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Security report for wilkau-hasslau.de

Stadt Wilkau-Haßlau · Government · Germany

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stadt Wilkau-Haßlau operates an official municipal website providing comprehensive information and services to its citizens and visitors. The site offers access to administrative services such as appointment booking for the residents' registration office and registry office, current news, official announcements, and community engagement tools like the Bürgermelder for reporting issues. The website is positioned as a local government portal serving the Wilkau-Haßlau community in Germany, focusing on transparency and accessibility. Technically, the website leverages a CMS platform provided by verwaltungsportal.de, utilizing modern web technologies including jQuery, Material Design Lite, and accessibility tools like Eye-Able. The site is hosted on infrastructure associated with Deutsche Telekom, ensuring reliable performance and security. The website is mobile-optimized and includes SEO best practices, cookie consent management, and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR. While no explicit security policy or incident response information is published, the site uses CAPTCHA for suspicious activity and avoids exposing sensitive data. Security headers could be improved, and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy would enhance trust. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy, professional, and user-friendly portal for municipal services. It demonstrates good compliance with privacy regulations and accessibility standards, making it a reliable resource for its target audience.

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

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. 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';…

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
85
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
62

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

The website serves as the digital front for the city administration of Wilkau-Haßlau, targeting local residents, businesses, and visitors. Its business model is public service delivery, focusing on administrative transparency and citizen engagement. The site supports operational efficiency through online appointment booking and digital forms. The partnership with the 'Sachsen vernetzt' initiative indicates collaboration within regional digital government efforts. The absence of commercial activities or advertising aligns with its government sector role. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and integration of accessibility tools. The ecosystem includes external service providers for hosting, mapping (Google Maps), and booking systems. Strategic observations suggest a focus on digital inclusion and compliance with evolving data protection laws.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture for a municipal government site. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent is actively managed with clear categorization and retention policies. The use of CAPTCHA for unusual user behavior adds a layer of protection against automated abuse. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents gaps in transparency and preparedness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Security headers appear limited and could be enhanced to mitigate common web threats. Overall, the site balances usability and security but would benefit from formalizing and publishing security governance documents.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Add incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Wilkau-Haßlau
Description
Die offizielle Homepage der Stadt Wilkau-Haßlau. Hier finden Sie alle aktuellen Informationen aus der Stadtverwaltung.
Key services
Informationen zur Stadtverwaltung, Terminvereinbarung für Einwohnermeldeamt und Standesamt, Aktuelle Meldungen und Bekanntmachungen, Bürgermelder (Schadensmeldung), Veranstaltungsinformationen, Formulare und Dienstleistungen, Stadtanzeiger (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Material Design Lite (MDL), Slick Slider, Nivo Slider, Eye-Able accessibility plugin, cookieplugin for consent management
Frameworks
Material Design Lite
Platforms
verwaltungsportal.de (hosting and layout platform)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CAPTCHA for unusual behavior (IpCaptcha cookie)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCaptcha (NID 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 government portal for Wilkau-Haßlau, Germany.
  2. Content is in German and well-structured for citizens and visitors.
  3. Accessibility features are implemented (Eye-Able).
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed cookie categories and durations.
  5. No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious content.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  7. No terms of service page found.
  8. Contact information is prominently displayed and consistent.
  9. Use of multiple external domains related to hosting and service providers.
  10. No social media links detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a specialized CMS platform tailored for German municipal administrations (verwaltungsportal.de). It uses a combination of jQuery, Material Design Lite, and slider libraries (Slick, Nivo) to deliver a responsive and accessible user experience. Hosting is provided by Deutsche Telekom, ensuring stable infrastructure. The site includes accessibility enhancements via the Eye-Able plugin and cookie consent management compliant with GDPR. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, particularly in script loading and image delivery. The technical stack is modern but relies on some legacy libraries like jQuery. Opportunities exist to modernize front-end frameworks and improve security headers to reduce technical debt and enhance security posture.
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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