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Security report for globalswitch.fr

Global Switch · Technology · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Global Switch is a leading global data centre operator established in 1998, providing resilient and flexible infrastructure solutions for critical applications including AI, high performance computing, enterprise, and network partners. The company operates in major global connectivity hubs and emphasizes neutrality and ecosystem richness. Their website is professionally designed, multilingual, and includes comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and themes, optimized for mobile and accessibility, though some security headers could be improved. The security posture is strong with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks explicit incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure. WHOIS data is missing, which slightly impacts trust but the overall business credibility remains high due to consistent branding and partner endorsements.

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

6 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: LinkedIn

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

  2. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
77
Security headers
90
Email security
40
DNS health
60
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Global Switch holds a strong market position as a large-scale data centre operator with a channel sales strategy and a focus on AI and HPC markets. Their partnerships with industry leaders like NVIDIA and a broad international footprint support growth and competitive advantage. The business model leverages ecosystem connectivity and neutrality to attract diverse clients including enterprises, network partners, and resellers. The website content and structure indicate a focus on professional clients and global reach, with clear messaging on flexibility and resilience. The absence of direct contact emails suggests a controlled communication channel via web forms and portals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of common security headers (CSP, HSTS, etc.) and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate areas for improvement. No security.txt or abuse contacts were found, which could hinder incident reporting and response. The site does not appear to use vulnerable libraries and has secure forms. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing incident response and disclosure practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish explicit incident response and abuse contact information on the website to facilitate security issue reporting and improve transparency.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Consider adding verified company contact emails and phone numbers to improve trust and ease of communication for clients and partners.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and improve trust signals.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Global Switch
Description
Global Switch is a world-class data centre operator providing essential data centre solutions for critical applications in major connectivity hubs worldwide since 1998. They offer flexible, resilient infrastructure tailored to AI, HPC, enterprise, network partners, and reseller channels.
Key services
Data centre colocation, High performance computing infrastructure, AI platform hosting, Network connectivity and ecosystem access, Channel partner sales
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Bricks theme, Simply Static Pro plugin, WPML (multilingual plugin)
Frameworks
Schema.org JSON-LD structured data
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professional, well-structured, and multilingual support is evident.
  3. Strong corporate branding and presence of partner logos (NVIDIA).
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented, indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via web form.
  6. No explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and warrants further verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Bricks theme and several plugins including Simply Static Pro and WPML for multilingual support. It uses jQuery and modern web fonts, with structured data implemented via JSON-LD for SEO. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with keyboard navigation and focus styles. Performance is moderate with video content and rich media. There is no explicit hosting provider information detected. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation is lacking. The site benefits from a clean, professional design and good SEO metadata.
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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