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Security report for sterzing.eu

Stadt Sterzing · Government · Italy

Medium risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stadt Sterzing operates as the official municipal government website for the city of Sterzing in South Tyrol, Italy. It provides a broad range of public services, news, event information, and administrative resources to its citizens and visitors. The site is well-positioned as a regional government portal, offering digital services such as the GEM2GO app for mobile access and citizen engagement. The website targets local residents and stakeholders interested in municipal affairs and community services. Technically, the website is built on a custom ASP.NET CMS platform, leveraging Bootstrap Italia for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons. It integrates Matomo analytics for user tracking with privacy considerations, and includes accessibility features such as visual assistance tools. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, ensuring usability across devices. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and employs session cookies for state management. While explicit security headers are not fully evident, the site maintains a good security posture with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms in place, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence for the municipal government. The lack of public WHOIS data is consistent with privacy protection norms for .eu domains and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers and publishing a formal security policy to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

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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
0
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
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

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

Stadt Sterzing serves as a small-sized government entity focused on delivering municipal services and information to its local population. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive digital service offerings, including event calendars, administrative documents, and a dedicated mobile app (GEM2GO) that facilitates citizen interaction. Revenue streams are typical of public sector entities, funded by government budgets rather than commercial sales. The target customer segment is primarily local residents, businesses, and visitors seeking municipal information. Growth indicators include ongoing digitalization efforts and integration with regional platforms. Partnerships with regional government bodies and service providers like Gem2Go and Kufgem GmbH support its operational ecosystem. The website's professional design and content quality reflect a mature digital strategy aligned with public sector standards.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to strong security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and session management is handled securely. The presence of cookie consent and privacy policies indicates compliance awareness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. There is no publicly available incident response or security contact information, which could be enhanced to improve readiness. Overall, the security culture appears adequate for a municipal website, but adopting additional best practices and transparency measures would strengthen the posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to prevent vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic usability testing to maintain high standards.
  5. Continue to monitor privacy compliance and update cookie consent mechanisms as regulations evolve.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stadt Sterzing
Registration number
81005970215
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Sterzing
Description
Offizielle Webseite der Stadt Sterzing, bietet Informationen und Dienstleistungen der Stadtverwaltung Sterzing in Südtirol, Italien.
Key services
Verwaltung, Neuigkeiten und Bekanntmachungen, Dienste für Bürger (Arbeitsleben, Genehmigungen, Gesundheit, Mobilität, etc.), Veranstaltungen, Müllsammelkalender, GEM2GO mobile App
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap Italia, FontAwesome, jQuery, Lightbox, Matomo Analytics, ASP.NET WebForms
Frameworks
Bootstrap Italia
Platforms
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of session cookies for state management

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official municipal government portal for Stadt Sterzing in Italy.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and localized in German.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  4. No WHOIS data available publicly, likely due to privacy protection.
  5. No security blocking or WAF challenges detected.
  6. Use of Matomo analytics with cookie consent indicates privacy awareness.
  7. Multiple external links to regional and partner sites.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. Good accessibility features including visual assistance tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom ASP.NET WebForms CMS platform, likely provided by Gem2Go, integrated with Bootstrap Italia for responsive design and FontAwesome for iconography. It uses Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-friendly tracking solutions. The site loads multiple deferred and asynchronous JavaScript files to optimize performance. Accessibility is supported via visual assistance tools like Eye-Able. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement by optimizing image delivery and script loading. The technical infrastructure is stable and suitable for a government portal, though modernization opportunities exist in adopting newer frameworks and enhancing security headers.
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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