Institut Solidarische Moderne is a German non-profit think tank and platform dedicated to developing and promoting solidaristic political concepts. It engages a broad audience including political parties, social movements, trade unions, civil society, and academia to foster dialogue and collaborative development of left-wing ideas for social and ecological transformation. The organization funds its activities primarily through memberships and donations, positioning itself as an independent actor in the political landscape.
Technically, the website is built on the KONTEXT-CMS platform, utilizing modern frontend technologies such as Tailwind CSS and jQuery 3.6.0. Hosting is provided by warenform.de, and the site demonstrates good mobile optimization, SEO practices, and moderate performance. Privacy and data protection are well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and an opt-in cookie consent mechanism controlling Matomo analytics tracking.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs privacy-respecting analytics with user consent. However, it lacks explicit security headers and formal security policies or incident response information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced with additional headers and published security documentation.
The website content is safe for general audiences, focusing on political discourse and educational material without any adult or questionable content. The site is fully accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms, and WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and consistency with the organization's profile. Strategic recommendations include improving security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure policies, and enhancing accessibility features to further strengthen trust and compliance.
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 25 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
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
43
Average
52
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
Breach holds no records for solidarische-moderne.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Institut Solidarische Moderne operates as a niche non-profit organization focused on left-wing political thought leadership and social transformation in Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in its cross-sector dialogue approach, engaging diverse stakeholders such as parties, unions, and civil society. The business model relies on membership fees and donations, supported by active calls for participation and funding on the website. The organization maintains a consistent brand and professional online presence, leveraging social media channels to extend reach and engagement. Growth indicators include regular publications, podcasts, forums, and events that foster community and thought leadership. The partnership ecosystem includes the subdomain aktion.solidarische-moderne.de, which manages membership and donation processes, indicating a structured operational approach.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and a privacy-first approach to analytics via Matomo with explicit opt-in consent. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were found. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness visibility. GDPR compliance is well addressed through comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security culture appears responsible but could benefit from formalized documentation and enhanced technical controls.
Recommendations
Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the site against common web attacks.
Publish a formal vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting and improve transparency.
Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve usability for all users.
Regularly update CMS and third-party libraries to mitigate risks from outdated components.
Consider adding explicit security policy and incident response information on the website to build trust and readiness.
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 organisieren einen Dialog zwischen Parteien, Bewegungen, Gewerkschaften, Zivilgesellschaft und Wissenschaft, um solidarische Politikkonzepte zu entwickeln.
Key services
Political analysis and praxis, Forums and debates, Podcasts, Publications, Events and workshops, Membership and donation-based funding
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Tailwind CSS, KONTEXT-CMS 3.9.7
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent with opt-in mechanism
Matomo analytics with opt-in tracking
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is well-structured, professionally presented, and focused on political think tank activities.
Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms with opt-in tracking.
No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected in the HTML content.
Social media presence is active and consistent with the organization's branding.
No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact is via contact page/form.
No terms of service page detected.
No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
No certifications or compliance badges displayed.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is powered by KONTEXT-CMS version 3.9.7, a specialized content management system, combined with modern frontend technologies such as Tailwind CSS and jQuery 3.6.0. Hosting is managed by warenform.de, which also provides CDN services. The site includes structured data in JSON-LD format for SEO and social media integration. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented using Osano's cookieconsent library with an opt-in model controlling Matomo analytics tracking. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided HTML. The technical stack is modern and well maintained, though opportunities exist to improve accessibility and security headers.
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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