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Security report for codegestalt.com

Codegestalt GmbH · Technology · Switzerland

High risk. 18 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Codegestalt GmbH is a small Swiss technology company specializing in research, design, and development of digital products. The company presents a professional portfolio of projects targeting individuals and organizations interested in innovative digital solutions. The website is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and uses modern frontend technologies such as Stimulus and Tailwind CSS, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The domain is well-established since 2009, supporting the company's credibility. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, but lacks DNSSEC and important security headers, which could be improved. There are no visible privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap especially under GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency in security matters. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the website is safe, professional, and trustworthy with moderate security posture. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and vulnerability disclosure would enhance the security and trustworthiness further. The absence of WAF or blocking mechanisms allows full content access and analysis.

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

18 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Telnet

      Port 23 (Telnet) is publicly accessible - Telnet - Unencrypted remote access

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Telnet using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MSSQL

      Port 1433 (MSSQL) is publicly accessible - MSSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MSSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Oracle

      Port 1521 (Oracle) is publicly accessible - Oracle - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Oracle using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
75
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
50
Average
56
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Codegestalt GmbH operates as a specialized digital product development service provider with a focus on research, design, and development. Their market positioning is niche with a portfolio showcasing diverse projects including scheduling software, AI art newsletters, and booking systems. The business model is service-oriented targeting clients needing digital innovation. The company is small-sized, based in Switzerland, and founded in 2009, indicating stable operations. The lack of visible partnerships or subsidiaries suggests independent operation. The company maintains a professional online presence but lacks some compliance documentation which could affect client trust in regulated markets.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced and domain transfer is protected, but DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. There is no published security policy, incident response contact, or vulnerability disclosure program, which limits transparency and preparedness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the analysis. The minimal user tracking reduces privacy risks but also limits analytics insights. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small technology service provider but could be significantly improved with standard security best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Codegestalt GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Codegestalt GmbH
Description
Wir sind ein multidisziplinäres Team welches sich auf Forschung, Design und Entwicklung von digitalen Produkten spezialisiert. Hier findest du eine Auswahl an Projekten und Ideen, welche wir in den letzten Jahren umgesetzt haben.
Key services
Forschung (Research), Design, Entwicklung (Development) of digital products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Ruby on Rails (implied by project mention), Tailwind CSS, Stimulus JS, Turbo (Hotwired), DNSimple (DNS hosting)
Frameworks
Stimulus, Turbo
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

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 in German language targeting Swiss market.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No visible forms collecting personal data on homepage.
  4. No social media links detected in provided HTML.
  5. Company contact email and physical address clearly provided in footer.
  6. Modern frontend technologies used (Stimulus, Tailwind CSS).
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No security headers detected in provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend stack including Stimulus JS and Tailwind CSS, indicating up-to-date technical implementation. The backend is likely Ruby on Rails as inferred from project descriptions. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO meta tags. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS is managed via DNSimple. Performance is moderate with no broken elements detected. No CMS or third-party analytics/tracking tools were found, which reduces complexity and privacy concerns but limits marketing insights. The absence of security headers and DNSSEC are technical risks that should be addressed to enhance security posture.
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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