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Security report for appenzell.ch

Appenzellerland Tourismus AI · Hospitality · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Appenzellerland Tourismus AI operates the official tourism portal for the Appenzell region in Switzerland, providing comprehensive information on accommodations, gastronomy, events, cultural activities, and regional products. The website serves as a key resource for tourists and visitors, offering detailed event listings, booking options, and regional insights. The organization positions itself as the authoritative source for tourism in the Appenzell area, supported by consistent branding and professional content. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, and Google Maps API. It integrates marketing and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Sendinblue for newsletter management. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and moderate performance, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses security headers, and implements Google reCAPTCHA on forms to mitigate spam and abuse. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with clear consent mechanisms. However, there is room for improvement by adding a security.txt file and publishing incident response contacts. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance, making it a reliable platform for regional tourism promotion. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, formalizing vulnerability disclosure, and improving accessibility features to further strengthen the site's security posture and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
20
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
54

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention appenzell.ch, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

Appenzellerland Tourismus AI holds a strong market position as the official tourism authority for the Appenzell region, targeting tourists and visitors seeking regional travel information. Its business model focuses on promoting local tourism through digital content, event management, and regional product marketing. Revenue streams likely include partnerships, regional marketing collaborations, and possibly commissions from accommodation bookings. The organization maintains a robust partnership ecosystem, including regional agricultural partners like oeserix.ch. Growth indicators include active event promotion, comprehensive content updates, and multi-channel marketing via social media and newsletters. The website's professional design and consistent branding support its credibility and market presence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security maturity level with HTTPS enforcement, use of security headers, and spam protection via Google reCAPTCHA. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms align with GDPR requirements, indicating good compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a security.txt file and incident response contact information suggests gaps in vulnerability disclosure and incident management readiness. The integration of third-party marketing and analytics tools necessitates ongoing monitoring to mitigate supply chain risks. Overall, the security posture is strong but can be enhanced by formalizing incident response processes and expanding security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to reduce risks from cross-site scripting and data injection.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to prevent vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to comply with WCAG standards and improve user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Appenzellerland Tourismus AI
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Appenzellerland Tourismus AI
Description
Appenzell.ch ist das offizielle Tourismusportal von Appenzellerland Tourismus AI. Finden Sie alle Informationen für Ihre Ferien oder Ihren Ausflug im Appenzell.
Key services
Tourism information, Event listings, Accommodation booking, Regional product promotion, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, Facebook Pixel, Slick Carousel, jQuery Cycle2, Google Maps API
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers
  • Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Sendinblue (newsletter marketing)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong focus on tourism services and regional promotion.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and security practices.
  5. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance.
  6. Multiple social media channels integrated.
  7. Newsletter subscription uses reputable marketing platform with consent mechanisms.
  8. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible content management system, supported by a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. It integrates Google Maps API for geolocation features and uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tags. The site loads scripts asynchronously to optimize performance and employs Google reCAPTCHA for form security. While performance is moderate, the site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve accessibility and implement advanced security headers. Hosting details are not explicitly identified but the infrastructure supports HTTPS with strong SSL configuration.
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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