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Security report for lucernefestival.ch

Lucerne Festival · Media · Switzerland

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Lucerne Festival is a prominent international classical music festival organizer based in Switzerland, offering a range of cultural events, concerts, and educational programs. The website serves as a comprehensive platform for event information, ticket sales, digital content, and audience engagement. The organization targets classical music enthusiasts and cultural audiences globally, maintaining a strong market position as a leading festival in its sector. Technically, the website is built on a Django-based CMS with modern JavaScript libraries such as Fancybox and Slick Slider, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly experience. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, supported by a cookie consent mechanism that complies with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent with granular user controls. While no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations, with a high AI score reflecting strong content quality, technical implementation, and business credibility. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and providing clear security incident contacts to further strengthen the security posture.

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

3 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 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
55
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
76

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

Lucerne Festival operates in the media and non-profit cultural sector, organizing classical music festivals and related events. Its business model revolves around event management, ticket sales, digital content distribution, and audience engagement through educational and youth programs. The organization benefits from a strong brand presence, international recognition, and partnerships with local cultural institutions. The website supports multiple languages and integrates e-commerce capabilities for ticketing, indicating a mature digital ecosystem. Growth indicators include active social media channels and a newsletter subscription service. The festival's strategic positioning as a leading classical music event enhances its competitive advantage in the cultural market.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism that aligns with GDPR standards. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were identified. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options and the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact represent potential compliance and readiness gaps. The site uses third-party marketing and analytics tools responsibly, with user consent. Overall, the security culture appears sound but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized incident response documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance browser security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and security researchers.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents, such as a dedicated security@ or abuse@ email address.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Lucerne Festival
Description
Lucerne Festival is one of the leading international festivals in the world of classical music.
Key services
Classical music festivals, Concert ticket sales, Magazine and digital content, Youth and educational programs, On-demand concert streaming
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Fancybox UI, Slick Slider, Django (implied by DjangoApp JS object), CookieManager JS
Frameworks
Django
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adwords, Facebook
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism with granular user controls.
  3. Strong presence of privacy and terms of service documentation.
  4. Active social media integration with multiple platforms.
  5. No visible security or content blocking issues.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage; contact likely via dedicated contact page.
  7. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a Django framework with a custom CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries like Fancybox and Slick Slider for UI components. It uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for marketing and analytics purposes. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed. The cookie consent implementation is robust, offering granular user control over tracking and marketing cookies. No major technical debt or outdated technologies were detected, indicating a well-maintained infrastructure.
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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