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Security report for rts.ch

Radio Télévision Suisse · Media · Switzerland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) is the leading Swiss francophone public broadcaster providing a comprehensive range of media services including radio, television, streaming, news, sports, and podcasts. The website serves a broad French-speaking audience in Switzerland and beyond, offering rich multimedia content and up-to-date information. The platform is professionally designed with excellent content quality and consistent branding, reflecting its position as a trusted public media entity. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript frameworks, UserCentrics for consent management, and advanced analytics tools like Snowplow and Chartbeat. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, ensuring a positive user experience across devices. The use of HTTPS and security headers indicates a strong security posture, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not prominently published. From a security and compliance perspective, RTS demonstrates good GDPR compliance with clear privacy and cookie policies and active consent mechanisms. The domain registration details align with the organization's identity, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected in the analysis. Overall, RTS.ch is a high-quality, secure, and compliant media website with a strong reputation and technical maturity. Strategic improvements could include publishing detailed security policies and vulnerability disclosure information to further enhance transparency and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 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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  • 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
80
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
69

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

RTS operates as a public media broadcaster in Switzerland, targeting the French-speaking population with a diverse portfolio of radio and television channels, streaming services, and digital content. Its business model is primarily public service broadcasting, likely funded by government and public funds. RTS holds a strong market position as a trusted source of news and entertainment in the Swiss francophone market. The website integrates partnerships with charitable organizations and expert networks, indicating a broad ecosystem engagement. The content strategy focuses on news, culture, sports, and educational programming, catering to a wide demographic. RTS's digital presence is robust, leveraging modern analytics and consent management to optimize user engagement and comply with privacy regulations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and consent-based tracking mechanisms. The use of UserCentrics CMP ensures GDPR-compliant cookie management. Analytics and media tracking are implemented with user consent, minimizing privacy risks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. However, the absence of a publicly available security policy or incident response contact information represents a gap in transparency and readiness. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file. Overall, RTS maintains good security hygiene but could improve by formalizing and publishing its security governance and incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security practices and incident response procedures.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance transparency on data retention and processing practices related to analytics and user data.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Provide clear and accessible contact channels for security incidents and abuse reports.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Radio Télévision Suisse
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Radio Télévision Suisse
Description
Le site de la Radio Télévision Suisse francophone RTS 1, RTS 2, RTS Première, RTS Espace 2, RTS Couleur 3 et RTS Option Musique | Accédez à toutes vos émissions radio et TV, informez-vous grâce à nos portails d'information et de sport, participez à nos concours et consultez nos programmes TV et radio.
Key services
Radio broadcasting, Television broadcasting, Streaming services, News portals, Sports coverage, Podcasts
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, UserCentrics CMP, Snowplow Analytics (boreas), Chartbeat, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
Custom RTS frameworks, Snowplow tracking framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for tracking
  • Activity and media tracking with user consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Snowplow Analytics, Chartbeat
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
UserCentrics, Snowplow Analytics, Chartbeat
Marketing tools
UserCentrics Consent Management, Snowplow Analytics, Chartbeat
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a major Swiss public broadcaster portal with rich media content.
  2. Strong compliance with GDPR and cookie consent regulations.
  3. Use of modern tracking and analytics with user consent.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. Good technical implementation and user experience.
  6. Lack of explicit security policy and incident response contacts.
Technical notes

Notes

RTS.ch is built on a modern web technology stack including JavaScript, jQuery, and custom RTS frameworks. It integrates third-party services such as UserCentrics for consent management and Snowplow and Chartbeat for analytics. The site uses responsive design techniques and preloads fonts and stylesheets for performance optimization. The presence of structured data (JSON-LD) enhances SEO and content discoverability. While the hosting provider is not explicitly identified, the use of Akamai CDN for some scripts suggests a robust content delivery infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Opportunities exist to further modernize by adopting newer JavaScript frameworks and improving hosting transparency.
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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