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Security report for sip-baselarea.com

Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area AG · Healthcare · Switzerland

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area AG operates a comprehensive innovation hub and coworking space platform focused on healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors in Switzerland. The company provides flexible workspace solutions including ready-made offices, coworking spaces, lab spaces, and customizable workspaces tailored to startups, SMEs, and research institutions. Positioned as a key player in the Basel Area innovation ecosystem, it supports collaboration and growth through community building and event hosting. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and tracking tools, but lacks a valid SSL certificate, which significantly impacts its security posture. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and cookie consent mechanisms. The site is professionally designed with excellent content quality and user experience, though performance data is limited. Security weaknesses include missing HTTPS, HSTS, DMARC, DNSSEC, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which should be prioritized to improve trust and compliance. Overall, the business demonstrates strong market positioning and digital maturity but requires urgent security enhancements to protect user data and maintain credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
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

The company targets innovation-driven startups and companies in biotech, medtech, digital health, and industrial transformation, offering flexible and scalable workspace solutions. Its business model revolves around leasing office and lab spaces with community and innovation support services. The partnership ecosystem includes regional innovation networks and corporate campuses like Novartis. The website reflects a mature digital presence with SEO optimization and marketing tools, indicating active engagement with its audience. Growth indicators include multiple campus sites and a large resident community. The company leverages social media and event marketing to strengthen its brand and attract tenants. Strategic observations suggest a focus on expanding workspace offerings and enhancing community collaboration to maintain competitive advantage in the Swiss innovation landscape.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a low security maturity level due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. The lack of HSTS, DMARC, DNSSEC, and CAA records further weakens the domain's security posture. No incident response or security policy pages are found, indicating limited transparency on security governance. However, no known vulnerabilities or malware are detected in the site content. The presence of cookie consent and privacy policies shows awareness of compliance requirements. To improve, the organization should prioritize SSL deployment, implement email and DNS security standards, and publish clear security policies and incident response contacts. These steps will mitigate risks, enhance user trust, and align with GDPR and industry best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Implement DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records to secure email delivery and prevent spoofing.
  4. Deploy DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent cache poisoning attacks.
  5. Add CAA DNS records to restrict certificate issuance to authorized CAs.
  6. Publish a security policy and incident response page including contact channels for security issues.
  7. Review and add missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  8. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  9. Enhance accessibility features and performance monitoring to improve user experience.
  10. Maintain transparency on data retention policies and update privacy notices accordingly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area AG
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Apache server by Hostpoint AG and built on WordPress CMS with multiple plugins including Yoast SEO Premium and Modern Events Calendar Lite. It uses JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for sliders, Plyr.js for media playback, Alpine.js for UI interactions, and integrates Hotjar and Google Tag Manager for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site employs cookie consent via Cookie Script. Despite rich multimedia content and responsive design, the site lacks HTTPS due to missing or invalid SSL certificate, which impacts performance and security. DNS records show no DNSSEC or CAA configuration. The site structure is well organized with comprehensive metadata, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data for SEO and social sharing. Performance metrics are not available, indicating potential slow loading. The technical stack is modern but requires security hardening and performance optimization.
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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