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Security report for ulmer-akademie.de

Verlag Eugen Ulmer · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ulmer Akademie, operated by Verlag Eugen Ulmer, is a specialized online education platform focused on digital continuing education in agriculture, horticulture, and related sectors. The website offers live seminars, recorded sessions, and online courses tailored to professionals in these industries, positioning itself as a niche leader in Germany. The platform targets a broad audience interested in advancing their knowledge and skills remotely. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Tailwind CSS, AlpineJS, and uses Matomo and Google Tag Manager for analytics. It features responsive design and accessibility enhancements such as skip links and an accessibility settings menu. The site is hosted securely over HTTPS and implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism via Klaro, reflecting good privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and disables tracking on certain paths and hosts. However, it lacks explicit security headers and does not publish a dedicated security policy or incident response contact. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved by adding security headers and formalizing incident response information. The website is fully accessible without WAF or security challenge blocks. It maintains high content quality, professional design, and clear navigation. No adult or questionable content is present, making it safe for general audiences. The domain registration data is consistent with the business, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and maintaining regular audits of third-party libraries to sustain a strong security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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"

    • 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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
61

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

Ulmer Akademie operates within the education sector, focusing on digital training for agriculture and horticulture professionals. Its business model revolves around offering paid live seminars, recorded content, and online courses, catering to a specialized market segment. The platform benefits from the backing of Verlag Eugen Ulmer, a reputable publishing house, which strengthens its market position. The website integrates a partner ecosystem of related brands and media outlets, enhancing its reach and credibility. Growth indicators include a diverse seminar portfolio and active user engagement via testimonials. The absence of direct contact emails but presence of a contact form suggests a controlled communication channel. The company leverages modern marketing and analytics tools to optimize user acquisition and retention.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent mechanism that respects user privacy and GDPR compliance. The use of Matomo analytics with cookie consent and disabling tracking on localhost and preview paths indicates privacy-aware practices. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No incident response or security policy is published, which limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The site does not expose sensitive data in the HTML and uses validated form inputs with custom validation patterns, enhancing input security. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be improved by adopting additional headers and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party libraries to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance form validation and sanitization to prevent injection attacks and ensure data integrity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Verlag Eugen Ulmer
Description
Ihr Online Campus für die digitale Fort- und Weiterbildung in den Bereichen Landwirtschaft, Gartenbau, Garten- und Landschaftsbau, Gartenfachhandel, Geflügelhaltung und Weinbau.
Key services
Live seminars, Recorded seminars, Online courses, Seminar series
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, jQuery UI 1.14.0, Tailwind CSS 3, Font Awesome, Animate.css, Glide.js 3.5.2, Splide.js 4.1.3, AlpineJS 3.15.0, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaro Cookie Consent
Frameworks
Foundation 6.6.3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • Tracking disabled on localhost and preview/test paths
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong focus on digital education in agriculture and horticulture sectors.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy mechanisms implemented.
  4. Use of modern frontend technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers visible on main pages; contact via form.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  7. No visible security headers in HTML but HTTPS is enforced.
  8. Multiple trusted external domains linked, mostly related to partner brands and social media.
  9. Good accessibility features including skip links and accessibility menu.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and diverse technology stack including jQuery, Tailwind CSS, AlpineJS, Glide.js, and Splide.js for UI components and animations. Analytics are handled via Matomo and Google Tag Manager, integrated with a GDPR-compliant cookie consent tool (Klaro). The site is built on a custom CMS platform, inferred from URL patterns and asset paths. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and responsive design ensuring good mobile optimization. Accessibility is addressed with skip links and an accessibility settings menu. SEO is supported by meta tags and canonical links. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS uses multiple routing.net name servers indicating managed DNS services. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust, modern, and well-implemented with room for security header improvements.
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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