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SIB Schweizerisches Institut für Betriebsökonomie · Education · Switzerland

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

SIB Schweizerisches Institut für Betriebsökonomie is a Swiss higher education institution specializing in business administration and related diploma and postgraduate courses. It operates multiple campuses in Zürich, Winterthur, and Bern, targeting students and professionals seeking advanced business education. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive course offerings and clear contact information. Technically, the site leverages modern marketing and analytics tools including HubSpot CMS, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag, ensuring effective user engagement and data collection. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement, reCAPTCHA integration, and error tracking via Sentry, though explicit security headers and a public security policy are absent. Privacy compliance is strong, featuring a detailed privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-optimized for its educational mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

3 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 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 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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  • Exposed services
  • 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
95
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
78

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

The institution holds a strong market position in Swiss business education, offering diploma programs such as Betriebswirtschafter/in HF and Marketingmanager/in HF, alongside various postgraduate and preparatory courses. Its business model focuses on tuition-based education services with additional offerings like room rentals. The presence of multiple physical locations and active social media channels indicates a well-established brand with regional reach. The use of HubSpot and other marketing tools suggests a strategic approach to student recruitment and engagement. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, indicating an independent operation. The website content and structure support a high level of professionalism and trust, appealing to its target audience of students and business professionals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and integration of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from abuse. The use of Sentry for error monitoring indicates proactive incident detection. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an educational website but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing relevant policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to avoid introducing vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance privacy disclosures by detailing data retention policies and user rights in the privacy policy.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SIB Schweizerisches Institut für Betriebsökonomie
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIB Schweizerisches Institut für Betriebsökonomie
Description
Studieren Sie am SIB und starten Sie durch. Die höhere Fachschule für Betriebswirtschaft hat auch einen passenden Studiengang für Ihre Zukunft.
Key services
Diploma courses in Betriebswirtschafter/in HF and Marketingmanager/in HF, Nachdiplomstudien (postgraduate diploma studies), Vorkurse (preparatory courses), Seminare (seminars), Room rentals
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, HubSpot Forms, Modernizr, RavenJS (Sentry error tracking), reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
HubSpot CMS
Platforms
HubSpot
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Error tracking with Sentry
  • Cookie consent banner for GDPR compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics, Crazy Egg
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
HubSpot Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Google Ads, Crazy Egg
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
HubSpot Marketing, Crazy Egg
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. Multiple physical locations with clear contact information
  3. Strong compliance with GDPR and cookie consent requirements
  4. Use of modern marketing and analytics tools
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  6. No security policy or incident response information publicly available
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on HubSpot CMS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries and marketing technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Crazy Egg for heatmaps and user behavior analysis. The site loads multiple deferred scripts to optimize performance and includes mobile-optimized video content. Accessibility and SEO are well addressed with proper meta tags, language attributes, and responsive design. The presence of reCAPTCHA protects forms from spam. Performance is moderate, with opportunities to optimize script loading and caching. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly educational platform.
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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