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Security report for af-bale.ch

Alliance Française de Bâle · Other · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Alliance Française de Bâle is a small non-profit cultural association dedicated to promoting the French language and culture in the Basel region and surrounding border areas. The website serves as a platform to announce and organize francophone events such as conferences, guided visits, courses, theatre, cinema, concerts, and clubs. It targets French speakers and cultural enthusiasts locally, positioning itself as a niche cultural promoter within the community. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins such as Events Manager and uses jQuery for interactivity. The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The site is moderately optimized for performance and accessibility, with basic mobile responsiveness and SEO features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS but does not implement key HTTP security headers like CSP or HSTS. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy compliance mechanism, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Analytics tracking is present via a plugin but not configured, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained for its purpose but would benefit from enhanced security practices and privacy compliance improvements to better protect users and meet regulatory requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The Alliance Française de Bâle operates as a cultural non-profit entity focusing on French language and cultural promotion in Switzerland's Basel region. Its business model revolves around organizing cultural events, educational courses, and community clubs, generating engagement through memberships and event participation. The organization leverages local partnerships and maintains a modest digital presence primarily for informational and promotional purposes. The website content and event calendar indicate active community involvement and a stable niche market position. There is no indication of commercial revenue streams beyond membership and event fees. The association's partnership with local cultural venues and a web design firm suggests a collaborative ecosystem supporting its mission.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its resilience against common web attacks like clickjacking and content injection. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism and detailed privacy policy indicates potential non-compliance with GDPR requirements. No incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The use of WordPress and third-party plugins necessitates regular updates and monitoring to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements to align with best practices and regulatory standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve defense against web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner and update the privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance and user data handling practices.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance with accessibility standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alliance Française de Bâle
Description
L’Alliance Française de Bâle organise des manifestations francophones dans la région bâloise et frontalière. Association à but non lucratif ayant pour objet de promouvoir la langue et la culture françaises.
Key services
Conferences, Guided visits, Courses, Theatre, Cinema, Concerts, Clubs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, WordPress, Events Manager plugin, Google Fonts, Google Maps API
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

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 WordPress-based cultural association site promoting French language and culture in Basel region.
  2. Content is well-structured with event listings and membership information.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners found, which may affect GDPR compliance.
  4. No visible security headers, which could improve security posture.
  5. No active analytics tracking despite plugin presence.
  6. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with the Events Manager plugin for event handling and jQuery for client-side scripting. The site uses standard CSS and JavaScript libraries, including localized date pickers and Google Maps API integration. The presence of ExactMetrics plugin indicates intent to use Google Analytics, though it is not currently configured. The site loads resources over HTTPS, ensuring secure transport. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization techniques like caching or CDN usage detected. Accessibility features include skip links and basic ARIA landmarks, but could be improved. SEO is basic with meta descriptions and keywords present but no structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a small cultural association website but could benefit from modernization and optimization.
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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