The website www.hotel-in-gstaad.com serves as a regional hospitality and tourism platform focused on the Gstaad area in Switzerland. It provides hotel booking services, restaurant listings, event information, and sightseeing guides tailored to tourists and travelers seeking accommodation and leisure activities in the Swiss Alps. The business model centers on facilitating bookings and promoting regional tourism, positioning itself as a specialized local service provider. The website content is professionally presented with good design quality, clear navigation, and relevant information for its target audience.
Technically, the site is built on the MASCH CM Studio CMS platform, utilizing standard web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, and jQuery UI components. While the site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile use, there is room for improvement in accessibility and mobile responsiveness. The presence of a TripAdvisor conversion pixel indicates integration with third-party marketing tools, but no extensive analytics or tracking services are detected.
From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and implements a cookie consent banner compliant with GDPR. However, no explicit security headers are detected in the HTML source, and no dedicated security or incident response policies are published. The absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain is a notable concern, as it reduces transparency and trust in domain ownership. Despite this, the website itself appears legitimate and professional, with no signs of malicious activity or vulnerabilities visible in the content.
Overall, the site demonstrates a solid foundation for a regional hospitality platform but would benefit from enhanced security practices, improved domain registration transparency, and clearer contact information to strengthen trust and compliance.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
95
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
77
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention hotel-in-gstaad.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for hotel-in-gstaad.com right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The platform targets tourists and travelers interested in the Gstaad region, offering a curated selection of hotels, restaurants, and cultural events. Its competitive advantage lies in its regional specialization and integrated booking capabilities. Revenue likely derives from commissions or fees associated with hotel bookings and partnerships with local businesses. The absence of direct contact details and limited external partnerships suggests a small to medium-sized operation focused on local market penetration. Growth opportunities include expanding digital marketing, enhancing mobile experience, and establishing stronger partnerships with regional tourism stakeholders.
Security posture
The website maintains a basic security posture with HTTPS enforced and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options weakens its defense against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. The missing WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, which could impact trust. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements to meet higher compliance and protection standards.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
Publish clear security policies and incident response procedures on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to provide a better user experience across devices.
Clarify and publish official contact information including support emails and phone numbers to increase business credibility.
Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS registration data to ensure domain ownership transparency and trust.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Hotels in der Region Gstaad
Description
Offers hotel booking and information services for hotels, restaurants, events, and sightseeing in the Gstaad region of the Swiss Alps.
Key services
Hotel booking, Restaurant listings, Event information, Sightseeing guides
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery UI (datepicker), MASCH CM Studio CMS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced (implied by base href https URL)
Cookie consent banner implemented
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
TripAdvisor conversion pixel
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and interactive hotel search form.
No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
WHOIS data is missing, which reduces trust in domain registration transparency.
Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
Social media sharing links present but no official social media accounts linked.
Uses MASCH CM Studio CMS, a specialized content management system.
TripAdvisor tracking pixel is used for conversion tracking.
No visible security headers in HTML source; server headers unknown.
No explicit security or incident response policies found on site.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses MASCH CM Studio CMS, a specialized content management system, with standard web technologies such as JavaScript and CSS. It includes interactive elements like date pickers and dynamic hotel search forms. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, but mobile optimization is basic and could be enhanced. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No advanced frameworks or hosting provider details are evident. The site uses a TripAdvisor tracking pixel but lacks other analytics or marketing tools. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation and mobile responsiveness are areas for improvement.
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.
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