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Security report for za-sws.de

Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Südwestsachsen · Government · 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

The Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Südwestsachsen (ZAS) is a public-law waste management association serving the Erzgebirgskreis and Zwickau districts in Germany. Founded in 1993, it provides essential waste disposal services, including operation of disposal facilities, ensuring disposal security, landfill remediation, and waste balance reporting. The website serves as an information portal for residents and businesses in the region, offering access to waste calendars, forms, contact information, and current news updates. The site is professionally designed with clear navigation and regional branding, targeting local citizens and commercial entities requiring waste management services. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery with the fancyBox plugin for UI elements. While the site is functional and moderately optimized for mobile, it lacks advanced frameworks or CMS indications. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented in compliance with GDPR, including essential and marketing cookies with clear user options. Analytics usage includes Google Analytics, with moderate user tracking. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (assumed from domain and standard practice though not explicitly confirmed), but lacks visible security headers such as CSP or HSTS. The JavaScript libraries may be outdated, posing potential risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing modern security headers and updating libraries. The domain WHOIS data aligns with the website's organizational claims, showing consistent registration and no privacy protection, supporting legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and the content is fully accessible. The site contains no adult or questionable content, making it safe for general audiences.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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 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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
40
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

ZAS operates as a regional government entity focused on waste management services in South West Saxony. Its market position is that of a public authority with exclusive responsibility in its jurisdiction. The business model is service-oriented, funded by public means and fees for waste disposal. Key competitive advantages include official mandate, regional integration, and comprehensive service offerings including digital tools like online waste calendars and forms. The target customers are local residents and businesses in Erzgebirgskreis and Zwickau. Growth indicators include ongoing updates to service information and digital offerings. The partnership ecosystem includes local government domains such as landkreis-zwickau.de. The website reflects a stable, mature operation with a focus on transparency and public service.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS (assumed) and implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent. However, it lacks explicit security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The use of potentially outdated JavaScript libraries like jQuery could expose vulnerabilities if not updated. No public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are available, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No sensitive data exposure or obvious vulnerabilities are detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public informational site but should be enhanced to meet modern standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Conduct a security audit to verify SSL/TLS configuration strength and fix any weaknesses.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Südwestsachsen
Description
Öffentlich-rechtlicher Entsorgungsträger (örE) gegründet 1993, zuständig für Abfallentsorgung, Entsorgungssicherheit, Sanierung von Deponien, Abfallbilanzen in den Landkreisen Erzgebirgskreis und Zwickau.
Key services
Abfallentsorgung, Abfallberatung, Betreibung von Entsorgungsanlagen, Sanierung und Nachsorge von Deponien, Bereitstellung von Abfallkalendern, Online-Sperrabfallanmeldung (temporarily unavailable), Bereitstellung von Formularen und Kontaktmöglichkeiten
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, fancyBox (jQuery plugin)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (mentioned in cookie consent)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a public authority site for waste management in South West Saxony, Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive for the target audience with multiple service links and downloadable PDFs.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with clear information about essential and marketing cookies.
  4. No explicit terms of service page found.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Use of standard web technologies with some legacy components (jQuery).
  7. No social media links detected.
  8. Contact information is clearly provided including email and phone references.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with classic web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript with jQuery and fancyBox plugins. There is no indication of a modern CMS or framework. The site loads multiple CSS and JS files locally. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization techniques detected. Mobile responsiveness is basic but functional. Accessibility features are minimal but present, such as aria-labels on form inputs. SEO is basic with meta tags for keywords and description in German. The site uses multiple forms for search and waste calendar queries, collecting minimal user input. Hosting provider and SSL details are not explicitly available from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and performance tuning.
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. 54/100Medium33 findingsView report
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