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Security report for wismar.de

Hansestadt Wismar · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hansestadt Wismar operates an official municipal website serving citizens, tourists, and local businesses with comprehensive information and services including administrative tasks, event calendars, and tourism promotion. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience. Technically, the site uses a legacy but functional tech stack centered around jQuery and IKISS CMS, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with cookie consent and HTTPS implied, but lacks explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. WHOIS data aligns with the website's claims, reinforcing legitimacy. Overall, the site is a trustworthy government portal with room for technical and security enhancements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

  4. 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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  • 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
67
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
73

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 positions Hansestadt Wismar as a key municipal service provider in Germany, targeting residents and visitors. Its business model is public service oriented, focusing on transparency and accessibility of city services. The site integrates partnerships with local cultural and emergency services, enhancing community engagement. Revenue streams are typical for government entities, relying on public funding rather than commercial activities. The presence of EU project logos indicates active participation in regional development initiatives. The site’s ecosystem includes related domains for specialized services, reflecting a collaborative municipal network.

Security posture

The security maturity of the website is moderate. HTTPS is presumably enabled, but no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data. The site implements a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version may expose the site to known vulnerabilities. No security.txt or incident response contacts are published, which limits transparency in vulnerability reporting. The absence of advanced security policies and headers suggests potential improvement areas to harden the site against common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Upgrade JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential weaknesses.
  5. Enhance SSL/TLS configuration to ensure strong encryption and compliance with current best practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hansestadt Wismar
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hansestadt Wismar
Description
Official website of the Hansestadt Wismar providing information and services for citizens, visitors, and businesses including city news, events, administrative services, tourism, and cultural projects.
Key services
Administrative services, Event information, Tourism information, Citizen services, Online appointment booking
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.11.3, jQuery UI Datepicker, Highslide JS, Font Awesome, Flexslider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Google site verification

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive municipal portal for Hansestadt Wismar.
  2. Content is in German with good structure and navigation.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with clear user options.
  4. No visible security.txt or explicit security policy found.
  5. No evident use of modern analytics or advertising networks.
  6. Multiple official contact emails and phone numbers provided.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. WHOIS data aligns with website ownership and design company.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on IKISS CMS with a tech stack including jQuery 1.11.3, jQuery UI Datepicker, Highslide JS, Font Awesome, and Flexslider. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to legacy scripts and multiple external resources. The site uses Google site verification and RSS feeds for content distribution. There is no evidence of modern JavaScript frameworks or advanced backend technologies. The infrastructure appears stable but could benefit from modernization to improve speed, security, and maintainability.
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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