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Security report for tagesschau.de

tagesschau.de · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

tagesschau.de is a leading German news website operated under the ARD public broadcasting network, providing comprehensive news coverage across multiple categories including domestic, international, economy, science, and culture. The site offers rich multimedia content such as videos, podcasts, and live streams, targeting a broad German-speaking audience interested in current affairs. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including adaptive streaming and likely uses Vue.js for its frontend components, hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure. Despite its rich content and professional design, the site currently lacks a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support, which is a critical security concern. The site has implemented proper email security measures like SPF and DMARC and provides clear privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, indicating good privacy compliance. Overall, the website is highly professional and trustworthy but requires urgent improvements in its security posture to ensure safe user interactions.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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

4 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';…

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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
100
Security headers
60
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
73

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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Leaked records that mention tagesschau.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
565
Employees
0
Customers
518
Third parties
47
Weak passwords
21%

6 subdomains affected

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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

tagesschau.de holds a strong market position as a primary news source in Germany, backed by the ARD public broadcaster. Its business model revolves around media publishing with a focus on delivering timely and reliable news content. The platform leverages a wide range of content formats including live blogs, videos, audio podcasts, and weather updates to engage its audience. The site integrates with various external services for analytics and media delivery, indicating a mature digital ecosystem. Partnerships with ARD-related domains and social media platforms enhance its reach and credibility. The presence of detailed navigation and categorized content supports user engagement and retention. The site’s extensive use of multimedia and structured data reflects a strategic approach to content delivery and SEO.

Security posture

The security posture of tagesschau.de shows both strengths and significant weaknesses. While the domain has correctly configured SPF and DMARC records to protect against email spoofing, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support are critical vulnerabilities that expose users to potential data interception and undermine trust. The site does not implement modern TLS protocols, HSTS, or OCSP stapling, which are essential for secure communications. No explicit security or incident response policies are found, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The site uses third-party analytics and marketing tools, which may introduce privacy considerations but are managed with consent mechanisms. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues is necessary to elevate the security level.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) and configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are used.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including SVG graphics, adaptive video streaming (HLS), and likely Vue.js for frontend components. It is hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure, as indicated by DNS records and nameservers. The site includes extensive multimedia content such as videos, audio podcasts, and live streams, supported by ARD Player and various CDN services. Performance is currently slow with a load time exceeding 23 seconds, which may impact user experience. The site is mobile-optimized and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is well addressed with comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD data. There is room for improvement in performance optimization and security configurations.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 74/100 +1Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 73/100Medium27 findingsView report
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