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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 serves as the official digital portal for the City of Lausanne, Switzerland, providing comprehensive municipal information, public services, cultural events, and citizen engagement tools. It is positioned as a large government entity website targeting residents, visitors, and stakeholders of Lausanne. The site demonstrates a high level of content quality, professional design, and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap Icons, Google Maps API, and Matomo analytics, managed via a proprietary Fusion CMS framework. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement, CSRF protections, and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are absent. Privacy compliance is moderate due to the presence of cookie consent but lack of a published privacy policy. Overall, the site is trustworthy, legitimate, and well-maintained, with room for improvement in transparency of privacy and security policies.

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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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Leaked records that mention lausanne.ch, from OffSeq Breach.

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 municipal website, www.lausanne.ch holds a strong market position within the government sector, serving as the primary information and service hub for the city. Its business model is public service oriented, focusing on delivering administrative, cultural, and social services digitally. The site supports a broad target audience including residents, businesses, and visitors. The presence of social media integration and event promotion indicates active community engagement. The website's ecosystem includes partnerships with analytics providers and social platforms but no commercial subsidiaries or affiliates. Growth indicators include ongoing content updates and digital service expansions. Strategic observations suggest leveraging enhanced privacy and security transparency to further build citizen trust.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of CSRF tokens in forms, and no exposed sensitive data in the HTML. Security headers are partially present, and third-party libraries are used responsibly. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents compliance gaps. The use of Matomo analytics with heatmap and session recording indicates moderate user tracking, which should be balanced with privacy considerations. Overall, the site is secure but would benefit from formalizing security governance and incident management disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance transparency and GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and publicize a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers explicitly, including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and analytics configurations to minimize vulnerabilities and privacy 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 and news, Public services and administration, Event agendas and cultural activities, Citizen engagement and participation, Online forms and user profiles
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, Bootstrap Icons 1.11.2, Google Maps API, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Fusion v4.1.37 (custom CMS/framework)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens present in forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async/defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

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

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official municipal portal for the City of Lausanne
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented
  3. Strong branding and trust signals consistent with government entity
  4. Good technical implementation with modern libraries and analytics
  5. Privacy and security policies are not explicitly published, representing an area for improvement
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF interference; content fully accessible
  7. No adult or questionable content detected
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and trustworthiness
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a proprietary Fusion CMS framework with a tech stack including jQuery 2.2.4, Bootstrap Icons, Google Maps API, and Matomo analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter Card metadata. Technical risks are low but include reliance on older jQuery version and lack of explicit security headers. Modernization opportunities include upgrading libraries and enhancing security configurations. Overall, the infrastructure supports stable and professional digital service delivery.
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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