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Security report for wege-bielefeld.de

WEGE mbH · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

WEGE mbH is the municipal economic development agency for the city of Bielefeld, Germany, providing comprehensive support to local businesses, startups, and founders. Their services include business location consulting, networking, real estate and land management, startup promotion, and city center management. The website is professionally designed using WordPress with Elementor and Yoast SEO, indicating a mature digital presence. The site is secured with HTTPS and employs a cookie consent mechanism via Borlabs Cookie, reflecting basic privacy compliance. However, the absence of a published privacy policy, terms of service, and explicit contact information limits full compliance and transparency. No security incidents or vulnerabilities were detected, and the domain registration data aligns well with the business identity, indicating high legitimacy.

Scanned

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

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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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
95
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
71

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

WEGE mbH operates as a key government entity focused on fostering economic growth in Bielefeld. It targets a broad audience including startups, SMEs, and established companies, offering free services to support business development and networking. The agency leverages partnerships with local data providers, innovation initiatives, and media to enhance its ecosystem. The business model is public-sector driven, emphasizing regional economic vitality and sustainability. The website content and structure support clear communication of services and initiatives, positioning WEGE mbH as a trusted local economic partner.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS, no exposed sensitive data, and use of a reputable cookie consent plugin. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and readiness. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Security headers were not explicitly identified but HTTPS presence is a strong positive. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a government agency website but could be improved with formal policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add a terms of service page detailing user rights and website usage conditions.
  3. Include explicit contact information such as emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  4. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  5. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
WEGE mbH
Description
WEGE mbH is the municipal economic development agency for the city of Bielefeld, supporting companies, startups, and founders with services such as business location consulting, networking, real estate and land management, startup promotion, and workforce retention.
Key services
Business location consulting, Support with permits and applications, Networking facilitation, Startup promotion, Real estate and land management, City center management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Elementor 3.32.5, Yoast SEO Premium 26.1, Borlabs Cookie plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Font Awesome 5.15.3
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
PHP (implied by WordPress), Apache or Nginx (not explicitly detected)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management via Borlabs Cookie
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Borlabs Cookie
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal economic development agency site for Bielefeld, Germany.
  2. Content is in German and professionally presented.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie consent is managed via Borlabs Cookie plugin with consent mechanism active.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  6. Uses modern WordPress with Elementor and Yoast SEO for content management and SEO.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. Social media presence includes Facebook page link.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating good content management and SEO capabilities. The use of Borlabs Cookie plugin shows attention to privacy compliance. The site loads external resources from trusted CDNs and uses Font Awesome for icons. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Hosting is managed via MarcAnt nameservers, consistent with a professional hosting provider. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected in the analyzed content. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and formalize privacy and security documentation.
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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