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GEOTEST Ltd. · Energy · Switzerland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GEOTEST Ltd. is a Swiss-based leader in geosciences, offering a broad range of services including site development, geoinformatics, natural hazard assessment, and environmental consulting. The company employs over 200 professionals across seven locations in Switzerland, emphasizing innovation, quality, and customer focus. The website reflects a mature digital presence with a professional design, clear navigation, and comprehensive content tailored to business and governmental clients. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Cmsbox CMS, Google reCAPTCHA, and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Matomo, ensuring a secure and performant user experience. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and appropriate security headers, though the absence of visible cookie consent and incident response policies suggests room for compliance improvement. Overall, the domain registration and website content are consistent and trustworthy, supporting a high legitimacy score.

Scanned

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

7 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 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

    • 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

  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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
56

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention geotest.ch, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

GEOTEST operates in the energy, transportation, and environmental sectors, providing essential geoscience consulting services. Their market position as a leader in Switzerland is supported by a diverse service portfolio and a medium-sized workforce. The business model focuses on professional consulting and project execution for complex geoscience challenges. The company maintains a professional online presence with detailed project references and active social media channels, indicating a commitment to transparency and client engagement. Growth indicators include recent news updates and innovation projects. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries domains were identified beyond mentions of subsidiaries on the site.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, security headers, and bot protection via Google reCAPTCHA. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of published incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies limits transparency in security incident handling. Privacy compliance is partial, with a comprehensive privacy policy but no visible cookie consent mechanism. The use of analytics tools is moderate and privacy-conscious with IP anonymization enabled in Google Analytics. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing incident response and cookie consent.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  2. Publish a terms of service page to clarify legal terms for website users and clients.
  3. Add an incident response policy or dedicated security contact email (e.g., security@geotest.ch) to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance privacy policy details with explicit data retention periods and processing purposes to improve GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
GEOTEST
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GEOTEST Ltd.
Description
GEOTEST Ltd. is a leader in geosciences with eight diverse business fields including site development, geoinformatics, natural hazards, environment, and contamination. They employ over 200 professionals across seven Swiss locations, focusing on high quality, innovation, and customer-centric solutions.
Key services
Site development, Geology and construction ground, Groundwater and geothermal energy, Natural hazards assessment, Environment and contamination, Geoinformatics and 3D modelling, Raw materials and landfills, Water and climate
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google reCAPTCHA, Piwik/Matomo analytics, Cmsbox CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Piwik/Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik/Matomo
Marketing tools
Piwik/Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. Strong focus on geosciences and environmental consulting.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and analytics.
  4. Lacks visible cookie consent and terms of service pages.
  5. Contact information is clear but no contact form detected.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Cmsbox CMS version 3.0, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries and Google reCAPTCHA for bot mitigation. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Piwik/Matomo, with IP anonymization enabled. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive CSS stylesheets for different screen sizes. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. The HTML is well-structured with appropriate meta tags for SEO and social sharing (Open Graph and Twitter cards). Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, contributing to a good user experience. No major technical debts or outdated libraries were detected.
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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