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Security report for casadellaletteratura.ch

Casa della Letteratura per la Svizzera italiana · Non-profit · Switzerland

Medium risk. 6 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

Casa della Letteratura per la Svizzera italiana is a small non-profit cultural organization dedicated to promoting literature and literary events in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. The website serves as a portal for event programs, special projects, publications, and community engagement through newsletters and social media. The organization leverages donation platforms such as PayPal and Twint to support its activities. The website is built on the Weebly/EditMySite platform, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity with standard CMS features and integrations.

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

6 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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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
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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 organization targets literary enthusiasts and the general public interested in cultural events within Ticino and the broader Italian-speaking Swiss community. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on cultural promotion rather than commercial sales. The presence of donation options and newsletter subscriptions indicates active community engagement and fundraising efforts. Partnerships with major platforms like PayPal and Mailchimp support operational needs. The website's multilingual greetings and social media presence suggest an inclusive approach to audience outreach.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided. Forms such as the newsletter subscription use third-party services (Mailchimp), which likely handle data securely. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with additional best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to build trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and reach.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Casa della Letteratura per la Svizzera italiana
Description
Casa della Letteratura per la Svizzera italiana, Casa della Letteratura Lugano Villa Saroli. The organization promotes literary activities and events in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland.
Key services
Literary events and programs, Special projects, Publications, Workshops and residencies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Weebly/ EditMySite platform
Platforms
Weebly / EditMySite CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Snowplow (via snowday script)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
PayPal pixel
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is focused on literature and cultural promotion in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland
  3. Multiple languages greetings indicate a multilingual audience
  4. Donation options via PayPal and Twint are prominently displayed
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
  6. Newsletter subscription form integrated with Mailchimp
  7. No explicit cookie consent banner found despite GDPR relevance
  8. No visible terms of service or security policy pages
  9. Uses Weebly/EditMySite platform with standard scripts and styles
  10. No critical security issues detected in the HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses an older version of jQuery (1.8.3), which may have known vulnerabilities; updating to a more recent version is advisable. The site relies on the Weebly/EditMySite platform, which provides hosting, CDN, and CMS capabilities. Performance is moderate, with standard use of external CDNs for fonts and scripts. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements. SEO is basic, with meta tags and Open Graph data present but no advanced structured data like JSON-LD. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic HTML.
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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