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Security report for westfunk.de

Westfunk GmbH & Co. KG · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Westfunk GmbH & Co. KG is a regional media service company based in Essen, Germany, specializing in local radio broadcasting and advertising services. As part of the FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE, it serves as the backbone for twelve independent local radio stations across the Ruhrgebiet, Niederrhein, and Sauerland regions. The company offers technical, marketing, and digital product services to local radio stations and provides advertising sales support through FUNKE MediaSales. The website reflects a strong market position as a regional market leader in several broadcast areas, supported by professional content and clear business messaging. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution, ensuring good SEO and user experience. It employs Google Tag Manager for analytics and uses a consent management platform for GDPR-compliant cookie handling. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, indicating a secure and modern infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and reCAPTCHA protecting forms, though some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is well addressed with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies and user consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, Westfunk's website demonstrates a mature digital presence with strong business credibility, good technical implementation, and compliance with privacy regulations. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, maintaining up-to-date software, and improving accessibility features to further strengthen the site’s security and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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. 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
85
Average
55

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

Westfunk operates in the media sector focusing on local radio broadcasting and advertising in the Ruhrgebiet region. Its affiliation with FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE provides a strong partnership ecosystem and market credibility. The business model centers on providing technical and marketing services to local radio stations and monetizing through advertising sales. The RadioSparBox portal indicates diversification into customer engagement and promotional offers. The company targets advertisers, agencies, and local businesses seeking regional radio advertising solutions. Market positioning as a leader in multiple broadcast areas is supported by audience metrics and awards. The website content and social media presence reflect active engagement and professional branding, supporting growth and customer trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and reCAPTCHA protecting user input forms. Privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented in compliance with GDPR. However, some common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not explicitly detected and should be added to enhance protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the analysis. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which is common for many corporate websites but could be improved for transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but can be enhanced with additional headers and regular security audits.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  2. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  3. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards for broader user inclusivity.
  4. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to comply with evolving privacy regulations.
  5. Consider publishing a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Westfunk GmbH & Co. KG
Description
Mitten im Herzen des Ruhrgebiets in Essen bildet die Westfunk Dachmarke und Rückgrat für zwölf Lokalsender zwischen Niederrhein, Ruhrgebiet und Sauerland.
Key services
Radio broadcasting, Technical services for local radio stations, Marketing and advertising services, Podcast production and advertising, RadioSparBox discount portal
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.8.12, Yoast SEO plugin, Slider Revolution 6.4.8, jQuery 3.6.0, Bootstrap 3.3.x, Google Tag Manager, Simple Google reCAPTCHA, PWA service worker, Fusion Builder theme and plugins
Frameworks
WordPress, Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Google reCAPTCHA on contact form
  • Consent management platform for cookies and tracking
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Consent Manager
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Clear business focus on local radio broadcasting and advertising services.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  4. Multiple contact options including phone and contact form with reCAPTCHA.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Strong affiliation with FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE enhances credibility.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a modern theme (Avada) and plugins such as Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution for content management and presentation. It uses jQuery and Bootstrap frameworks for UI components and responsiveness. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing tracking. The site employs a PWA service worker for offline capabilities and uses Simple Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. Performance is moderate with lazy loading images and responsive design. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicit but DNS uses wwwcenter.de and dnsres.net name servers. Overall, the technical stack is mature and well maintained with opportunities to improve security headers and accessibility.
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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