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Security report for stadtmarketing-witten.de

Stadtmarketing Witten GmbH · Hospitality · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stadtmarketing Witten GmbH operates a comprehensive tourism and local commerce website focused on the city of Witten, Germany. The company provides key services including tourist information, ticket sales for events, guided tours, and retail of souvenirs and vouchers. The website positions itself as the largest ticket provider in Witten for entertainment events such as concerts, festivals, and theater. The target audience includes tourists, local residents, and event attendees. The business model centers on service provision and retail within the hospitality and tourism sectors.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

6 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. 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 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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
65

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

The company holds a strong local market position with a clear focus on promoting Witten as a destination for cultural and leisure activities. Its digital presence includes active social media channels and an e-commerce component for tickets and souvenirs. The business model leverages event ticketing and tourism services as primary revenue streams. The website content and navigation are well structured, supporting user engagement and conversion. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, indicating a focused local operation.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses Matomo analytics, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. However, it lacks a cookie consent mechanism, which is a GDPR compliance gap. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly detected, representing potential areas for improvement. There is no published security policy or incident response information, which limits transparency and preparedness visibility. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers and compliance features.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner to inform users and obtain consent for tracking.
  2. Add Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options headers to strengthen security against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and search engine ranking.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadtmarketing Witten GmbH
Description
Stadtmarketing Witten GmbH promotes tourism, shopping, events, and cultural activities in Witten, Germany. It offers tourist and ticket services, organizes tours and events, and sells souvenirs and vouchers.
Key services
Tourist & Ticket Service, Event ticket sales, Guided tours and excursions, Souvenir and voucher sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, Swiper.js, FontAwesome, XMLHttpRequest, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of asynchronous loading for tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
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 no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is in German and focused on local tourism and commerce.
  3. Social media presence is strong with official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube links.
  4. No cookie consent banner detected, which is a GDPR compliance gap.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking compared to Google Analytics.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with hosting provider.
  8. Website uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries.
  9. Forms present include a search form with a single text input.
  10. No email addresses explicitly found in the HTML snippet, but contact emails likely on contact or impressum pages.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or proprietary CMS with modern JavaScript libraries including Swiper.js for sliders and FontAwesome for icons. Matomo analytics is used for user tracking, loaded asynchronously to optimize performance. The hosting provider is identified as RZone based on nameservers. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and clear navigation. Performance is moderate with potential for improvement through optimization. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected.
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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