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Security report for xc-ski.de

xc-ski.de · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

xc-ski.de is a specialized German-language online portal dedicated to cross-country skiing, biathlon, Nordic combined, and roller skiing. It offers comprehensive news, event calendars, community forums, training resources, and product tests, positioning itself as a leading media platform for winter sports enthusiasts in the German-speaking market. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and targets a niche audience passionate about these sports. Technically, the site runs on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Foundation CSS, jQuery, and various plugins for SEO, advertising, and user engagement. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and consent-based analytics and advertising scripts, but lacks explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and incident response information. Overall, the site is credible and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures to improve compliance and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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 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';…

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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
48
Average
51

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 business operates as a content and community platform focused on winter sports, primarily cross-country skiing and biathlon. Its revenue streams likely include advertising via Google AdSense, affiliate sales through its shop section, and possibly sponsored content. The target audience is German-speaking winter sports enthusiasts, athletes, and hobbyists. The site maintains active social media channels to engage its community and extend reach. The business model is content-driven with community features and e-commerce elements. The domain age and content maturity indicate a stable presence in the niche market. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, suggesting an independent operation. The site’s competitive advantage lies in its specialized focus and comprehensive coverage of the sport.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, which enhances security and performance. It implements cookie consent mechanisms and Google Analytics opt-out features, showing awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of a published privacy policy, terms of service, security policy, and incident response contacts represents compliance gaps. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information is available, limiting transparency for security researchers. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the HTML content, which may indicate room for improvement. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by publishing relevant policies and enhancing header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the main navigation or footer.
  2. Add a security policy page including incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  3. Implement and explicitly configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and perform regular security audits to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
xc-ski.de
Description
xc-ski.de ist DAS deutschsprachige Skilanglaufportal mit aktuellen News aus der Szene, einer Loipendatenbank, Langlauf-Community und allem was du sonst noch über deine Lieblingssportart wissen solltest.
Key services
News and reports, Event calendars, Community forums, Loipen (ski trail) database, Training and material tests, Online shop
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, PHP, jQuery, Foundation by Zurb CSS framework, Google Tag Manager, Google Publisher Tags (GPT) for ads, Yoast SEO plugin, Open User Map Pro plugin, Perfecty Push Notifications plugin, WP FullCalendar plugin, TablePress plugin, Social Icons Widget by WPZoom
Frameworks
Foundation by Zurb
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google Analytics opt-out mechanism implemented
  • Consent-based loading of Google Ads scripts
  • Use of Cloudflare nameservers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense / Google Publisher Tags
Marketing tools
Perfecty Push Notifications
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established German-language portal for cross-country skiing and related winter sports.
  2. Content is rich with news, event calendars, community forums, and product information.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for SEO, ads, push notifications, and community features.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on the main page or in the menu.
  5. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with opt-out for Google Analytics.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  7. Security headers are not explicitly visible but HTTPS is enforced.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
  9. Social media presence is strong with official Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, and Pinterest links.
  10. Advertising is primarily via Google AdSense with consent-based loading.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress CMS version 6.8.3 with a Foundation CSS framework and jQuery for frontend interactions. It integrates multiple plugins for SEO (Yoast), advertising (Google Publisher Tags), push notifications (Perfecty Push), and community features (Open User Map Pro, bbPress). The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing DNS and security benefits. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization evident. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, accessibility is basic and could be improved. The site uses Google Analytics and Google Ads with consent-based loading, respecting user privacy preferences. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and suitable for the business needs but can be enhanced with better security and privacy implementations.
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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