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Security report for baobabbooks.ch

Baobab Books · Education · Switzerland

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Baobab Books is a Swiss non-profit organization specializing in publishing intercultural children's books and promoting reading skills through educational projects and cross-border initiatives. The website reflects a well-established niche publisher with a clear focus on education and cultural dialogue. The content is professionally presented, with rich multimedia elements including audiobooks and podcasts, targeting children, youth, educators, and families. The organization emphasizes intercultural understanding and reading promotion as its core mission. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap 5 and modern JavaScript libraries, ensuring good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO. The site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration but lacks some advanced security headers. No major vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is evident with a comprehensive GDPR-compliant privacy policy, though a cookie consent mechanism is missing. Security posture is solid but could be improved by adding explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The absence of direct contact emails and phone numbers suggests a preference for contact via web forms, which are present and functional. External links to trusted domains like Instagram, Vimeo, and Deutschlandfunk support the organization's credibility. Overall, Baobab Books presents a trustworthy, professional, and content-rich website aligned with its educational and non-profit mission. Strategic improvements in security headers and cookie consent would enhance compliance and security posture further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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';…

  3. 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

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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
75
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
52
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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 baobabbooks.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

Baobab Books occupies a specialized market niche as a non-profit publisher focused on intercultural children's literature and reading promotion projects. Its business model relies on donations, memberships, and educational outreach rather than commercial sales alone. The organization targets schools, libraries, families, and educators, providing books, teaching materials, and interactive programs. The website content and structure indicate a stable, small-sized organization with a strong cultural and educational mission. Partnerships with cultural institutions and media outlets are implied through external links and references. The lack of direct commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its non-profit status.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. The site uses modern, maintained libraries reducing vulnerability risks. Privacy compliance is good with a GDPR-compliant privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which may pose compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced headers and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance contact information availability by providing verified company emails or phone numbers to improve trust and user support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Baobab Books
Description
Baobab Books publishes children's books, promotes intercultural reading competence, and initiates cross-border projects.
Key services
Publishing children's books, Intercultural reading promotion, Educational materials and projects, Audiobooks and podcasts, School programs and workshops
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap 5, jQuery 3.7.0, FontAwesome 6.4.2, Photoswipe, Popper.js
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JS libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and focused on intercultural children's literature and education.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond GDPR-compliant privacy policy.
  5. No visible phone numbers or direct email addresses; contact via forms only.
  6. No cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR compliance indications.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, leveraging Bootstrap 5 for responsive design and jQuery 3.7.0 for client-side scripting. It uses FontAwesome for icons and Photoswipe for image galleries, indicating a modern and user-friendly interface. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is supported by proper meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and accessible user experience.
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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