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Security report for swiss-sailing.ch

Swiss Sailing · Other · Switzerland

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

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Swiss Sailing is the official Swiss national association dedicated to sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, and wingfoiling. It serves as the governing body for these sports in Switzerland, providing event organization, training programs, and athlete development. The website reflects a well-established organization with a clear focus on both recreational and competitive sailing communities. It maintains strong partnerships with recognized insurers and sport promotion entities, and is affiliated with international sailing bodies such as World Sailing and Swiss Olympic. The target audience includes sailing clubs, athletes, officials, and enthusiasts across Switzerland. Technically, the website is built on the Neos CMS platform using the Flow PHP framework, incorporating modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager for analytics and Google Fonts for typography. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and SEO friendly, with a clear navigation structure and professional design. Performance is moderate, with no major technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, it lacks publicly available formal security policies and incident response contacts. No security headers were detected in the provided data, suggesting room for improvement in hardening the site against common web threats. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Overall, Swiss Sailing presents a trustworthy and professional online presence with strong business credibility and compliance posture. Strategic recommendations include publishing a formal security policy, enhancing security headers, and providing incident response contact information to improve transparency and security readiness.

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

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 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
85
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

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

Swiss Sailing holds a strong market position as the national governing body for sailing sports in Switzerland. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on member services, event management, and athlete development. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, sponsorships, and partnerships with insurance and sport promotion organizations. The organization targets sailing clubs, athletes, trainers, and officials, with a comprehensive ecosystem including youth and elite programs. The website's partnership ecosystem includes major insurers (Aon, Allianz), sport funding bodies (Swisslos, Sporthilfe), and international sailing federations, indicating a well-integrated operational model. Growth indicators include active event calendars and youth initiatives. The digital presence supports community engagement and service delivery effectively.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture. HTTPS is enforced, and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism is implemented. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the site's defense-in-depth. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which are important for transparency and readiness. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager is standard but requires ongoing monitoring. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could benefit from enhanced security controls and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing dedicated security contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  5. Maintain and document data retention policies and privacy compliance measures.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Swiss Sailing
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Swiss Sailing
Description
Swiss Sailing is the national association for sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, and wingfoiling in Switzerland. It organizes events, training, and supports competitive and recreational sailing activities.
Key services
Event organization and regatta calendar, Training and certification for sailors and officials, Club and class finder services, Youth and elite athlete development, Communication and news dissemination
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
PHP, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, Slick Carousel, AOS (Animate On Scroll)
Frameworks
Neos CMS, Flow PHP Framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German with French alternative.
  3. Strong presence of official sports association branding and partnerships.
  4. Comprehensive navigation structure covering all aspects of sailing activities.
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and clearly presented.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content or domains.
  7. Use of modern CMS (Neos) and frameworks with good SEO and accessibility.
  8. Contact information is complete and verified with structured data.
  9. No explicit security policy or incident response info publicly available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Neos CMS platform with the Flow PHP framework, indicating a modern and flexible infrastructure. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and Google Fonts for typography, enhancing user experience and tracking capabilities. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with no critical technical debt observed. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and possibly optimize loading times further. The technical stack supports scalability and maintainability for the organization's needs.
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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