The website www.visit-bw.com is the official tourism marketing platform for the Baden-Württemberg region in Germany, focusing on promoting cultural, natural, and culinary experiences to tourists and visitors. The site presents a professional and consistent brand image aligned with regional tourism objectives. It leverages modern web technologies such as Next.js and React, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. The site integrates a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR standards, reflecting a mature approach to privacy and user consent. However, no explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages were detected in the provided content, which is a notable gap in compliance and transparency. Security posture is moderate, with HTTPS implied but no explicit security headers detected in the data. The absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain is unusual and reduces trustworthiness, although the website content and branding suggest legitimacy. Overall, the site is well-designed and functional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and security documentation.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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"
This scan found 23 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
€25per month
TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
71
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention tourismus-bw.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The business operates as an essential entity in the hospitality sector, specifically in regional tourism marketing for Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It targets tourists and visitors interested in cultural and natural attractions. The business model centers on destination marketing and travel promotion, likely funded by regional government or tourism boards. The website acts as a key channel for disseminating information and engaging potential visitors. Partnerships with domains like toubiz.de and atmosfair.de indicate collaboration with related tourism and sustainability services. The company maintains a medium-sized digital presence with good content quality and branding consistency. Revenue streams are likely indirect, through tourism promotion and partnerships rather than direct sales. The lack of visible contact details and corporate registration information online suggests a focus on public information rather than direct commercial transactions.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring encrypted communication. The presence of a detailed cookie consent mechanism indicates awareness of privacy regulations and user data protection. However, no explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, or HSTS were detected, which are recommended to enhance security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the provided content. The absence of a security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits the site's readiness for security incidents and transparency. The missing WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, which could impact trust. Overall, the site is secure for general use but should improve documentation and technical security controls.
Recommendations
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
Implement and verify HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general inquiries and security incidents.
Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS registration data to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg
Description
Offizielle Website des Urlaubslandes Baden-Württemberg mit Fokus auf Kultur, Natur und Genussmomente im Süden Deutschlands.
Key services
Tourism information, Travel planning, Cultural and nature promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Next.js, React, Cookiebot, Cloudflare (likely), Font loading optimization, Polyfills
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://)
Cookie consent banner implemented
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, TikTok Analytics, Facebook Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Ad networks
Meta Platforms, Inc., Adform, Appnexus, Google
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, TikTok, Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Cookiebot, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, TikTok Ads
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content.
Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie categorization.
No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
No direct contact information (emails, phone numbers, addresses) found in the HTML content.
Multiple third-party advertising and analytics services are used.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
WHOIS data is missing or domain not found in WHOIS database, which is unusual.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern technology stack based on Next.js and React, which supports server-side rendering and optimized performance. It employs font preloading and asynchronous script loading to enhance page load speed. Cookiebot is integrated for GDPR-compliant cookie management. The site appears hosted behind a CDN or security provider, likely Cloudflare, inferred from script sources and cookie consent patterns. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter card metadata. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless CMS solution. Technical risks include lack of visible security headers and incomplete WHOIS data, which could affect operational trust and security posture.
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.
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