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Security report for wirtschafthilft.info

Initiative #WirtschaftHilft (BDA, BDI, DIHK, ZDH) · Government · Germany

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'WirtschaftHilft' is a collaborative initiative by major German economic associations (BDA, BDI, DIHK, ZDH) aimed at supporting companies and society in managing the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It serves as a comprehensive information hub providing resources on humanitarian aid, economic sanctions, reconstruction efforts, and labor market integration for Ukrainian refugees. The platform targets German businesses and stakeholders involved in Ukraine-related economic activities, positioning itself as a central coordination and information point backed by reputable organizations. Technically, the site is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with PHP 8.0.30 and uses plugins such as LayerSlider and Borlabs Cookie for enhanced user experience and privacy compliance. The hosting is managed by United Domains AG. While the site offers rich content, multimedia, and good mobile optimization, its performance is slow and accessibility is basic. SEO practices are adequately implemented. From a security perspective, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support HTTPS, which is a critical vulnerability. No modern TLS protocols or security headers are configured, exposing the site to potential risks. However, cookie consent management is robust, and no exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy in content and business credibility but requires urgent security improvements, especially regarding HTTPS implementation, to ensure user safety and compliance with best practices.

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

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 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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
75
GDPR outside view
43
Average
53

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 platform represents a coalition of Germany's leading economic associations, providing a unified voice and resource center for companies affected by or involved in the Ukraine crisis. Its market positioning leverages the reputations of BDA, BDI, DIHK, and ZDH, offering authoritative guidance on sanctions, humanitarian aid, and economic recovery. The business model focuses on information aggregation and dissemination rather than direct commercial activities. The target customers are German enterprises, policymakers, and civil society actors engaged in Ukraine-related efforts. The site demonstrates strong partnership ecosystems and strategic alignment with government initiatives, indicating a high level of influence and reach within the German economic landscape.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, which is a fundamental security requirement. The server uses nginx with PHP 8.0.30 but does not enable any TLS protocols, leaving data transmissions unencrypted. No HSTS or other security headers are present, and session resumption mechanisms are disabled. Despite these shortcomings, the site employs a reputable cookie consent management system (Borlabs Cookie) and does not expose sensitive data in the HTML content. There is no evidence of incident response policies or security certifications. Immediate remediation is necessary to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Configure the web server to support modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  6. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact information.
  7. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with standards.
  8. Optimize site performance to improve load times and user experience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern PHP 8.0.30 environment using WordPress 6.8.1 CMS with LayerSlider and Borlabs Cookie plugins. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and several WordPress theme scripts for UI and animations. Hosting is provided by United Domains AG with DNS servers ns.udag.de, ns.udag.net, and ns.udag.org. The site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, resulting in HTTP-only access which is a critical technical risk. Performance metrics indicate slow loading, possibly due to unoptimized resources or server configuration. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and structured content. There is room for improvement in accessibility and security hardening.
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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