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Security report for bluewin.ch

blue Entertainment Programm AG · Media · Switzerland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

bluewin.ch is a comprehensive Swiss news and entertainment portal operated by blue Entertainment Programm AG, a subsidiary of Swisscom AG. The website offers a wide range of content including national and international news, sports coverage, entertainment, weather updates, email services, and video content. It targets a general audience in Switzerland and maintains a strong market position as a leading media and telecommunications content provider. The business model relies on advertising revenue, subscription services, and integrated digital offerings. The website demonstrates consistent branding and high-quality content presentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

5 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
67

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 company benefits from its affiliation with Swisscom, leveraging a broad ecosystem of digital services and partnerships. Its competitive advantage lies in its extensive content coverage, integration with Swisscom's infrastructure, and strong presence across multiple digital platforms and social media channels. The target customers include Swiss residents interested in news, sports, and entertainment, as well as users of Swisscom's email and cloud services. The partnership ecosystem includes blue Cinema, blue TV, myCloud, and local.ch, enhancing service offerings and user engagement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and employs modern security practices such as cookie consent management via OneTrust and secure push notification frameworks. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not clearly visible in the provided content, and no public security policy or incident response contacts are found. The extensive use of third-party advertising and analytics scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with more transparent security policies and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including dedicated abuse or security email addresses.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising technologies to mitigate risks from external dependencies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
blue Entertainment Programm AG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
blue Entertainment Programm AG
Description
Aktuelle News aus der Schweiz und der Welt. Nachrichten und Schlagzeilen zu Leben, Unterhaltung und Sport, sowie Witziges und Kurioses.
Key services
News, Sports coverage, Entertainment content, Email services (bluewin E-Mail), Weather information, Video content, Games
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Prebid.js (header bidding for ads), Yieldlove ad scripts, Google DoubleClick GPT, OneTrust cookie consent, Adobe DTM (Dynamic Tag Management), Firebase (for push notifications), Chartbeat analytics, ScorecardResearch tracking
Platforms
Web, Mobile (bluewin app integration)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of OneTrust for cookie consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure push notification framework

Analytics and tracking

Services
Chartbeat, Comscore, ScorecardResearch, Adobe Analytics (via DTM)
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Yieldlove, Google DoubleClick, Ringier Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, ScorecardResearch, Chartbeat
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Swiss news and entertainment portal operated by a Swisscom subsidiary.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and includes multiple sections such as news, sports, entertainment, weather, and email services.
  3. Strong integration with advertising and analytics platforms, with extensive tracking and marketing tools.
  4. Good mobile optimization and modern technology usage.
  5. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via OneTrust.
  6. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided content snippet.
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  8. No direct contact emails or phone numbers explicitly labeled in the snippet; contact primarily via service links and parent company information.
  9. Social media presence is strong with multiple official accounts linked.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including JavaScript frameworks, header bidding for advertising (Prebid.js), and multiple analytics and tracking services (Chartbeat, Comscore, ScorecardResearch). It integrates with Firebase for push notifications and uses Adobe DTM for tag management. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and employs structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and rich snippets. Hosting appears to be managed by Swisscom, ensuring reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, and accessibility features are basic but present.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 64/100Medium36 findingsView report
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