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Security report for skpv.ch

Schweizerischer Katholischer Presseverein · Media · Switzerland

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Schweizerischer Katholischer Presseverein (SKPV) is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Catholic media work in Switzerland. With a history spanning over a century, the organization offers key services including a media kiosk, educational courses for church media professionals, a comprehensive media list, and a historical chronicle of Catholic media. The website reflects this mission with focused content and a consistent brand presence. Technically, the site is built on a modern WordPress platform using the Kadence theme and blocks, ensuring good mobile optimization and moderate performance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities, though security headers and incident response information are lacking. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no visible privacy or cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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. 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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
58
Average
52
After the cap
49

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 skpv.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

SKPV occupies a niche position in the Swiss Catholic media sector, serving media professionals and church organizations with specialized content and services. Its non-profit model focuses on education, archival work, and media promotion rather than commercial revenue. The organization's long history and clear mission provide competitive advantages in trust and authority. The website supports this by offering access to publications, courses, and historical data. There is no evidence of extensive marketing or analytics, indicating a focus on community service rather than commercial growth. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data provided.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly configured, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML. However, the absence of security headers and a security.txt file indicates room for improvement in defense-in-depth strategies. There is no public incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which could hinder rapid response to security events. Privacy compliance gaps, such as missing privacy and cookie policies, may expose the organization to regulatory risks under GDPR or Swiss data protection laws. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial site but should be enhanced to meet best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform and obtain user consent for tracking.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident response.
  5. Provide clear contact information including security and incident response contacts to enhance trust and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Schweizerischer Katholischer Presseverein
Description
Der Schweizerische Katholische Presseverein (SKPV) ist eine Organisation zur Förderung der katholischen Medienarbeit in der Schweiz. Er besteht seit 108 Jahren und ist kirchlich unabhängig. Er bietet vier Hauptdienstleistungen an: Kiosk mit Beiträgen aus katholischen Publikationen, Kurse zur Weiterbildung kirchlicher Medienschaffender, eine Medienliste der katholischen Medien der Schweiz und eine Chronik zur Pflege des historischen Gedächtnisses der katholischen Medienlandschaft.
Key services
Kiosk mit katholischen Publikationen, Weiterbildungskurse für kirchliche Medienschaffende, Medienliste katholischer Medien in der Schweiz, Chronik der katholischen Medienlandschaft
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Kadence Theme, Kadence Blocks, Kadence Pro, Google Fonts (Inter)
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern WordPress version

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in German with some French and Italian references, consistent with Swiss multilingual context.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or linked menus.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  5. Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Kadence theme and blocks.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  8. Website content is focused on non-profit Catholic media promotion and education.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  10. No incident response or security contact information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with the Kadence theme and Kadence Blocks plugin, indicating a modern and flexible CMS infrastructure. Google Fonts (Inter) are used for typography. The site appears mobile-optimized with responsive design elements. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but no advanced performance optimizations detected. Accessibility features are basic, with some semantic HTML and skip links present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected in the provided HTML, suggesting minimal user tracking. Hosting provider details are not discernible 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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