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Security report for swa-asa.ch

Schweizer Werbe-Auftraggeberverband · Media · Switzerland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Schweizer Werbe-Auftraggeberverband (SWA) is a Swiss association representing the interests of advertising clients vis-à-vis government bodies, the advertising industry, and media. The website reflects a professional and focused organization targeting members within the Swiss advertising and media sectors. The digital infrastructure is based on the Weblication® CMS platform, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity with a clean, responsive design. However, the site lacks critical privacy and cookie policies, which are essential for GDPR compliance and user trust. Security posture is moderate with no visible security headers or incident response information, suggesting room for improvement in security best practices. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced compliance and security measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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 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

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

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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
80
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
100%

2 subdomains affected

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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

SWA operates as a niche association within the Swiss media and advertising industry, focusing on advocacy and consensus building. Its business model revolves around member representation rather than commercial sales. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site may indicate a preference for controlled communication channels. The organization appears to maintain a consistent brand and professional presence, but limited digital marketing or analytics tools are evident, suggesting a conservative digital strategy. The association's market position is stable within Switzerland, serving a specialized audience of advertising clients and media stakeholders.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a basic security posture. HTTPS usage is assumed but not explicitly confirmed in the provided data. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or X-Content-Type-Options were detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The site does not appear to use tracking or analytics scripts that could introduce privacy risks. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with significant opportunities for enhancement.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add and configure security headers to improve protection against common web attacks.
  3. Verify and enforce HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS configurations.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for user trust and support.
  5. Establish an incident response page or contact channel to handle security issues transparently.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Schweizer Werbe-Auftraggeberverband
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Schweizer Werbe-Auftraggeberverband
Description
Der Verband vertritt die Interessen seiner Mitglieder sowohl gegenüber den staatlichen Organen als auch gegenüber der Werbewirtschaft und den Medien. Der Verband sucht dabei grundsätzlich den vernünftigen Konsens, mit dem alle Wirtschaftsteilnehmer leben und wachsen können.
Key services
interest representation, consensus building between government, advertising industry and media
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Weblication® CMS, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

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 professionally designed and uses a commercial CMS (Weblication®).
  2. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers, only physical address in Zurich.
  4. No security headers detected in provided data; SSL status unknown.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in provided HTML snippet.
  6. No social media links found in the provided content.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  8. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. Content is in German language targeting Swiss advertising clients.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Weblication® CMS platform, utilizing standard HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript technologies. The design is responsive and optimized for mobile devices, providing a good user experience. However, the site lacks advanced technical features such as structured data (JSON-LD), Open Graph tags, or modern SEO enhancements. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of optimization or caching strategies. Accessibility features are basic, with scope for improvement to meet WCAG standards. The absence of analytics or marketing tools suggests limited digital tracking and data collection. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and accessibility practices.
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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