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Security report for hixie.ch

Technology · Switzerland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.hixie.ch is a personal site primarily focused on sharing web-related materials, weblog entries, and indexes of other related personal sites. It serves as a hub for the site owner’s web content and personal projects, targeting web developers and technology enthusiasts. The site is small in scale, with basic content and minimal interactive features. Technically, the site uses simple HTML and CSS without any detected CMS or advanced frameworks. There is no evidence of modern analytics, advertising, or tracking technologies, indicating a low digital maturity level. Security posture is minimal with no HTTPS or security headers detected in the provided data, and no privacy or cookie policies are present. Overall, the site is accessible and functional but lacks professional security and compliance features, which limits its trustworthiness and business credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 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 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

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
Average
50

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

This personal website does not represent a commercial business entity but rather an individual’s web presence. It does not have a formal business model or revenue streams and targets a niche audience interested in web development and personal content. The site links to related personal domains and a Google+ profile, indicating a small ecosystem of related content. There are no partnerships, subsidiaries, or formal business relationships evident. The site’s market position is limited to personal branding and content sharing within the technology sector.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, security headers, and privacy compliance mechanisms. No incident response or security policies are published, and no contact information for security issues is provided. The lack of cookie or privacy policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content, but the absence of security best practices poses risks. The site would benefit from implementing HTTPS, security headers, and formal privacy and security policies to improve its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure data transmission.
  2. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users about data handling.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Personal website hosting web-related materials, weblog, and indexes of other sites related to the owner.
Key services
Web-related materials, Web log, Indexes of other sites
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal site with minimal content.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact information or forms present.
  4. No security headers or advanced security measures detected.
  5. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  6. External links point to related personal or Google+ profile domains.
  7. Site uses basic HTML and CSS with no detected CMS or frameworks.
  8. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms.
  9. Content is accessible but minimal and basic.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with basic HTML and CSS without any detected CMS or JavaScript frameworks. The site structure is simple and static, which contributes to moderate performance but limits scalability and modern functionality. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking technologies, which reduces privacy concerns but also limits business intelligence capabilities. The site lacks meta tags for SEO and accessibility features, which could be improved to enhance discoverability and usability. Hosting provider and SSL configuration details are not available, limiting the assessment of infrastructure quality.
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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