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Security report for lausanne.ch

Ville de Lausanne · Government · Switzerland

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

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.lausanne.ch is the official municipal portal for the City of Lausanne, Switzerland, serving as a comprehensive resource for residents, visitors, and businesses. It provides extensive information on municipal services, cultural events, social assistance, urban planning, and public participation. The site is well-branded and professionally designed, reflecting its authoritative government status. Technically, it employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap Icons, Google Maps API, and Matomo analytics, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security measures such as HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and CSRF protections are in place, contributing to a strong security posture. However, explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and incident response information are not clearly linked or found, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the site is trustworthy, user-friendly, and well-optimized for mobile and accessibility standards.

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

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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
67
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
Average
58

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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Total records
1,047
Employees
1
Customers
1,006
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
13%

Latest record dated 2025-08-24 · 26 subdomains affected

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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

As the official website of the City of Lausanne, the portal holds a strong market position as a government entity providing essential public services and information. Its business model is non-commercial, focused on public administration and citizen engagement. The site targets a broad audience including local residents, businesses, and tourists. Key services include administrative procedures, event information, social services, and urban development updates. The website demonstrates consistent branding and high content quality, supporting the city's communication and transparency goals. Partnerships include social media presence and integration with analytics providers. The site reflects a large-scale municipal operation with a focus on digital service delivery and community involvement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and multiple security headers implemented. Forms include CSRF tokens, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML. The use of reputable analytics platforms is noted, though continuous monitoring of third-party scripts is advisable. The absence of explicit security policies, vulnerability disclosure, and incident response contacts suggests room for enhancing transparency and preparedness. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the provided content. Overall, the site aligns well with best practices for government websites but should consider publishing formal security and privacy documentation to improve compliance and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy clearly accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add terms of service and user agreements to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact.
  4. Enhance transparency on data collection, retention, and user consent mechanisms.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Ville de Lausanne
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ville de Lausanne
Description
Portail officiel de l'administration communale de la Ville de Lausanne, capitale olympique.
Key services
Municipal information, Event agenda and news, Administrative services, Cultural and social services, Public participation and consultation, Urban planning and development, Social assistance and integration, Sport and leisure information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, Bootstrap Icons 1.11.2, Google Maps API, Matomo Analytics, CookieConsent, Custom JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens in forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal website for the City of Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. Comprehensive and well-structured content covering municipal services and information
  3. Good technical implementation with modern libraries and analytics
  4. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and security headers
  5. Privacy and terms policies are not explicitly found or linked
  6. Contact information is not explicitly visible in the provided HTML snippet
  7. Use of third-party analytics and tracking pixels (Matomo, Facebook)
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking
  9. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or proprietary CMS (FusionVersion v4.2.7) with a tech stack including jQuery 2.2.4, Bootstrap Icons, Google Maps API, and Matomo analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices such as meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely due to the use of multiple external scripts and rich content. Hosting details are not explicit but analytics are served via Matomo Cloud. The site could benefit from modernization of JavaScript libraries and further performance tuning. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly municipal 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 58/100Medium29 findingsView report
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