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Security report for suffp.swiss

Scuola universitaria federale per la formazione professionale SUFFP · Education · Switzerland

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.suffp.swiss represents the Scuola universitaria federale per la formazione professionale SUFFP, a Swiss federal institution specializing in vocational education and training. It serves as a national center of expertise offering bachelor and master degree programs, professional school teaching, continuing education, research, and international cooperation. The site targets students, educators, and professionals involved in vocational education. The business model is that of a public educational institution with a strong national presence in Switzerland's education sector. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies including SVG graphics and Matomo analytics for user tracking. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly with structured navigation and multilingual support. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration and employs basic bot protection. However, it lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is privacy protected by the Swiss Registry, which is typical for government-related domains, and no suspicious patterns were found. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, but could improve privacy compliance and security posture by adding explicit policies and security headers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

4 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 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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube

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

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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
55
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
75

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

SUFFP holds a strong market position as the Swiss federal center for vocational education expertise. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive educational offerings, and active research and international collaboration. The institution's revenue streams are likely public funding and tuition fees for continuing education. The target customers include vocational students, educators, and training professionals. Growth indicators include ongoing projects, hackathons, and international partnerships. The partnership ecosystem includes Swiss and international educational bodies. The website reflects a mature operation with consistent branding and professional content.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate to good. HTTPS is enforced with strong SSL, and no sensitive data leaks were observed. The absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are visible, which could hinder rapid response to security issues. GDPR compliance indicators are minimal due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The use of Matomo analytics suggests some privacy-conscious tracking. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with room for improvement in transparency and policy publication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and general inquiries to improve trust and incident response readiness.
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  5. Optimize website performance and accessibility further to enhance user experience and SEO.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scuola universitaria federale per la formazione professionale SUFFP
Description
La Scuola universitaria federale per la formazione professionale SUFFP è il centro di expertise svizzero per la formazione professionale.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs in vocational education, Professional schools teaching, Continuing education and professional development, Research in vocational education, International cooperation and consultancy
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, SVG images, JavaScript, CSS3
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of noscript tag for bot protection
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Tag Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Swiss federal vocational education institution site with comprehensive content in Italian.
  2. No WHOIS registrant data publicly available due to privacy restrictions by Swiss Registry.
  3. Site uses Drupal 10 CMS and Matomo analytics for tracking.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided content.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML snippet provided.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Website is well structured with clear navigation and multilingual support.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. HTTPS is enforced with good SSL configuration.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and secure content management system. It employs Matomo for analytics, which is privacy-friendly compared to other analytics platforms. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed and resource optimization. The absence of visible security headers and explicit privacy/cookie policies indicates some technical debt in security and compliance areas. The infrastructure appears stable and professionally managed, suitable for a federal educational institution.
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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