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Security report for museenbasel.ch

Abteilung Kultur, Präsidialdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Museen Basel is a government-affiliated cultural platform representing 37 museums in Basel, Switzerland. It provides comprehensive information about museums, exhibitions, events, and educational contacts, targeting the general public, families, and cultural enthusiasts. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, supporting multiple languages with German as the primary language. The platform serves as a central hub for cultural engagement in Basel, enhancing the visibility and accessibility of local museums. Technically, the website leverages modern frameworks such as Nuxt.js and Vue.js, styled with Tailwind CSS, and integrates analytics tools like Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility features. The content is rich and relevant, supporting a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and cookie consent mechanisms, which are areas for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected, and the domain registration aligns well with the website's government affiliation, indicating high legitimacy. Overall, Museen Basel presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence for cultural promotion, with recommendations to enhance privacy compliance and security transparency to further strengthen user trust and regulatory adherence.

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

5 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 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. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

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

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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

Museen Basel occupies a strong market position as the official cultural platform for the Basel region, uniting 37 museums under one digital roof. Its business model focuses on cultural promotion and public engagement rather than commercial transactions. Revenue streams likely derive from government funding and cultural grants. The target audience includes local residents, tourists, schools, and cultural institutions. The platform benefits from strategic partnerships with the Basel government and related cultural entities. Growth indicators include multilingual support and active event promotion. The ecosystem is supported by official government departments, enhancing credibility and operational stability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement and no visible sensitive data leaks. The use of modern frameworks reduces the risk of legacy vulnerabilities. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and cookie consent mechanisms indicates gaps in compliance and transparency. The integration of third-party analytics requires ongoing monitoring to mitigate privacy risks. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but would benefit from formalized policies and user-facing disclosures to align with GDPR and NIS2 requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible and comprehensive cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  2. Publish a detailed security policy and provide clear incident response contact information.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools for vulnerabilities and privacy compliance.
  5. Develop a long-term security strategy including vulnerability disclosure and data protection officer contact.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Abteilung Kultur, Präsidialdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Abteilung Kultur, Präsidialdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt
Description
Entdecken Sie die Vielfalt der Basler Museen von Sonderausstellungen bis Abendevents.
Key services
Museum information and promotion, Event and exhibition listings, Educational contacts, Visitor information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Leaflet.js
Frameworks
Vue.js, Nuxt.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government cultural platform for museums in Basel.
  2. Content is in German with multilingual support indicated.
  3. No forms detected in the HTML content.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided in the footer.
  5. Social media presence limited to Facebook.
  6. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found.
  7. Uses modern web technologies and frameworks.
  8. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework (Nuxt.js) with Vue.js, styled using Tailwind CSS, indicating a contemporary and maintainable tech stack. It uses Magnolia CMS as backend content source, suggesting enterprise-grade content management. Performance is moderate, with responsive design and accessibility features implemented. The site integrates analytics and tracking via Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity, which require privacy considerations. No major technical debt or outdated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and privacy controls to reduce risk and improve compliance.
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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