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Security report for inventus.ch

Inventus Bern Stiftung · Education · Switzerland

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Inventus Bern Stiftung is a Swiss non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting applied research and innovation projects primarily for students and researchers at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in the fields of technology and computer science. The foundation provides financial support, including grants and loans, to foster technological transfer and assist students with outstanding achievements. The website is built on WordPress with a moderate technical infrastructure and uses modern technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery. It is hosted likely by MyHostpoint and employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring secure communications. However, the site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are areas for improvement. The foundation's contact information is clearly presented, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website is professional, content-rich, and safe for general audiences, but could benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 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 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

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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
85
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
53

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

The foundation occupies a niche position in the education and non-profit sector, focusing on fostering applied research and innovation within the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Its business model revolves around grant-making and supporting student projects, which positions it as an important enabler of academic and industrial collaboration. The target audience includes students, researchers, and industry partners interested in technology transfer. The foundation's operations appear transparent with accessible contact details and downloadable application documents. There is no evidence of commercial revenue streams or advertising, consistent with its non-profit status. The partnership ecosystem is limited but includes academic and industrial stakeholders. Growth indicators are not explicitly stated but the foundation's ongoing support for projects suggests stable operations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted data transmission. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, which limits transparency in security management. The site does not employ cookie consent mechanisms, potentially impacting GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial informational site but could be significantly improved by adopting standard security best practices and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie policy and consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Conduct an accessibility audit and improve features to enhance usability for all users.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Inventus Bern Stiftung
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Inventus Bern Stiftung
Description
Die Stiftung Inventus Bern unterstützt Vorhaben und Studierende der Berner Fachhochschule im Fachbereich Technik und Informatik durch Förderung von angewandten Forschungs- und Innovationsprojekten, Technologietransfer und finanzielle Beiträge.
Key services
Förderung von Forschungs- und Innovationsprojekten, Unterstützung von Studierenden mit hervorragenden Leistungen, Technologietransfer zwischen Hochschule und Industrie
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 3.x, Google Fonts (Roboto, Roboto Slab)
Frameworks
WordPress, Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based site for a Swiss foundation supporting applied research.
  2. Content is primarily in German with some English elements.
  3. No cookie consent or tracking detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and postal address.
  5. No visible security headers, which is a potential improvement area.
  6. No terms of service or explicit security policies found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt present.
  8. No advertising or analytics services detected.
  9. Site uses HTTPS with valid SSL.
  10. Site content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform version 6.8.3, utilizing Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site is hosted likely by MyHostpoint, inferred from asset URLs. Performance is moderate with no obvious blocking scripts or heavy resources. Mobile optimization is good due to Bootstrap usage. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Accessibility features are minimal, with room for improvement. No analytics or tracking scripts were found, indicating minimal technical tracking. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small non-profit foundation website but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security hardening.
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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