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Security report for niwotron.ch

Niwotron AG · Retail · Switzerland

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Niwotron AG is a Swiss-based distributor specializing in consumer electronics, targeting resellers with a broad portfolio of exclusive brands and products. The company emphasizes fast and reliable delivery, catering primarily to the B2B market within Switzerland. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, providing detailed product information, catalogs, and support resources. Technically, the site uses a ColdFusion backend with modern frontend libraries such as jQuery, FlexSlider, and FontAwesome, delivering a moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. Security-wise, the site employs HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data but lacks advanced security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies, indicating room for compliance improvements. Overall, the website is trustworthy and well-positioned in its market segment but should enhance privacy compliance and security practices to align with best standards.

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

9 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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  • 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
75
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Niwotron AG operates as an essential entity in the retail sector, focusing on consumer electronics distribution to resellers. Its business model is B2B, leveraging exclusive brand partnerships and a comprehensive product catalog to maintain competitive advantage. The company maintains a medium-sized presence in Switzerland, supported by clear contact channels and professional marketing materials. The partnership ecosystem includes known brands and service providers, enhancing its market credibility. Growth indicators include frequent product updates and promotional campaigns. The company’s operations appear stable with a focus on reseller satisfaction and product availability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, highlights compliance gaps, particularly under GDPR and related regulations. The use of Google Analytics without visible consent mechanisms further impacts privacy compliance. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently link a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, HSTS) to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact information for security issues.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking technologies.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Niwotron AG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Niwotron AG
Description
Niwotron AG is a Swiss distributor specializing in consumer electronics, offering exclusive top brands and a wide selection for resellers with guaranteed fast and reliable delivery.
Key services
Distribution of consumer electronics, Product catalog and sales, Support and service for resellers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.1.4, Google Fonts (Rubik), FontAwesome, FlexSlider, SyntaxHighlighter, Lightbox, YAML CSS Framework
Frameworks
YAML CSS Framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich for a B2B electronics distributor.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies are found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with multiple channels.
  4. Use of HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries is observed.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data; potential improvement area.
  6. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
  7. Google Analytics is used for tracking with no visible cookie consent mechanism.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a ColdFusion platform, indicated by .cfm URLs, and uses a combination of frontend technologies including jQuery 2.1.4, FlexSlider for carousels, SyntaxHighlighter, and FontAwesome icons. The CSS framework YAML is used for layout and styling. Google Fonts provide typography. The site loads asynchronously Google Analytics scripts for tracking. Performance is moderate with some deferred script loading and asynchronous analytics. Mobile optimization is basic, with no explicit responsive meta tags detected in the provided content. Accessibility features are minimal but present. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but could benefit from modernization and enhanced mobile and SEO optimizations.
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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