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Security report for forst-aarau.ch

Forstbetrieb Region Aarau · Government · Switzerland

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Forstbetrieb Region Aarau is a regional forestry management organization serving multiple municipalities in Switzerland, primarily Aarau, Biberstein, and Unterentfelden. The organization manages approximately 916 hectares of forest land, focusing on sustainable wood harvesting and diverse forestry services including garden and park forestry, tree care, root stock milling, consulting, and sales of firewood and forest products. The website is professionally designed using Joomla CMS and Bootstrap framework, providing clear navigation and relevant content in German for its target audience. Contact information is prominently displayed, enhancing business credibility. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies and enforces HTTPS, but lacks some security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent. No blocking or WAF challenges were detected, allowing full content access.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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: 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

  3. 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';…

  4. 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

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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
72
Security headers
50
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The organization operates as a small government entity focused on forestry services within a defined regional scope. Its business model revolves around sustainable forest management and sales of related products to local residents and institutions. The website supports this model with detailed service descriptions and ordering forms for firewood and Christmas trees. The absence of social media and analytics suggests a low digital marketing footprint, consistent with a public service entity. The site’s consistent branding and official contact details reinforce trustworthiness. Growth opportunities may include enhanced digital engagement and improved privacy compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and CSRF tokens in forms, indicating basic protection against common web threats. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is published, limiting transparency and preparedness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public informational site but could be improved to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed privacy policy statements to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly update Joomla CMS and third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider integrating basic analytics and social media channels to improve user engagement and business intelligence.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Forstbetrieb Region Aarau
Description
Der Forstbetrieb Region Aarau pflegt und bewirtschaftet die Waldungen der Ortsbürgergemeinde Aarau, der Einwohnergemeinde Biberstein und der Ortsbürgergemeinde Unterentfelden. Die Wälder wachsen auf einer Fläche von 916 Hektaren und erstrecken sich von den Jurahöhen bis nach Schlossrued über 13 Gemeinden in den Kantonen Aargau und Solothurn. Die jährliche, nachhaltige Nutzung beträgt 8'172 m3 Holz. Neben der Pflege und Bewirtschaftung des Waldes hat sich der Forstbetrieb Region Aarau auf Garten- und Parkholzerei, Baumpflegearbeiten, Wurzelstöcke ausfräsen, Beratungen und Gutachten, Rodungen und Wiederaufforstungen, Brennholz und diverse Waldprodukte spezialisiert.
Key services
Garten- und Parkholzerei, Baumpflegearbeiten, Wurzelstöcke ausfräsen, Beratungen und Gutachten, Rodungen und Wiederaufforstungen, Brennholz, Diverse Waldprodukte
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla, Bootstrap, Awesomplete, MetisMenuJS, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in forms

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
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German language targeting local Swiss municipalities.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent mechanisms detected, which may impact GDPR compliance.
  4. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  5. Technical stack is modern and based on Joomla CMS with Bootstrap framework.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided with multiple phone numbers and email.
  7. No social media links or analytics services detected.
  8. No advertising or tracking technologies found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with Bootstrap for responsive design, supplemented by JavaScript libraries such as MetisMenuJS and Awesomplete for enhanced UI components. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site loads scripts asynchronously and defers non-critical JavaScript to optimize performance. Meta tags for viewport and description are properly configured, supporting SEO and mobile usability. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation clarity. No advanced hosting or platform details were identified. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility 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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