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Security report for zeitakademie.de

ZEIT Akademie · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ZEIT Akademie is a reputable digital education platform operated by the ZEIT Verlagsgruppe, offering over 80 online courses across diverse fields for private and professional learners. The platform targets knowledge seekers and professionals up to top management, providing flexible subscription models and high-quality content delivered by expert instructors. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce integration, hosted on DigitalOcean, and employs modern analytics and monitoring tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and New Relic. The site demonstrates good SEO and mobile optimization, with a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism ensuring GDPR compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of security best practices, though some security headers could be improved. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned in the digital education market.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

3 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';…

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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
70
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
100
Average
62

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention zeitakademie.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
118
Employees
3
Customers
88
Third parties
27
Weak passwords
31%

Latest record dated 2025-08-28 · 3 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

ZEIT Akademie leverages the strong brand of ZEIT Verlagsgruppe to establish itself as a key player in the German e-learning market. Its subscription-based business model offers both monthly and annual plans, providing access to a broad catalog of courses. The platform's integration with multiple payment processors and marketing tools indicates a mature digital sales and marketing ecosystem. The target audience spans from casual learners to corporate professionals, reflecting a broad market reach. Partnerships with payment providers like PayPal, Saferpay, and Mollie enhance transactional reliability. The presence of detailed privacy and cookie policies, along with active social media channels, supports customer trust and engagement.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with valid SSL certificates and integrates New Relic for performance and error monitoring, indicating proactive operational security. Cookie consent is implemented with granular user control, supporting GDPR compliance. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly available, which could be improved to enhance transparency. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options are not explicitly confirmed and should be verified or implemented. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from enhanced header configurations and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify Content-Security-Policy and other security headers to harden the website against common attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  4. Ensure all forms have CSRF protection and input validation to prevent injection attacks.
  5. Maintain up-to-date software and plugins to reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ZEIT Akademie
Description
Die ZEIT Akademie ist das digitale Weiterbildungsangebot der ZEIT Verlagsgruppe. Sie bietet über 80 Online-Kurse in verschiedenen Fachgebieten mit hochkarätigen Expert*innen für private und berufliche Weiterbildung an.
Key services
Online video courses, Downloadable course materials, Mobile app with offline downloads
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress CMS, WooCommerce, jQuery, New Relic monitoring, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Frameworks
Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring tools (New Relic)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, New Relic, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Tag Manager
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
SalesViewer, Pipedrive Leadfeeder
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented with detailed categories and cookie descriptions.
  3. Use of multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools with user consent.
  4. Strong branding consistency with ZEIT Verlagsgruppe.
  5. Good technical implementation with modern monitoring and analytics.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found on the site.
  7. Contact information includes email and phone with clear context.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, hosted on DigitalOcean infrastructure. It uses jQuery and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and New Relic for monitoring. SEO is enhanced via the Yoast SEO plugin. The site is mobile-optimized and employs a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement by optimizing third-party scripts and leveraging caching/CDN strategies. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, supporting a professional user experience and business operations.
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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