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Security report for baselland.ch

Kanton Basel-Landschaft · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.baselland.ch serves as the official online presence of the Canton Basel-Landschaft, a governmental entity in Switzerland. It provides public administration information, citizen services, and regional news targeted at residents, businesses, and visitors of the canton. The site is positioned as an authoritative source for regional governmental information and services. Technically, the website employs modern frameworks such as Nuxt.js and Vue.js, with Tailwind CSS for styling, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly experience. The use of HTTPS and modern fonts contributes to a professional digital presence. Security-wise, the site benefits from HTTPS encryption and avoids exposing sensitive data; however, it lacks explicit security headers and published security policies, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Privacy compliance is limited due to the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures to align with best practices.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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 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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  • 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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

Basel-Landschaft canton operates as a public governmental body providing essential services and information to its constituents. The website reflects a government business model focused on public service rather than commercial revenue. Its market position is stable as the official regional authority. The site targets local residents and businesses, offering administrative resources and updates. There is no indication of commercial partnerships or subsidiaries. The digital presence supports transparency and accessibility but lacks some modern compliance features. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a moderate level of user tracking for service improvement. The absence of contact emails or phone numbers in the visible content suggests contact may be managed through other channels or subpages.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which limits transparency and readiness communication. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the analysis. Forms and inputs are present but no explicit security measures or validations are detailed. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could be strengthened by adopting additional security best practices and publishing relevant policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  3. Add a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kanton Basel-Landschaft
Description
Official website of the Canton Basel-Landschaft, a governmental entity in Switzerland providing information and services related to the canton.
Key services
Public administration information, Citizen services, Regional news and updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Nuxt.js, Google Fonts (Roboto), MyFonts Webfont
Frameworks
Nuxt.js, Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for Canton Basel-Landschaft
  2. Content is in German language
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the HTML content
  5. Uses modern web technologies and frameworks
  6. Includes Matomo analytics for visitor tracking
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No incident response or security contact information found
  9. No advertising or affiliate programs detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Nuxt.js and Vue.js frameworks, leveraging Tailwind CSS for styling and Google Fonts for typography. It uses Matomo analytics for visitor tracking. The site is mobile optimized and responsive, with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with preloading of scripts and optimized font loading. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or framework-based solution. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site uses modern web standards but lacks some security headers and privacy compliance features. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy configurations.
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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