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Security report for glatec.ch

glatec · Technology · Switzerland

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

glatec is a non-profit business incubator based in Zurich-Dubendorf, Switzerland, supporting startups and collaborative research in materials science, environmental science, and technology. It operates in partnership with prominent research institutions such as Empa and Eawag, providing infrastructure and professional support to new companies. The website is built on the Liferay CMS platform with React and Alloy UI technologies, featuring a comprehensive navigation structure and multilingual support. However, the site suffers from a lack of a valid SSL certificate, impacting its security posture. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, but no explicit privacy policy or terms of service were found in the scanned content. Contact information including phone numbers and physical addresses for multiple Swiss locations is clearly provided, alongside active social media channels.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
50
Security headers
90
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
68

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 glatec.ch, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 targets new entrepreneurs and startups in specialized scientific and technological fields, leveraging its connection with Empa and Eawag to position itself as a key facilitator of innovation. Its business model focuses on non-profit incubation services, including leasing premises and contract platforms. The website content is professionally presented with good branding consistency and trust signals such as partner links and social media presence. The slow page load time and large resource count suggest opportunities for performance optimization. The absence of privacy and security policies may pose compliance risks, especially under GDPR.

Security posture

The website currently lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical security issue. No security headers or advanced email security mechanisms like DMARC or DNSSEC are configured. While no known SSL vulnerabilities or outdated protocols were detected, the absence of HSTS and OCSP stapling reduces the site's resilience against certain attacks. The cookie consent banner indicates some privacy awareness, but the lack of a privacy policy and incident response information highlights gaps in compliance and security readiness. Overall, the security posture is basic and requires significant improvements to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all site traffic.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers including HSTS, Content Security Policy, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Configure DNSSEC and DMARC records to enhance domain and email security.
  4. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  5. Establish an incident response policy and provide clear security contact channels.
  6. Optimize website performance to reduce load times and resource usage.
  7. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards.
  8. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a mature CMS platform (Liferay) combined with React and Alloy UI for frontend components. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing purposes. The DNS infrastructure is managed internally by Empa/Eawag with no DNSSEC or CAA records configured. The SSL configuration is currently invalid or missing, and no modern TLS protocols are enabled. The site is multilingual with language alternates and uses canonical URLs properly. Performance is suboptimal with a high load time and large page size, indicating potential for optimization. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA landmarks and skip links present. SEO is basic with Open Graph tags but no JSON-LD structured data 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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