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Security report for stalu-mv.de

Staatliche Ämter für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.stalu-mv.de serves as the official portal for the Staatliche Ämter für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt (State Offices for Agriculture and Environment) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It provides information on regulatory enforcement, agricultural support, environmental protection, and related public services. The site targets citizens, agricultural businesses, and governmental stakeholders within the region. The business model is that of a public governmental agency delivering regulatory and support services. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and consistent with government branding, offering good content relevance and navigation clarity. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, hosted on official regional servers (mvnet.de). It appears to be built on a custom or proprietary CMS platform. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with moderate performance. SEO practices are adequately implemented, though no advanced frameworks or analytics services are detected. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data. However, no explicit security headers or incident response policies are published, and no cookie consent mechanism is present, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's governmental purpose, indicating a legitimate and consistent domain registration. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with a solid business credibility and good content quality. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent, publishing security policies, and implementing security headers to 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

5 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 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';…

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
66

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 website represents a regional government entity responsible for agriculture and environmental regulation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It holds a stable market position as a public service provider with no direct commercial competition. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government budgets. Key services include agricultural subsidies, environmental protection enforcement, and rural development. The target audience includes farmers, environmental organizations, and the general public. The site links to multiple official and partner government portals, indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators are not applicable given the public sector nature. The website's operations reflect a mature, stable government service with consistent branding and trust signals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and no sensitive data leaks are evident. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which limits transparency and readiness perception. GDPR compliance is partially addressed via a privacy policy, but lack of cookie consent mechanisms is a gap. No third-party tracking or analytics tools are detected, reducing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could be improved with standard best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add and configure security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated contact channels for security incidents or abuse reports.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility on the website to improve user trust and accessibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Staatliche Ämter für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Description
Die vier Staatlichen Ämter für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt sind für den Vollzug bundes- und landesrechtlicher Vorschriften sowie Vorschriften der EU aus den Bereichen Landwirtschaft und Umwelt zuständig. Sie bearbeiten Aufgaben in Landwirtschaft/EU-Förderangelegenheiten, integrierte ländliche Entwicklung, Naturschutz, Wasser und Boden, Immissions- und Klimaschutz sowie Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft. Spezielle Aufgaben wie Küstenschutz und Förderung regenerativer Energieversorgung werden ebenfalls wahrgenommen.
Key services
Landwirtschaftliche Förderung und Beratung, Umwelt- und Naturschutz, Wasser- und Bodenschutz, Küstenschutz, Förderung regenerativer Energien, Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage assumed (based on URL https://)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a German government portal for agricultural and environmental offices in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  2. Content is in German and professionally structured with clear navigation.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, though privacy policy page exists.
  5. No social media links or incident response contacts found.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  7. No advertising or tracking technologies detected.
  8. Site uses HTTPS and JavaScript for UI but no advanced frameworks detected.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency with the website purpose.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript) with no detected use of popular CMS platforms like WordPress or Joomla, suggesting a custom or proprietary CMS. The hosting is managed via regional government infrastructure (mvnet.de). The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a clear navigation structure. Performance is moderate, with no obvious technical debt or errors in the provided HTML. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. No advanced JavaScript frameworks or analytics tools are detected, indicating a simple but effective technical setup. Opportunities exist to modernize by adding security headers and privacy compliance tools.
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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