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Security report for economiesuisse.ch

economiesuisse · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

economiesuisse is the leading umbrella organization representing the interests of the competitive, internationally connected, and responsible Swiss economy. The website provides comprehensive information about their advocacy, publications, news, and events targeting Swiss businesses and policymakers. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 and integrates modern tools such as Google Tag Manager and Hotjar for analytics and user tracking. However, the site suffers from a lack of a valid SSL certificate and modern TLS protocols, which significantly impacts its security posture. While cookie consent and privacy policies are well implemented, the absence of security headers and HTTPS reduces trust and security. Overall, the website is content-rich and professionally designed but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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

4 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 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
100
Security headers
40
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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

economiesuisse holds a strong market position as the primary economic umbrella organization in Switzerland, serving a broad range of sectors including energy, transport, finance, government, and non-profit. Its business model focuses on policy advocacy, information dissemination, and networking services for Swiss economic stakeholders. The organization maintains multiple offices across Switzerland and Brussels, indicating a large operational scale. The website content is well curated to engage its target audience of businesses and policymakers, supported by active social media channels and regular publications. The presence of multiple marketing and tracking tools suggests a focus on outreach and engagement. However, the lack of visible certifications or security policies may be an area for future enhancement to strengthen credibility.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a basic security posture with critical gaps. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols expose users to potential data interception risks. No HTTP security headers are present, and HSTS is not enabled, which further weakens the security stance. Email authentication is partially addressed with SPF and DMARC records, though the DMARC policy is set to 'none', limiting its effectiveness. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is found, indicating limited transparency in security management. The site does not appear to be behind a WAF or security challenge, which is positive for accessibility but also means no additional protection layers are detected. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS and security headers is recommended to mitigate risks.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated versions.
  3. Implement essential HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Activate HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce secure connections.
  5. Review and enforce a stricter DMARC policy to improve email security and reduce spoofing.
  6. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10 CMS, indicating a modern and flexible content management system. It integrates third-party services such as Vimeo for video content, Google Tag Manager and Hotjar for analytics and user behavior tracking, and Curator.io for social media feeds. DNS is managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and DNS services, but SSL is not properly configured, which is a critical technical deficiency. The site has a large page size and high resource count, resulting in slow load times that could impact user experience. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design and accessibility features present but basic. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires optimization in security and performance areas.
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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