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Security report for leaderdigital.ch

MetroComm AG · Media · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

LEADER Digital is a well-established regional business media portal serving the Eastern Switzerland economic community. It offers a comprehensive range of services including news, event listings, magazines, awards, and advertising opportunities. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and targets primarily businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations in the Ostschweiz region. The parent company is MetroComm AG, located in St.Gallen, Switzerland. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as jQuery, Owl Carousel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel. It uses the admiralCX content management system and demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts enhancing user experience. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with anonymized IP tracking in analytics, but lacks explicit security headers and a dedicated security or incident response contact. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy, but the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a gap. Social media integration and contact information are clear and professional. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and well-positioned in its market niche. Security and privacy practices can be improved to enhance compliance and user trust.

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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
50

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

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

LEADER Digital holds a strong position as a regional media portal focused on the Eastern Switzerland business sector. Its business model revolves around content publishing, event promotion, and advertising services tailored to local SMEs, startups, and organizations. The company leverages partnerships with local entities such as who-s-who.ch and eastdigital.ch to extend its reach. Revenue streams likely include advertising, subscriptions, and event sponsorships. The website's content quality and professional presentation support its credibility and market presence. Growth indicators include active event calendars, awards, and special editions. The partnership ecosystem and parent company MetroComm AG provide stability and operational support.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and analytics scripts are loaded asynchronously with IP anonymization, indicating privacy awareness. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, which limits transparency and readiness. The site does not show signs of vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data. To improve, the organization should implement security headers, establish a vulnerability disclosure policy, and provide clear security contacts. These steps will enhance compliance with GDPR and NIS2 directives and improve user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Add a security.txt file and a dedicated security or incident response contact email to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie regulations.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy policy disclosures with explicit data retention and user rights information to improve transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
MetroComm AG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MetroComm AG
Description
LEADER Digital ist das Ostschweizer Wirtschaftsportal mit Nachrichten, Veranstaltungen, Stellen, Galerien und vielem mehr.
Key services
News publishing, Event listings, Magazine publications, Award organization, Advertising and corporate publishing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Owl Carousel 2.3.4, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, WebFont Loader, Line Awesome Icons, Montseratt Google Font
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS with anonymized IP in Google Analytics
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel with async loading
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional regional business media portal for Eastern Switzerland.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, magazines, awards, and advertising services.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  5. Contact information is clear and consistent with business entity.
  6. Privacy policy is present and appears GDPR compliant, but cookie consent mechanism is missing.
  7. No explicit security headers detected; opportunity for security improvements.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security contact information found.
  9. Social media presence is active on major platforms.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the admiralCX CMS platform and uses a modern tech stack including jQuery 3.6.0 and Owl Carousel for UI components. It integrates Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel for user tracking and marketing analytics, loaded asynchronously to optimize performance. The site uses Google Fonts and Line Awesome icons for consistent branding. The HTML structure is valid and includes meta tags for SEO and Open Graph for social media sharing. Mobile optimization and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are well implemented. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in caching and resource optimization. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected.
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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