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Security report for kirchenbote-sg.ch

Medienportal Kirchenbote · Media · Switzerland

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website kirchenbote-sg.ch serves as a regional news portal focused on church-related news and cultural topics for the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It provides a variety of articles, thematic sections, and community resources, targeting residents and church community members. The site maintains partnerships with other cantonal church news portals, enhancing its regional media presence. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Analytics, and a cookie consent mechanism with opt-in compliance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and basic security best practices, though additional HTTP security headers could improve protection. Privacy compliance is strong with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent. Contact information is transparent and includes physical addresses, phone numbers, and emails. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned in its niche regional media market.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

4 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
68

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

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Kirchenbote SG operates as a small-sized media outlet specializing in church and societal news for the St. Gallen region. Its business model likely includes subscription-based e-paper access, advertising, and partnerships with other cantonal church media. The site demonstrates consistent branding and content quality, with a clear target audience of local residents interested in spirituality, culture, and church affairs. The partnership ecosystem includes several related cantonal church news portals, enhancing content reach and credibility. The site’s digital maturity is moderate, leveraging common web technologies and analytics tools. Growth potential exists through expanded digital offerings and deeper community engagement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate bot abuse and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. However, the absence of several security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly documented, which could be enhanced to improve security readiness and transparency. Overall, the site maintains a secure baseline appropriate for its media publishing function.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Conduct regular security audits and update third-party libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users, including those with disabilities.
  5. Consider adding a clear security policy or incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Medienportal Kirchenbote
Description
News portal providing news and articles related to the canton of St. Gallen, focusing on church, society, culture, spirituality, and related topics.
Key services
News articles, E-paper access, Event agenda, Thematic content sections, Community pages
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, CookieConsent (orestbida), Google reCAPTCHA v3, Google Analytics (gtag.js), FontAwesome icons
Frameworks
Bootstrap 5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in mode
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieConsent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional church news portal for the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  2. Content is in German with some English cookie consent fallback.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with opt-in mechanism and detailed categories.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with physical address, phone, and email.
  5. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  7. Uses modern web technologies and Google Analytics for tracking.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  10. Partner media sites linked in footer.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern technology stack including Bootstrap 5 for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and FontAwesome for icons. It integrates Google Analytics for user behavior tracking and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection. Cookie consent is managed via a well-configured opt-in mechanism from the orestbida cookieconsent library. The site loads asynchronously critical scripts to optimize performance. While the site is mobile optimized and has good navigation clarity, SEO optimization is basic with some meta tags present but no structured data like JSON-LD detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly media portal.
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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