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Security report for biennaleoutofthebox.ch

Association Out of the Box · Other · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website biennaleoutofthebox.ch represents the Association Out of the Box, a Swiss cultural organization that organizes the Biennale Out of The Box, an inclusive arts festival scheduled for May 2025. The festival showcases a variety of artistic performances and exhibitions created by artists with disabilities, targeting a broad audience including persons with different forms of handicap. The site is professionally designed with good accessibility features and clear navigation, reflecting a well-established niche cultural event. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Underscore.js, and media players like Plyr, along with a slick carousel for image sliders. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration. SEO is enhanced by the Yoast SEO plugin, and accessibility is supported by features like text resizing and easy-to-read content indicators. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries. However, it lacks published privacy and cookie policies, terms of service, and incident response information, which are important for GDPR compliance and user trust. No security headers were detected, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's claims, indicating legitimacy. Overall, the site is a credible and professional platform for a cultural festival with good technical and security foundations but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

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 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

    • 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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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
95
Security headers
25
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
52

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

The Association Out of the Box operates in the cultural and arts sector, focusing on inclusive arts festivals that highlight artists with disabilities. Its business model centers on event organization, including performances, exhibitions, workshops, and public engagement activities. The festival targets a niche market of inclusive arts enthusiasts and the general public interested in cultural diversity and accessibility. The organization maintains an active social media presence on Facebook and Instagram, supporting community engagement and marketing. The website content and structure suggest a small-sized organization with a focused mission and consistent branding. There is no indication of parent companies or subsidiaries. The lack of explicit contact emails or phone numbers on the site may limit direct business inquiries but does not detract from the festival's cultural positioning.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive information. The use of updated libraries and plugins reduces the risk of vulnerabilities. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps in security maturity. The site does not display any signs of malware or phishing. GDPR compliance is incomplete due to missing privacy and cookie policies. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a cultural event site but could be enhanced by adopting best practices in security headers, policy publication, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including an incident response email or abuse contact.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Association Out of the Box
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Association Out of the Box
Description
Out of the Box - Biennale des Arts inclusifs présente des spectacles de danse, de théâtre, des performances, des expositions, des concerts, des œuvres littéraires, des films, réalisés par des artistes en situation de handicap. Le programme du festival comprend aussi des conférences, des workshops, des rencontres avec les artistes, des formations et des médiations avec le public. Des mesures d'accessibilité sont mises en place pour accueillir les personnes vivant avec différentes formes de handicap.
Key services
Dance performances, Theatre, Performances, Exhibitions, Concerts, Literary works, Films, Conferences, Workshops, Artist meetings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Underscore.js, Plyr media player, Slick carousel, Yoast SEO plugin
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

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 festival site focused on inclusive arts
  2. Content is in French and targets a general audience including persons with disabilities
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage or footer
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is present
  6. Good accessibility features including text size controls and 'Facile à lire et à comprendre' logo
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected
  9. No analytics services detected
  10. Site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Underscore.js, Plyr for media playback, and Slick carousel for image sliders. The site uses the Yoast SEO plugin for search engine optimization and Google Fonts for typography. The design is responsive and includes accessibility features such as text resizing controls and easy-to-read content indicators. Performance is moderate, with optimized images and lazy loading in place. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the HTML content. The site lacks advanced analytics or tracking scripts, indicating a privacy-conscious approach or limited marketing automation.
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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