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Security report for sgkc-sscp.ch

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie · Healthcare · Switzerland

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie (SGKC) is a specialized medical society focused on pediatric surgery in Switzerland. It serves as a professional community for experts and practitioners, providing education, training, and collaborative opportunities. The website reflects a well-structured, professional organization with clear communication of its mission and activities, targeting medical professionals and members. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using modern themes and plugins, ensuring a good user experience and mobile responsiveness. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some advanced security headers and formal vulnerability disclosure policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or explicit GDPR compliance indicators. Overall, the site is trustworthy and serves its audience effectively, though improvements in security and privacy practices are recommended.

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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
48

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 · found on this site
  • 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 sgkc-sscp.ch, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

SGKC holds a strong position as the leading pediatric surgery society in Switzerland, operating as a non-profit entity focused on professional development and knowledge exchange. Its business model revolves around membership services, educational events, and specialist training. The organization targets pediatric surgeons and medical professionals, emphasizing quality and collaboration. The website supports these goals with relevant content and navigation. There is no indication of commercial activities or revenue streams beyond typical society functions. The absence of social media links suggests a focus on direct member engagement rather than broad marketing. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no related domains were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible critical vulnerabilities. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file indicate room for improvement. No incident response contacts or abuse emails are provided, which could delay response to security incidents. The site does not appear to use tracking or analytics that might raise privacy concerns. Overall, the security posture is sufficient for a non-commercial professional society but should be enhanced to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and clearly document GDPR compliance measures to enhance privacy compliance.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Regularly audit and update all WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate risks from outdated software.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie
Description
Die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie (SGKC) ist eine Fachgesellschaft, die sich der Förderung der Kinderchirurgie in der Schweiz widmet. Sie organisiert Fortbildungen, Kongresse und unterstützt den fachlichen Austausch unter Kinderchirurgen.
Key services
Facharztweiterbildung, Fortbildungskurse, Organisation von Kongressen, Mitgliederverwaltung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Swiper.js, FontAwesome
Frameworks
OceanWP theme, Elementor page builder
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional medical society site for pediatric surgery in Switzerland.
  2. Content is primarily in German with French alternate language links.
  3. No signs of malware, phishing, or suspicious activity.
  4. No cookie consent banner or explicit GDPR compliance mechanisms visible.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided in footer.
  7. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  8. Uses modern WordPress theme and plugins but lacks some security headers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the OceanWP theme and Elementor page builder, supported by jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements. The site loads a variety of CSS and JS assets from its own domain, indicating self-hosted resources. Performance is moderate with no obvious blocking scripts or heavy external dependencies. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design and viewport meta tags. Accessibility is basic but present, with skip links and ARIA labels for navigation and search. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags and canonical links but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the HTML content.
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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