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Security report for st-marien-coburg.de

Pfarrei St. Marien Coburg · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website st-marien-coburg.de represents the Catholic parish of St. Marien Coburg, serving the local community with religious services, events, and information about sacraments and community life. It is positioned as a small non-profit religious organization within Germany, targeting parishioners and visitors interested in church activities. The site offers downloadable materials, event calendars, and contact forms to facilitate community engagement. Technically, the website uses a mix of older and modern web technologies including jQuery 1.7.2, Highslide JS, Google reCaptcha, and Matomo Analytics for tracking. Hosting is managed via internet1.de, and the site enforces HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, some technical aspects such as outdated libraries and missing security headers could be improved. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices like HTTPS, cookie consent, and spam protection via reCaptcha. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of explicit security policies or incident response information suggests room for maturity in security governance. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with privacy regulations. It effectively serves its community purpose but would benefit from technical updates and enhanced security policies to strengthen its posture and user trust.

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

  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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  • Security score drift

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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
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57

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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

St. Marien Coburg operates as a local parish within the Catholic Church, focusing on community engagement through religious services, events, and educational programs. Its competitive advantage lies in its established presence and integration with regional church networks and social service partners. The business model is non-profit, relying on community participation and church funding. The target customers are local parishioners, families, and church visitors. Growth indicators include active event scheduling and digital content updates. The partnership ecosystem includes regional church bodies, social organizations, and educational institutions, enhancing its community reach and service offerings.

Security posture

The website maintains a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent with granular options, and use of Google reCaptcha to mitigate spam. The use of Matomo Analytics with anonymous tracking fallback indicates privacy-conscious analytics. However, the presence of an outdated jQuery version and lack of visible security headers such as CSP or HSTS represent potential vulnerabilities. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could hinder rapid response to security events. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but should address these gaps to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade jQuery and other third-party libraries to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Add explicit contact emails and phone numbers with clear labeling to improve user trust and communication.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pfarrei St. Marien Coburg
Description
Website of the Catholic parish St. Marien Coburg providing information about church services, community life, events, and contact details.
Key services
Religious services and mass schedules, Community events and announcements, Information on sacraments (baptism, confirmation, marriage, etc.), Child and youth care services, Downloadable materials such as newsletters and sermons
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.7.2, swfobject 2.2, Highslide JS, Google reCaptcha, AddThis, Matomo Analytics (Piwik)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • Use of Google reCaptcha for spam prevention

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo Analytics (Piwik)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo Analytics, AddThis
Marketing tools
AddThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured parish site with comprehensive information about church activities.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed options and explanations.
  3. Use of Matomo analytics with anonymous tracking fallback.
  4. No exposed sensitive data or security issues detected in HTML content.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers explicitly labeled found in the HTML content.
  6. Multiple external links to official church and community partner sites.
  7. Use of older jQuery version (1.7.2) which may pose security risks.
  8. No visible security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure policy.
  9. No social media links detected in the provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom or proprietary CMS platform associated with kirche-bamberg.de, utilizing legacy jQuery 1.7.2 alongside modern scripts like Google reCaptcha and Matomo Analytics. Hosting is provided by internet1.de, with stable DNS and HTTPS configuration. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic but functional with meta tags and structured navigation. The site uses multiple external resources hosted on kirche-bamberg.de and official church domains, ensuring content consistency. Technical debt is evident in outdated libraries and missing security headers, presenting modernization opportunities to enhance security and performance.
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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