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Security report for wirtschaft.nrw

Wirtschaft NRW · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Wirtschaft NRW is an official governmental website serving as a comprehensive information portal for economic development, energy, climate protection, innovation, and digitalization in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The site targets businesses, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and citizens interested in these sectors. It provides detailed resources, news, and support programs to foster regional economic growth and sustainability. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS with Bootstrap and FontAwesome, and uses Matomo for analytics with a privacy-conscious consent mechanism. However, the site lacks HTTPS support due to an invalid or missing SSL certificate, which is a critical security flaw. No security headers or advanced DNS security features are implemented, exposing the site to potential risks. Despite these issues, the site maintains good content quality, clear navigation, and compliance with privacy regulations, including a cookie consent banner and a comprehensive privacy policy in German. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

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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

2 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.

    • 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

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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
50
Security headers
80
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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

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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

The website represents a key digital asset of the North Rhine-Westphalia state government, focusing on economic and industrial sectors including energy, climate protection, innovation, and digital transformation. It acts as a central hub for disseminating policy information, funding opportunities, and sector-specific news. The business model is informational and service-oriented, supporting regional economic actors and stakeholders. The site leverages partnerships with regional initiatives such as Rheinisches Revier and Digi-Sandbox NRW, indicating a strong ecosystem collaboration. The target audience includes SMEs, startups, industry players, and public sector entities. The platform's extensive content and structured navigation reflect a mature digital presence, although the lack of direct contact information on the homepage suggests contact channels may be centralized elsewhere or require deeper navigation.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, which is a fundamental security requirement. This exposes visitors to risks such as data interception and undermines trust. Additionally, no security-related HTTP headers are present, and DNS security features like DNSSEC and DMARC are not enabled. The site does not implement OCSP stapling or session resumption, which could improve SSL performance and security. While no known SSL vulnerabilities are detected, the missing encryption is a critical gap. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy indicate awareness of privacy compliance, but the technical security shortcomings must be addressed urgently to meet modern security standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Implement DNS security features including DNSSEC, DMARC, and CAA records to protect domain integrity.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to avoid vulnerabilities.
  6. Provide clear and accessible contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  7. Consider adding a terms of service and explicit security policy pages to enhance transparency.
  8. Optimize website performance to reduce load times and improve user experience.
  9. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect current data protection laws and practices.
  10. Enhance accessibility features and mobile optimization to ensure inclusivity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS with Bootstrap and FontAwesome, indicating a modern and responsive design framework. It uses Hyphenopoly for hyphenation and Matomo for analytics, configured with user consent and Do Not Track respect. The site is hosted on servers with nameservers under the NRW domain, suggesting state-managed infrastructure. Performance is moderate to slow with a page load time of over 5 seconds and a page size of approximately 250KB. The absence of HTTPS and security headers is a significant technical risk. The site includes multiple navigation menus with deep hierarchical structures, supporting comprehensive content organization. External links point to related government and regional initiative domains, reinforcing the site's role in the regional economic ecosystem.
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. 69/100Medium31 findingsView report
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