Institut Solidarische Moderne is a German non-profit think tank and platform focused on developing progressive political concepts through dialogue among parties, movements, trade unions, civil society, and academia. The organization offers analysis, publications, podcasts, events, and forums to promote social-ecological transformation and solidarity politics. Their business model relies on memberships and donations, emphasizing independence and community engagement. The website is professionally designed, content-rich, and well-structured, targeting progressive political actors and the general public interested in leftist political discourse.
Technically, the website is built on the KONTEXT-CMS platform, uses modern frontend technologies like Tailwind CSS and jQuery, and is hosted via Warenform DNS servers. It features responsive design and good SEO practices. Analytics are implemented via Matomo with a GDPR-compliant opt-in cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a mature approach to privacy and data protection. However, some security best practices such as explicit security headers and published security policies are missing.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses cookie consent with opt-in for tracking, and does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. There is no evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies, which could be improved. The WHOIS data is limited but consistent with a small non-profit organization using CMS hosting services. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and the site is fully accessible.
Overall, the website presents a trustworthy, professional, and privacy-conscious platform for political discourse. Strategic recommendations include publishing security and incident response policies, enhancing security headers, and improving accessibility features to further strengthen trust and compliance.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
43/ 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
5 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 X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"
This scan found 24 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
€25per month
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
75
Security headers
35
Email security
55
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
43
Average
53
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 solidarische-moderne.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
Institut Solidarische Moderne occupies a niche position as a progressive political think tank in Germany, focusing on social-ecological transformation and solidarity politics. Its competitive advantage lies in its multi-stakeholder dialogue approach involving parties, movements, unions, civil society, and academia. Revenue streams are primarily from memberships and donations, supporting independent research and advocacy. The organization targets politically engaged individuals and groups interested in leftist and progressive policies. Growth indicators include active content production (articles, podcasts, events) and a visible social media presence. The partnership ecosystem includes CMS and hosting providers but no explicit business partners or subsidiaries. The organization's operations emphasize transparency, community engagement, and political impact rather than commercial expansion.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with enforced HTTPS, GDPR-compliant cookie consent with opt-in for Matomo analytics, and no visible exposure of sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, and there is no published security policy or incident response contact information. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file limits transparency for security researchers. Overall, the security culture appears privacy-conscious but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced technical controls to mitigate risks and improve incident readiness.
Recommendations
Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Provide clear incident response contact information or abuse/security email addresses.
Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Enhance website accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Institut Solidarische Moderne
Description
Das Institut Solidarische Moderne ist eine Denkfabrik und Plattform für solidarische Politikkonzepte. Sie entwickeln Konzepte im Dialog zwischen Parteien, Bewegungen, Gewerkschaften, Zivilgesellschaft und Wissenschaft.
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is well structured and professionally presented in German.
Strong focus on progressive political think tank activities.
Cookie consent implemented with opt-in for Matomo analytics.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact likely via form.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
No terms of service page detected.
Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Bluesky.
No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
No suspicious or malicious content found.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern technology stack with KONTEXT-CMS 3.9.9, Tailwind CSS for styling, and jQuery 3.6.0 for scripting. Hosting is managed via Warenform DNS servers, indicating a specialized CMS hosting provider. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented using a popular open-source library with opt-in for Matomo analytics, reflecting good privacy practices. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and accessibility compliance. Overall, the infrastructure supports the organization's mission effectively with room for incremental 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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