description
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK): Forschungsinstitute, Archive, Bibliotheken, Museen in Berlin. Eine der bedeutendsten Kultureinrichtungen weltweit.
Key services
Research institutes, Archives, Libraries, Museums, Cultural heritage preservation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async scripts to improve performance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Uses TYPO3 CMS, a reputable open-source CMS.
  3. Strong presence of cultural and governmental trust signals.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner despite cookie policy presence.
  6. Social media presence across multiple platforms enhances trust.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system, ensuring scalability and maintainability. It uses asynchronous JavaScript loading and compressed CSS/JS assets to optimize performance. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter card metadata. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified, but DNS and WHOIS data indicate stable authoritative name servers linked to German research networks. The site could improve by adding more modern security headers and formalizing privacy consent mechanisms.
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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