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Westfälisches Literaturbüro in Unna e.V. · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Westfälisches Literaturbüro in Unna e.V. is a small non-profit cultural organization based in Germany focused on supporting the literary community in Westfalen and NRW. The organization provides services such as event organization, author-publisher mediation, workshops, and maintains literature databases. The website reflects a regional cultural institution with a clear target audience of literature enthusiasts, authors, and cultural participants. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS with common libraries like jQuery and Bootstrap, offering a moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is moderate with some security best practices like CSRF tokens but lacks explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Privacy compliance is supported by a privacy policy page but lacks visible cookie consent banners. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich with no signs of adult or unsafe content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

7 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

    • 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

  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 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 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
52

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 organization holds a stable position as a regional cultural institution with partnerships including Land NRW, RVR, and local government entities. Its business model is non-profit and service-oriented, focusing on literature promotion and cultural networking. The website content and partner logos reinforce its credibility and regional focus. There is no indication of commercial advertising or monetization. The organization targets a niche audience interested in literature and cultural events, with growth potential through educational programs and festivals. The lack of social media presence in the analyzed content suggests potential for digital marketing expansion.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. The presence of CSRF tokens indicates awareness of input security. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which limits transparency in security management. The website uses HTTPS as indicated by the base href, but SSL configuration details are not provided. No analytics or tracking scripts reduce privacy risks but also limit user behavior insights. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial cultural site but could be improved with standard security headers and explicit privacy and security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and preparedness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Expand digital presence with social media links and analytics tools while maintaining privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Westfälisches Literaturbüro in Unna e.V.
Description
Westfälisches Literaturbüro in Unna, NRW, leistet Unterstützung für den Literaturbetrieb, organisiert Veranstaltungen und vermittelt zwischen Autoren und Verlage
Key services
Support for literature operations, Event organization, Mediation between authors and publishers, Literature database services, Workshops and educational programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla!, jQuery, Bootstrap, JCEMediaBox
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • CSRF token present in scripts
  • Use of HTTPS base href

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 fully accessible with rich content about literature and cultural projects.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, though privacy policy page exists.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on main page; contact form is present on /kontakt page.
  4. No social media links detected in the provided HTML content.
  5. Uses Joomla CMS with common libraries like jQuery and Bootstrap.
  6. No security headers detected in the HTML content; CSRF token present indicating some security awareness.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Partner logos and links indicate regional government and cultural partners.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with integration of jQuery and Bootstrap frameworks, providing a responsive and structured user interface. The use of JCEMediaBox indicates media handling capabilities. The HTML is well-structured with proper meta tags for SEO and accessibility features like labels and placeholders in forms. Performance is moderate, with no heavy external scripts detected. The site lacks advanced modern technologies like SPA frameworks or progressive web app features but is sufficient for its purpose. Technical debt appears low, but security enhancements and cookie management are areas for modernization.
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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