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Security report for kappel.ch

Gemeinde Kappel · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.kappel-so.ch serves as the official municipal portal for the community of Kappel SO in Switzerland. It provides residents with news, event information, administrative services, and community resources. The site is well-branded and consistent with local government standards, targeting local citizens and stakeholders. Technically, the site uses a custom CMS with ASP pages, Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery, and lightGallery for media display. Google Analytics is employed for visitor tracking, and a cookie consent mechanism is implemented to comply with GDPR requirements. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers and has a basic login form without visible enhanced protections. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve its security posture and privacy transparency.

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

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 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
82
DNS health
85
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

Kappel SO's municipal website positions itself as an essential local government resource, providing key services such as news updates, event calendars, online reservations, and contact information. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on community engagement and administrative transparency. The site targets local residents and businesses, supporting community cohesion and information dissemination. Partnerships with local service providers like apload GmbH and mosaiq for hosting and design are evident. The website's content quality and navigation support a positive user experience, reinforcing the municipality's credibility and trustworthiness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented. However, it lacks critical HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The login form is simple and does not show protections like CSRF tokens or multi-factor authentication. No public incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness. The site should enhance its security controls and publish relevant policies to improve its security maturity and compliance with regulations like GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Enhance login form security with CSRF protection and consider multi-factor authentication.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  4. Improve SSL/TLS configuration to meet modern best practices and perform regular scans.
  5. Expand privacy disclosures and cookie management to fully comply with GDPR and increase user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gemeinde Kappel
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gemeinde Kappel
Description
News, Veranstaltungen, Dienstleistungen, Vereine und Gewerbe der Bürger-, Einwohner- und Kirchgemeinde Kappel (SO) und weitere Informationen.
Key services
News and announcements, Event calendar, Online reservations, Contact and administrative services, Community information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, lightGallery, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government portal for Kappel SO, Switzerland.
  2. Content is in German and targeted at local residents.
  3. Site uses HTTPS and standard web technologies.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented for GDPR compliance.
  5. No advanced security headers detected; login form is basic.
  6. No privacy or security policies beyond basic privacy statement found.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information available.
  9. WHOIS data is consistent and transparent.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom ASP-based CMS using Bootstrap and jQuery, which are mature but somewhat dated technologies. The inclusion of lightGallery enhances media presentation. Google Analytics is integrated for visitor tracking. The site shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility features are minimal but present. The site lacks modern security headers and advanced form protections, indicating technical debt and opportunities for modernization. Hosting details are not explicit, but third-party providers for design and hosting are involved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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