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Security report for verbraucherzentrale-bawue.de

Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg is a well-established non-profit consumer protection organization serving the Baden-Württemberg region in Germany. It provides comprehensive consumer advice, information, and advocacy services across multiple sectors including energy, health, digital world, and contracts. The website is professionally designed using Drupal 10, featuring rich content, educational resources, and multiple user engagement channels such as newsletters and social media. The organization targets a broad audience including vulnerable groups such as seniors, refugees, and caregivers. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies and analytics tools like Matomo, ensuring good performance and accessibility. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, with clear navigation and consistent branding. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although some security headers and explicit policies could be improved. Overall, the domain and website appear legitimate and trustworthy, with no signs of blocking or malicious content. The organization maintains a moderate level of privacy compliance with a comprehensive privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is available primarily via phone and contact forms, with no direct email addresses published. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy and incident response contacts, and implementing cookie consent to improve privacy compliance and user trust.

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

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. 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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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
62
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
68

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 Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg holds a strong market position as a regional consumer advocacy entity with a broad portfolio of services including energy consulting, legal advice, and educational seminars. Its business model is non-profit, funded likely through public funds and service fees. The organization leverages partnerships with European and national consumer centers and runs multiple specialized projects addressing consumer issues. The website's content and structure indicate a mature digital presence aimed at empowering consumers with knowledge and support. Growth indicators include active event scheduling, online seminars, and a dedicated shop for consumer guides. The partnership ecosystem is robust, linking to related consumer protection portals and complaint platforms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. Use of security nonces and modern CMS (Drupal 10) reduces risk of common vulnerabilities. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security policy or incident response contacts indicate room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or malware were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is good but could be enhanced with cookie consent mechanisms. Incident response readiness is not publicly documented. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to high, suitable for a non-profit consumer organization.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing direct contact emails for data protection officer or security team.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg
Description
Die Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg ist eine unabhängige Anlaufstelle für Verbraucher:innen, die Beratung, Information und Interessenvertretung bietet. Sie deckt Themen wie Geld & Versicherungen, Digitale Welt, Lebensmittel, Umwelt & Haushalt, Gesundheit & Pflege, Energie, Reise & Mobilität sowie Verträge & Reklamation ab.
Key services
Beratung (consultation), Information, Interessenvertretung (advocacy), Energieberatung, Online-Seminare, Musterbriefe (template letters), Projekte (special projects), Shop with consumer guides
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, LazySizes (lazy loading images), Slick Slider, Newsletter2Go, OpenLayers (map), Modernizr
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security nonce in scripts
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Forms with proper input types

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Newsletter2Go
Transparency
basic

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 consumer protection and education in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  3. Multiple forms for search and newsletter subscription present.
  4. Social media presence on YouTube, Instagram, and Mastodon.
  5. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond standard privacy and terms pages.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Drupal 10).
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, LazySizes for image lazy loading, and Slick Slider for content carousels. It integrates Matomo for analytics and Newsletter2Go for email marketing. The site is hosted on infrastructure using DomainControl nameservers. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive design for mobile devices. Accessibility features are implemented, including skip links and ARIA roles. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical risks are low, with no outdated or vulnerable libraries detected. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and cookie consent implementation.
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. 65/100Medium34 findingsView report
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