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GBS St.Gallen · Education · Switzerland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GBS St.Gallen is an educational institution based in Switzerland offering a wide range of vocational and industrial training programs, including courses and federally recognized higher vocational education. The website targets students and professionals seeking education in approximately 50 commercial and industrial professions. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap 4.6.2 for frontend styling, indicating a modern and maintainable infrastructure. The website is moderately optimized for mobile devices and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. However, there is a lack of published privacy and cookie policies, and no visible security headers or incident response information, which are critical for compliance and security posture. The domain registration details are consistent with the institution's claims, supporting its legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

5 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 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';…

  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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
73
Average
63

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

GBS St.Gallen operates as a regional educational provider specializing in vocational and higher education in Switzerland. Its business model focuses on delivering diverse training programs to a broad audience of learners in industrial and commercial sectors. The institution likely generates revenue through tuition fees and government funding. The website does not reveal partnerships or subsidiaries, indicating a focused operational scope. The lack of visible marketing or analytics tools suggests a conservative digital marketing approach. The institution's market position is stable within the education sector in St.Gallen, targeting students and professionals seeking recognized qualifications.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a low security maturity level due to the absence of key security headers and published security policies. There is no evidence of HTTPS enforcement or advanced SSL/TLS configurations in the provided data, which is a critical gap. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. While no explicit vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, the security posture requires significant enhancement to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a strong SSL/TLS configuration and enforce secure connections site-wide.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies including GDPR compliance details.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Incorporate cookie consent mechanisms to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GBS St.Gallen
Description
Am GBS St.Gallen erwartet dich ein vielseitiges Weiterbildungsangebot in rund 50 gewerblich-industriellen Berufen – von Kursen bis zur eidg. anerkannten Höheren Fachschule.
Key services
vocational courses, higher vocational education, continuing education in industrial and commercial professions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.6.2, TYPO3 CMS, TYPO3PWA
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

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 (de-CH) targeting Swiss audience.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No security or incident response policies published.
  5. Uses modern frontend framework Bootstrap and TYPO3 CMS backend.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided content.
  7. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  10. Website content is educational and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS combined with Bootstrap 4.6.2, indicating a modern and responsive frontend framework with a robust CMS backend. The site preloads fonts and scripts efficiently, suggesting attention to performance. However, no advanced analytics or tracking scripts were detected, which may limit marketing insights. The site appears moderately optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, but lacks comprehensive SEO and accessibility features. Hosting provider details are not evident from the provided data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance implementations.
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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