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Security report for museum-gestaltung.ch

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich · Education · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is a leading Swiss museum specializing in design and visual communication, operating across three locations in Zurich. It is affiliated with the Zurich University of the Arts and supported by prominent cultural and corporate entities. The museum offers exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and an online shop, targeting a broad audience including groups, schools, families, and accessible audiences. The website reflects a mature digital presence with modern technologies such as Nuxt.js and Vue.js, and integrates Matomo analytics for user tracking. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and security headers implemented, though there is room for improvement in privacy compliance with the addition of cookie consent mechanisms and explicit security policies. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-optimized for performance and accessibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. 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';…

  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

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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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
12
Employees
0
Customers
12
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
8%

1 subdomain 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

The museum holds a strong market position as Switzerland's premier design museum, leveraging its affiliation with a major arts university and support from federal cultural bodies and corporate sponsors. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on cultural education and public engagement through exhibitions and programs. The museum's digital ecosystem includes an e-commerce platform for publications and editions, enhancing revenue streams. The target customer segments are diverse, spanning from children to adults, including specialized groups such as schools and accessible audiences. The museum maintains a robust partnership ecosystem with cultural and corporate entities, reinforcing its credibility and reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of modern frameworks and secure external linking practices further enhance security. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and preparedness perception. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were detected in the content or scripts. Compliance with GDPR is partially evident through privacy policy presence but lacks explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be enhanced by formalizing incident response and vulnerability disclosure processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to ensure compliance with EU cookie regulations.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with clear contact information.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing data retention policies and user rights in accessible formats.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Description
Leading Swiss museum for design and visual communication with three locations in Zurich.
Key services
Exhibitions, Educational programs, Publications and editions, Online shop, Event hosting and room rental
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Nuxt.js, Vue.js, Matomo Analytics, Video.js
Frameworks
Vue.js, Nuxt.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers
  • Secure external links with rel="noopener noreferrer"

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
CleverReach (newsletter)
Transparency
basic

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. Content is rich and relevant to the museum's mission.
  3. Multiple language options available (English, German, French, Italian).
  4. Strong social media presence across major platforms.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  6. No visible cookie consent mechanism despite EU presence.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Nuxt.js and Vue.js, providing a fast, responsive, and accessible user experience. The CMS appears to be Drupal, supporting structured content management. Performance is optimized with responsive images, preloading, and efficient script loading. Accessibility features such as ARIA labels and keyboard navigation aids are present. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, canonical links, and multilingual support. Hosting details are not explicit but the site uses secure HTTPS connections and external analytics hosted on trusted domains. Technical risks are minimal, with opportunities to improve privacy compliance and formalize security documentation.
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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