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Security report for christophpieren.ch

Christoph Pieren · Other · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Christoph Pieren's website is a personal photography portfolio showcasing various artistic projects including landscapes, portraits, and cinematic photography. The site targets photography enthusiasts and potential clients interested in artistic photographic services. The business model appears to be a freelance or personal artistic portfolio without direct e-commerce or transactional features. Technically, the site is built on Adobe Portfolio platform, leveraging Typekit fonts and JavaScript for enhanced presentation. The site is mobile optimized with good design quality and clear navigation, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage but lacks visible security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies. Contact is only available via a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers provided. Overall, the site is safe, professional, and suitable for general audiences but could improve privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

8 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 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';…

  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

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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
35
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
64

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 website positions Christoph Pieren as a niche artistic photographer with a focus on visual storytelling through various photographic themes. The portfolio serves as a marketing tool to attract clients or collaborators. The presence of partner links to bildwerfer.ch and metallwerk.ch suggests a small ecosystem of related creative or business ventures. The business operates in the creative arts sector, likely as a small entity or sole proprietorship. Revenue streams are presumably from commissioned photography work or artistic sales. The site lacks direct commercial features but effectively showcases the photographer's work to a targeted audience. Growth potential depends on expanding contact options and enhancing online presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, which is mandatory for secure communications. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options that help mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no abuse or security contact emails are visible. The site disables download functionality, which is a minor security measure to protect content. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, reducing privacy risks but also limiting user behavior insights. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a personal portfolio but requiring improvements for higher trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a clear privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common attacks.
  3. Provide direct contact emails including security and abuse contacts to facilitate incident reporting and response.
  4. Enable a cookie consent mechanism if cookies or tracking technologies are used in the future.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Christoph Pieren
Description
Photography portfolio showcasing various photographic projects including landscapes, portraits, cinema, and countryside themes.
Key services
Photography, Portraits, Artistic photo projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Adobe Portfolio, Typekit Fonts, JavaScript
Platforms
Adobe Portfolio
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical URL (https://christophpieren.ch/work)
  • Disable download feature enabled

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal photography portfolio hosted on Adobe Portfolio platform.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact information only available via contact page form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  4. No security policy or incident response information present.
  5. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  6. Site uses HTTPS and modern fonts via Typekit.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data.
  8. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms.
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Adobe Portfolio, a specialized platform for creative professionals, which simplifies content management and hosting. The use of Typekit fonts ensures consistent typography across devices. The site uses JavaScript for navigation and lightbox image viewing. Performance is moderate, with responsive images and mobile optimization evident. SEO is basic with meta keywords and Open Graph tags present but no structured JSON-LD data found. Accessibility is basic, with no explicit ARIA roles or landmarks detected. The site disables image downloads, indicating some content protection intent. No advanced frameworks or CMS beyond Adobe Portfolio are detected. Overall, the technical implementation is adequate for a portfolio site but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security features.
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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