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Security report for hinderlingvolkart.com

Dept (formerly Hinderling Volkart) · Technology · Switzerland

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

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents the rebranding of Hinderling Volkart as part of the global digital agency Dept. It positions itself as a leading full-service digital agency in Switzerland with a broad range of services from strategy to experience design. The site is professionally designed with modern technologies such as Vue.js and Nuxt.js, and integrates analytics and marketing tools like Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy and terms policies. The missing WHOIS data is a concern but the website's professional appearance and parent company affiliation mitigate trust issues. Overall, the site is a credible digital agency landing page with room for improvement in compliance transparency and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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. 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"

  2. 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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

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

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  • 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
75
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
75

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

Dept, as the parent company, provides a strong market position and global reach, while Hinderling Volkart brings local Swiss market leadership. The business model focuses on integrated digital services targeting corporate clients needing comprehensive digital transformation and marketing solutions. The website content and multimedia assets reflect a mature, well-resourced agency with a clear brand message. The absence of phone and physical address details suggests a focus on digital contact channels. The partnership ecosystem includes Dept's global network, enhancing competitive advantage.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and modern web frameworks, indicating a baseline secure infrastructure. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. The cookie banner with consent mechanism shows some GDPR awareness but lacks a linked privacy policy. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security posture is moderate with recommendations to enhance header policies and publish compliance documents.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages linked from the footer or cookie banner.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Provide additional contact information such as phone numbers and physical addresses to enhance business credibility.
  5. Regularly monitor domain WHOIS status and ensure domain registration data is accurate and publicly available.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Dept (formerly Hinderling Volkart)
Description
Dept is a global leading digital agency with nearly 2000 employees in around 30 countries. Hinderling Volkart, the number 1 digital agency in Switzerland since 2015, became part of Dept in 2020 and operates under the Dept brand since 2021. They offer full-service digital solutions including strategy, campaigning, e-commerce, UX, coding, content, branding, and experience design.
Key services
Strategy, Campaigning, E-Commerce, UX, Coding, Content, Branding, Experience Design
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Vimeo Player
Frameworks
Nuxt.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data
  • Secure video embedding

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Campaign Monitor (createsend1.com)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a rebranding landing page for Hinderling Volkart now operating as Dept.
  2. Content is rich with professional design and multimedia.
  3. No explicit privacy or terms pages found, but cookie banner with consent mechanism is present.
  4. Contact email is provided in footer with company domain.
  5. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or not publicly available, which is unusual for a .com domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework (Nuxt.js) with server-side rendering, ensuring good performance and SEO. It uses asynchronous loading of analytics and marketing scripts to optimize load times. The site is mobile responsive with excellent design quality and user experience. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site embeds multimedia content via Vimeo and uses Google Tag Manager for marketing integrations. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well implemented with minor opportunities for security enhancements.
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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