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Security report for volksbank-kassel-goettingen.de

Volksbank Kassel Göttingen eG · Finance · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Volksbank Kassel Göttingen eG is a regional cooperative bank serving the Kassel and Göttingen areas in Germany. The website offers digital banking solutions including online banking and a banking app, complemented by personal service in physical branches. The bank positions itself as a trusted regional financial institution with a focus on customer service and digital convenience. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies such as Angular, with integration of Adobe Launch for marketing and OneTrust for cookie consent management, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and monitoring scripts in place, though explicit security headers and detailed security policies are not evident in the provided content. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent mechanisms present but no visible privacy policy or terms of service pages. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-branded, with a moderate to good technical and security maturity level.

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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

5 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  3. 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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
66

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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Total records
168
Employees
0
Customers
168
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
43%

3 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

The bank operates in the finance sector as a cooperative entity, targeting retail customers in its regional market. Its business model focuses on combining traditional branch services with digital banking capabilities. The website content and metadata emphasize digital solutions and personal service, suggesting a hybrid approach to customer engagement. The presence of Google and Microsoft site verification meta tags indicates attention to SEO and search engine presence. The bank likely generates revenue through standard banking products and services. No parent company or subsidiaries are indicated, consistent with a regional cooperative structure. The marketing ecosystem includes Adobe Launch and OneTrust, supporting compliance and customer engagement. The bank's market position is stable within its region, with a focus on trust and service quality.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses monitoring tools such as Dynatrace Ruxit, which supports performance and security monitoring. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are found, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The security score is moderate, reflecting good baseline security but room for improvement in headers and policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
  2. Add standard security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance security posture.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and security readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Volksbank Kassel Göttingen eG
Description
Wir bieten digitale Lösungen wie unser Online-Banking und unsere Banking App. Persönlicher Service in unseren Filialen in Kassel, Göttingen & Umgebung.
Key services
Online Banking, Banking App, Personal Service in Branches
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Angular (implied by _nghost-ng- style tags), Adobe Launch (Adobe DTM), OneTrust Cookie Consent, Ruxit (Dynatrace) monitoring
Frameworks
Angular
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security monitoring scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Dynatrace Ruxit
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM, OneTrust
Marketing tools
Adobe Launch, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses modern Angular framework with advanced JavaScript and CSS.
  2. Cookie consent implemented via OneTrust.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the truncated HTML content.
  5. Strong branding consistency and professional design.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency with business.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Angular framework with modular JavaScript and CSS assets, indicating a modern single-page application architecture. Integration with Adobe Launch and OneTrust shows advanced marketing and compliance tooling. The site loads external resources from trusted domains such as cdn.cookielaw.org and assets.adobedtm.com. Performance is moderate with preloading of CSS assets and module preloading of scripts. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design and viewport meta tags. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA attributes and keyboard navigation support. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary content management solution. Hosting details are not explicit but name servers point to atruvia.de/com, likely a hosting or IT service provider for the bank.
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. 66/100 +2Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 64/100 −2Medium34 findingsView report
  3. 66/100Medium29 findingsView report
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