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Security report for rbb-online.de

rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 8 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

rbb24 is a well-established multimedia news portal serving the Berlin and Brandenburg regions, operated by the public broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb). The website offers comprehensive news coverage including politics, economy, culture, sports, and panorama, supported by video and audio content. It maintains a strong digital presence with official social media channels and uses modern web technologies and a professional CMS platform, ensuring a high-quality user experience. The site is well-branded and trusted within its regional market.

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

8 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. 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 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
47
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

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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Leaked records that mention rbb-online.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
144
Employees
8
Customers
87
Third parties
49
Weak passwords
18%

Latest record dated 2026-06-10 · 13 subdomains affected

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  • –horizon.rbb-online.de2026-06-10
  • –sts.rbb-online.de2026-05-24
  • –sts.rbb-online.de2026-05-24
  • –horizon.rbb-online.de2026-03-20
  • –sts.rbb-online.de2026-02-22

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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 business operates as a regional media entity focused on delivering news and multimedia content to a German-speaking audience in Berlin and Brandenburg. Its market position is strong as a public broadcaster's digital arm, providing trusted news and cultural content. Revenue streams likely include public funding and advertising. The company leverages partnerships with ARD Mediathek and maintains active social media engagement. Growth indicators include multimedia content expansion and digital platform modernization.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforcement, CSRF protection on forms, and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are recommended for transparency and user trust. Security headers are present but could be enhanced with additional controls like CSP and HSTS. Overall, the site is secure but could improve in formal security governance and user-facing security information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a clear cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide incident response contact details.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Improve advertising transparency and disclose tracking technologies to users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Description
rbb|24 ist das multimediale Nachrichtenportal für Berlin und Brandenburg. Nachrichten und Hintergrundberichte zu allen wichtigen Themen aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, Sport und Panorama.
Key services
News articles, Video content, Audio content, Weather updates, Search functionality
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, ARD Player (video player), NoUiSlider, Foundation framework, Underscore.js
Frameworks
Foundation
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 CSRF token in search form
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
ATI, IVW
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional regional news portal for Berlin and Brandenburg.
  2. Content includes multimedia news articles, videos, and audio.
  3. Strong social media presence with official accounts linked.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and a recognized CMS platform.
  5. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are partially present but cookie consent mechanism is missing.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. WHOIS data is consistent and transparent.
  9. No suspicious external links or domains detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including JavaScript frameworks, CSS, and the Adobe Experience Manager CMS. It uses the ARD Player for multimedia content delivery and integrates various JavaScript libraries for UI and accessibility. Hosting is provided by reputable providers as indicated by DNS nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident in meta tags and structured content. Performance is moderate, with opportunities for optimization in loading times and resource management.
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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