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Security report for ehb.swiss

Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung EHB · Education · Switzerland

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung EHB is a Swiss federal higher education institution specializing in vocational education and training. It serves as the national expertise organization for vocational education, offering bachelor and master degree programs, continuing education, research, and consultancy services. The institution targets professionals and students involved in vocational education across Switzerland, positioning itself as a key player in the Swiss education sector. The website is well-structured, multilingual, and professionally designed, reflecting the institution's authoritative market position. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies and privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo hosted on a Swiss domain. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although some improvements in security headers and explicit privacy/cookie policies are recommended. Hosting appears to be managed by a Swiss or government-affiliated provider, consistent with the .swiss domain. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs anti-bot measures on forms, with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, security headers, and incident response information suggests room for enhancement in compliance and transparency. The WHOIS data is privacy protected by the Swiss Registry, which is typical and justified for official .swiss domains, and the domain appears legitimate and consistent with the institution's profile. Overall, the website presents a secure, professional, and trustworthy digital presence for the Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung EHB, with minor recommendations to improve privacy compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 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 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 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
95
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
80

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

EHB operates as a public higher education institution focused on vocational education and training in Switzerland. Its business model revolves around providing accredited degree programs, professional development courses, research projects, and international cooperation in vocational education. The institution benefits from strong national recognition and partnerships, including multilingual outreach through related domains. Revenue streams likely include tuition fees, government funding, and consultancy services. The target customers are vocational educators, trainers, and policy makers. The institution shows growth in digital education and international projects, positioning itself as a leader in vocational education expertise within Switzerland and beyond.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. Use of anti-bot measures on forms and privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo) indicate attention to security and privacy. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published privacy and cookie policies represent compliance gaps. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adopting additional security headers, publishing clear privacy and cookie policies, and establishing incident response contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information with dedicated contact channels to improve security transparency and readiness.
  4. Enhance visibility of official contact information including emails and phone numbers for support and security concerns.
  5. Regularly review and update technical stack and security configurations to maintain high security standards and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung EHB
Description
Die Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung EHB ist die schweizerische Expertiseorganisation für Berufsbildung.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs in vocational education, Continuing education and professional development, Research in vocational education and training, Consulting and international cooperation in vocational education
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, SVG images, CSS3, JavaScript
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Secure forms with anti-bot measures

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Tag Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional educational institution site for Swiss vocational education.
  2. Content is comprehensive, multilingual, and well-structured.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy explicitly found on the homepage or main navigation.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics hosted on a Swiss domain indicates privacy-conscious analytics.
  6. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  7. WHOIS data is privacy protected by Swiss Registry, typical for .swiss domains.
  8. No visible security headers detected in the HTML snippet; recommend adding.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a robust and scalable platform. The use of SVG logos and CSS3 indicates modern front-end practices. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-respecting user tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO meta tags and multilingual support. Hosting appears stable and likely Swiss-based, consistent with the .swiss domain. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in loading speed. The absence of visible security headers suggests some technical debt in security hardening. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with opportunities for security and performance enhancements.
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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