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Security report for cash.ch

Ringier AG · Media · Switzerland

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cash.ch is a leading Swiss financial news and trading platform operated by Ringier AG, a reputable family-owned media group. The website offers comprehensive financial news, market data, and online trading services targeting Swiss and European investors and financial professionals. It maintains a strong market position as the largest Swiss financial platform with a broad range of services including news, stock prices, trading brokerage, and financial calculators. The platform is well-branded and professionally maintained, reflecting high content quality and user engagement.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare, Amazon Ads, Google Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
69

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 business model revolves around media publishing combined with financial services, leveraging advertising, sponsored content, and partnerships with major financial institutions and crypto platforms. The company benefits from a strong partnership ecosystem including banks like UBS, Julius Baer, and Raiffeisen, as well as crypto partners such as Bitpanda and Bitwise. The platform targets a broad audience from retail investors to professionals, offering tools and insights to optimize investment decisions. The presence of multiple reputable partners and a mature digital infrastructure indicates a stable and growth-oriented operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced, modern security headers, and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. It integrates trusted third-party advertising and analytics services while maintaining user privacy controls. However, it lacks a dedicated security policy or incident response page and does not publish a vulnerability disclosure policy, which are areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to increase transparency and trust.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and ad networks to mitigate risks of malvertising or supply chain attacks.
  4. Enhance user education on privacy and security practices through visible notices or FAQs.
  5. Consider advanced monitoring and alerting for security incidents to improve incident response readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Ringier AG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ringier AG
Description
Ringier is a family-owned media group with brands in Europe and Africa that focus on media, e-commerce, marketplaces and entertainment. Cash is the largest Swiss financial platform offering news, stock prices, and online trading at top conditions.
Key services
Financial news and analysis, Stock market data and indices, Online trading brokerage services, Financial calculators and guides, Sponsored content and advertising
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, GraphQL, OneTrust (cookie consent), Google Tag Manager, Yieldlove (advertising), Prebid.js (header bidding), DoubleClick for Publishers (Google Ads), Amazon Ads, Confiant (ad security), Viafoura (comments and social engagement)
Frameworks
React
Platforms
Mobile Web, Desktop Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of CSP and other security headers
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML
  • Use of reputable ad and tracking services

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Tealium
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Yieldlove, Google DoubleClick, Amazon Ads, Confiant
Tracking pixels
OneTrust, Piano.io, Tealium (utag)
Marketing tools
OneTrust, Piano.io
Transparency
good

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. Comprehensive financial news and market data coverage.
  3. Strong use of structured data and SEO best practices.
  4. Robust cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms.
  5. Multiple reputable advertising and analytics integrations.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Clear contact information and social media presence.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response page found.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based frontend with GraphQL APIs, supported by a robust advertising and analytics ecosystem including Google Tag Manager, OneTrust, and Prebid.js for header bidding. The site is optimized for mobile and desktop with good SEO and accessibility practices. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple third-party scripts and ad integrations. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, with no explicit open-source CMS detected. Hosting details are not explicit but the use of multiple CDNs and cloud services indicates a scalable infrastructure. Technical risks include dependency on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing security management.
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. 73/100Medium28 findingsView report
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