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Security report for sonntagsblatt.de

Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. (EPV) · Media · Germany

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Sonntagsblatt is a German-language media website operated by the Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. (EPV), focusing on news and articles related to church, religion, politics, society, culture, and social issues primarily in Bavaria, Germany. The site targets German-speaking audiences interested in religious and societal topics and offers news, interviews, podcasts, event information, and newsletters. Technically, the website is built on a Drupal-based CMS with integrations including Google Tag Manager, Matomo analytics, and a consent management platform, hosted by Mittwald. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics configurations, though it lacks explicit privacy and security policies. Overall, the domain registration and hosting details align well with the business entity, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

7 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. 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 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
47

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 sonntagsblatt.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 website serves as a regional media outlet with a niche focus on religious and societal content in Bavaria. It operates under a non-profit press association, providing trusted news and cultural content. The business model revolves around content publishing and community engagement through newsletters and events. The site maintains consistent branding and professional content quality, supported by a moderate-sized organization. Partnerships include a dedicated online shop domain. The presence of podcasts and multimedia content indicates a diversified content strategy aimed at engaging a broad audience interested in faith and social topics.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and uses a consent management platform to comply with cookie regulations. Analytics tools are configured with privacy in mind, including IP anonymization. However, the absence of explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts represents a gap in transparency and preparedness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The overall security posture is good but could be improved by adding formal security documentation and enhancing HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure ongoing privacy compliance and security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelischer Presseverband für Bayern e.V. (EPV)
Description
Nachrichten aus Kirche, Religion, Politik, Gesellschaft, Kultur, Soziales. Orientierung in Glaubens- und Lebensfragen.
Key services
News articles, Interviews, Podcasts, Event information, Newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Matomo Analytics, Consentmanager.net (CMP), Font Awesome 5, Drupal CMS, Glomex Video Player
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics
  • Consent management platform for cookie consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Matomo
Marketing tools
Consentmanager.net
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in German language.
  2. Content is focused on religious, societal, cultural, and family topics.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages explicitly found in the provided HTML.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via Consentmanager.net.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact likely via contact form.
  6. Use of modern analytics and tag management tools with privacy considerations.
  7. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  8. Good mobile optimization and accessibility features present.
  9. WHOIS data consistent with hosting and business entity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern Drupal-based CMS customized as 'Sonntagsblatt CMS' with integration of Google Tag Manager and Matomo for analytics, and Consentmanager.net for cookie consent management. Hosting is provided by Mittwald, a reputable German hosting provider. The site loads multiple responsive images and uses Font Awesome for icons. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented. Performance is moderate, with deferred and async loading of scripts. The site lacks explicit security headers in the HTML but enforces HTTPS. The technical stack is mature and suitable for a media publishing platform, with opportunities to enhance security headers and formalize privacy documentation.
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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