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Security report for was-alle-staerkt.de

Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) is a leading non-profit consumer protection organization in Germany, acting as an umbrella for 16 consumer centers and multiple advocacy groups. The website focuses on consumer rights, political advocacy, and public information, particularly around the 2025 Bundestag election. The organization provides services such as consumer advice, collective lawsuits, publications, and events. The site is well-structured, professionally designed, and targets German consumers and stakeholders interested in consumer policy. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10, uses modern libraries like Font Awesome, and integrates Matomo for analytics. Security posture is good with HTTPS and secure forms, though explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosures are absent. Contact information is clear and professional, including email and phone contacts for press and general inquiries. Overall, the site is trustworthy, content-rich, and compliant with GDPR and privacy standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

    • 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. 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
33
Average
54

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

vzbv holds a strong market position as Germany's primary consumer protection advocate, leveraging a non-profit model focused on policy influence, consumer education, and legal actions. Its partnerships include platforms like sammelklagen.de for collective legal actions. The organization targets a broad consumer base and political stakeholders, with a focus on sectors such as energy, transportation, and retail. The website supports growth through newsletters, events, and publications. The business model is advocacy-driven, funded likely through memberships and public funding. The digital presence is mature, supporting multi-language content and accessibility. Strategic observations include a strong emphasis on transparency and consumer trust, though there is room to enhance security communication and incident response readiness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, secure form handling via Drupal's framework, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Use of Matomo analytics respects privacy better than many alternatives. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and a security.txt file indicates gaps in formal security governance and vulnerability disclosure. Security headers are partially implemented or not explicitly visible in the HTML. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could improve transparency and readiness for security incidents.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  2. Implement and expose a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
  5. Maintain and communicate clear data retention and privacy policies related to analytics and user data.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
Description
Der Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) ist ein Dachverband, der die Kräfte der 16 Verbraucherzentralen sowie zahlreicher weiterer verbraucherpolitischer Organisationen bündelt. Er setzt sich für starke Verbraucherrechte, faire Märkte und unbedenkliche Produkte und Dienstleistungen ein.
Key services
Verbraucherpolitik, Verbraucherberatung, Musterklagen (class actions), Verbraucherinformationen, Veranstaltungen, Publikationen
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Font Awesome 6, Matomo Tag Manager
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
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 secure forms with CSRF tokens (Drupal standard)
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo Tag Manager
Marketing tools
Matomo Tag Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. Strong focus on consumer protection and political advocacy.
  3. Multiple forms for newsletter subscription and contact.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics.
  5. Clear contact information including email and phone.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and secure CMS platform, with extensive use of CSS optimizations and Font Awesome icons. It uses Matomo Tag Manager for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely due to extensive CSS and image assets, but overall user experience is smooth. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but domain DNS uses UU.net name servers. The site could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security header implementation. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence suitable for a large non-profit organization.
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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