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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 and Email security.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Volksbank Kassel Göttingen eG is a regional cooperative bank in Germany providing a broad range of financial services including retail banking, corporate banking, private banking, and digital banking solutions. The bank emphasizes local presence combined with modern digital offerings such as online banking and mobile apps, targeting private and business customers in the Kassel and Göttingen regions. The website reflects a mature digital infrastructure with a modern Angular framework, responsive design, and integration of partner services. Security posture is solid with up-to-date TLS protocols and no critical vulnerabilities detected, though improvements in security headers and DNSSEC are recommended. Privacy and compliance are well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and user-friendly digital presence aligned with the bank's cooperative values and regional focus.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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

    • 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. 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"

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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
82
Security headers
80
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
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

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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Leaked records that mention volksbank-kassel-goettingen.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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 within the cooperative finance sector, leveraging partnerships with major financial service providers such as Schwäbisch Hall, Union Investment, R+V Insurance, and DZ Bank. Its business model focuses on providing comprehensive financial products including accounts, loans, investments, and insurance, supported by digital channels and personal advisory services. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized institution with a strong regional market position and a commitment to digital transformation. The presence of detailed product information, career pages, and social media engagement suggests active customer and community outreach. The bank's ecosystem includes multiple partner domains reflecting a broad cooperative network.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with valid certificates supporting TLS 1.3 and 1.2, ensuring encrypted communications. No known SSL vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or Logjam are present. However, the absence of HSTS, OCSP stapling, DNSSEC, and DMARC records indicates areas for security enhancement. No explicit security or incident response policies are found on the site, and no dedicated security contact emails are provided. The site uses modern web technologies but lacks some security headers that could mitigate common web attacks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved to align with best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and reliability.
  3. Deploy DNSSEC to protect DNS queries from spoofing and cache poisoning.
  4. Add a DMARC record to enhance email security and reduce phishing risks.
  5. Include security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  6. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  7. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Angular 17.1.0 using modern JavaScript modules and CSS variables for theming, indicating a contemporary front-end architecture. It integrates Scene7 for image delivery and uses custom web components for contact widgets and chat functionality. The site is hosted on infrastructure associated with atruvia.de, a known IT service provider for cooperative banks. Performance is relatively slow with a load time of approximately 22.8 seconds and a large page size (~1.2 MB), suggesting optimization opportunities. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured navigation. Accessibility and mobile optimization are good, supporting a broad user base. The technical stack and CMS appear specialized for banking institutions, supporting complex content and product offerings.
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. 66/100Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 66/100 +2Medium32 findingsView report
  3. 64/100Medium34 findingsView report
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