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SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern · Education · Switzerland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern is a well-established Swiss educational institution specializing in practical and academic hospitality management training since 1909. The institution offers a range of degree programmes, training, consulting services, and international educational projects, targeting students and professionals in the hospitality and gastronomy sectors. The website reflects a strong market position with multiple accreditations and memberships, reinforcing its credibility and reputation in the education sector. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Pimcore CMS, UKit framework, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices, accessible, and performs moderately well. Security best practices such as HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, although a dedicated security policy and incident response information are not publicly available. The security posture is solid with no detected vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is robust, featuring a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner aligned with GDPR requirements. The website maintains high professionalism and trustworthiness, supported by clear contact information and social media presence. Overall, SHL's digital presence is mature and secure, supporting its business objectives effectively. Strategic improvements could include publishing explicit security policies and incident response contacts to enhance transparency and trust further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

6 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
58

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

SHL operates in the education sector with a focus on hospitality management, leveraging the renowned Swiss dual education system. Its business model combines degree programmes, professional training, consulting, and international collaborations. The institution targets students aspiring to careers in hospitality and companies seeking to enhance their teams' hospitality skills. The website's content and structure indicate a medium-sized organization with a strong brand and consistent messaging. Partnerships with recognized certification bodies and tourism organizations strengthen its market position. The digital ecosystem integrates marketing and analytics tools to support growth and engagement. No direct revenue streams are visible on the site, consistent with an educational institution model reliant on tuition and consulting fees.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and appropriate security headers implied by nonce usage in inline scripts and styles. Cookie consent mechanisms comply with GDPR, and no sensitive data leakage is observed in the HTML content. The use of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics is transparent and consent-based. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information represents a compliance gap. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries are detected from the provided content. Recommendations include publishing a security policy, incident response procedures, and a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures and improve security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and controls.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to support responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and libraries for security vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by detailing data retention policies and user rights in privacy documentation.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern
Description
SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern is a practical training institution for hotel management that opens the door to success-oriented students in the national and international hotel and gastronomy sector.
Key services
Hospitality degree programmes, Trainings and consulting, Educational consulting projects worldwide, SVEB certificate courses
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Pimcore, UKit framework, Typekit fonts
Frameworks
UKit
Platforms
Pimcore CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Transparency
good

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. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy mechanisms are implemented.
  3. Clear contact information including phone, email, and physical address is provided.
  4. Multiple accreditations and memberships enhance trustworthiness.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. No security or content blocking detected.
  7. No adult or questionable content present.
  8. Google services used for analytics and marketing with proper consent.
  9. No visible security policy or incident response page found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Pimcore CMS platform using the UKit front-end framework and integrates Adobe Typekit fonts for typography. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing, with cookies categorized for required, statistics, and marketing purposes. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a clear navigation structure and multilingual support. Performance is moderate, with deferred JavaScript loading and preconnect hints to improve speed. No hosting provider details are explicitly found. The technical implementation is modern and aligns with best practices, though opportunities exist to enhance performance and security 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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