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Security report for ssb-gottesgarten.de

Katholischer Seelsorgebereich Gottesgarten · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Katholischer Seelsorgebereich Gottesgarten website serves as an informational portal for the Catholic pastoral care area Gottesgarten in Germany, providing comprehensive details about sacraments, pastoral services, events, and contact information for the local community. The site is well-positioned as a regional non-profit religious community resource, targeting parishioners and residents in the Gottesgarten region. It offers clear navigation, relevant content, and consistent branding aligned with its mission. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, Font Awesome, and integrates Matomo analytics for user tracking with privacy considerations. The site is hosted on kirche-bamberg.de infrastructure, uses HTTPS, and includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Mobile optimization and accessibility are adequately addressed, though some improvements could be made in security headers and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement, use of reCAPTCHA, and anonymized analytics tracking. However, explicit security headers are not evident, and no incident response or security policy pages are published. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. The domain WHOIS data aligns well with the website content, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with a solid privacy and security posture for a non-profit religious organization. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and maintaining up-to-date third-party libraries to further strengthen the security posture.

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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

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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 website represents a small-sized, regional non-profit entity focused on Catholic pastoral care in the Gottesgarten area of Germany. Its business model revolves around community engagement, information dissemination, and pastoral support services. The site links to multiple partner parish and kindergarten domains, indicating a collaborative ecosystem within the regional church network. The content and structure suggest a stable market position as a trusted local religious resource. Revenue streams are likely non-commercial, supported by church funding or donations. The target audience includes parishioners, families, and community members seeking religious services and information. Growth indicators include active event listings and community news updates. The partnership ecosystem is robust with official parish and educational institution links, enhancing community integration.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level appropriate for a non-profit religious organization. HTTPS is enforced, and a cookie consent banner with granular options is implemented, reflecting GDPR compliance. The use of Google reCAPTCHA helps mitigate automated abuse. Matomo analytics is configured with anonymized tracking fallback, respecting user privacy. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection represents a gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could limit preparedness for security incidents. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  3. Regularly audit and update all third-party libraries and plugins to address known vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with WCAG standards and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Maintain transparency in data retention policies and provide clear user guidance on privacy and data protection.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Katholischer Seelsorgebereich Gottesgarten
Description
Information portal for the Catholic pastoral care area Gottesgarten, covering Ebensfeld, Kehlbachgrund, Bad Staffelstein, Lautergrund and Banzgau.
Key services
Information on sacraments and life situations, Pastoral care and courses, Event announcements, Contact and parish office information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, FancyBox, Revolution Slider, JW Player, Google reCAPTCHA, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional Catholic pastoral care portal with comprehensive information and event listings.
  2. Cookie consent banner is implemented with granular user choices.
  3. No terms of service page found.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with official email and phone.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Uses Matomo analytics with anonymized tracking fallback.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Good mobile responsiveness and accessibility basics present.
  9. No social media links detected in the provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, Font Awesome for icons, and FancyBox for media display. It integrates the Revolution Slider and JW Player for rich media content. Google reCAPTCHA is used for bot protection. Analytics are handled via Matomo, with scripts loaded asynchronously to optimize performance. The CMS appears to be FlexiWeb, inferred from AJAX glossary and siteId references. Hosting is provided by kirche-bamberg.de, indicating a church-affiliated infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Some technical debt may exist due to legacy scripts and lack of advanced security headers, but overall the infrastructure supports the site's functional and community goals effectively.
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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