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Security report for vernetzte-kirche.de

Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern · Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Vernetzte Kirche & Intranet is a specialized IT department within the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern, focusing on developing the church's intranet and supporting digital presence for church communities in Bavaria. Their offerings include sample websites, event calendars, training, and individual web projects, targeting church institutions and members. The website is professionally designed using Drupal 10, with good mobile optimization and accessibility. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent management. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and anti-bot measures, though some security headers and policies could be improved. Overall, the site reflects a trustworthy and professional governmental/non-profit entity with a clear mission and audience.

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

8 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
45

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

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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

The organization operates in a niche governmental/non-profit sector, providing digital services to church communities in Bavaria. Their business model centers on service provision and support rather than commercial sales. The website demonstrates consistent branding and clear contact information, enhancing credibility. Partnerships appear limited to official church domains. The use of modern CMS and analytics tools indicates a moderate level of digital maturity. The department is newly formed (2024), aligning with the domain and content freshness.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and a consent manager for privacy compliance, reflecting good security hygiene. Matomo analytics is configured to disable cookies, minimizing tracking risks. The newsletter form includes anti-bot protection. However, no explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published, and HTTP security headers are not evident in the provided data. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with formal policies and additional headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information.
  2. Add and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and more detailed privacy notices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern
Description
Vernetzte Kirche & Intranet is a department within the IT division of the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern (ELKB). They develop the church's intranet and support church members and institutions in their digital presence, offering sample websites, event calendars, training, manuals, and individual web projects.
Key services
Development of intranet for ELKB, Sample websites for church communities, Event calendar for church events in Bavaria, Training and manuals, Individual web projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Bootstrap (navbar classes), Matomo Analytics, Klaro Consent Manager, FontAwesome icons
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical and script URLs)
  • Cookie consent management with Klaro
  • Disabling cookies for Matomo analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Anti-bot form protection on newsletter

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
CleverReach (newsletter)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to church IT services.
  3. Clear privacy and cookie policies with consent management implemented.
  4. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 10) and analytics with privacy considerations.
  6. Contact information is clear and includes email and physical address.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Newsletter form includes anti-bot protection and privacy notice.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and Klaro for consent management. Hosting is via kunde24.de, a German hosting provider. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and canonical links. The use of Matomo analytics with cookie disabling shows privacy-conscious tracking. The site uses anti-bot measures on forms to prevent spam. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained, with opportunities to improve security headers and performance tuning.
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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