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Security report for vereinuptown.ch

Uptown – Verein für Musik, Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft · Non-profit · Switzerland

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Uptown is a small non-profit association based in Basel, Switzerland, focused on promoting music, art, culture, and society. Founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, it aims to strengthen cultural infrastructure and support cultural creators in the Basel region, particularly around the Kaschemme venue. The website is built on WordPress and presents a professional design with clear navigation and relevant content about projects, support, and partners. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies but lacks some advanced security headers and privacy compliance features. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing security policies and headers. No forms or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal data collection and user tracking. Overall, the site is trustworthy and serves its community purpose well but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security measures.

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

5 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 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 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
95
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
78

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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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

The association operates in the cultural non-profit sector, targeting local cultural creators and supporters. Its business model relies on donations and volunteer management, with visible bank details and QR codes for support. The organization has a clear regional focus on Basel and collaborates with partners such as Kaschemme and Basler Kantonalbank. The website content and structure reflect a stable and consistent brand identity. Growth indicators include ongoing projects and community engagement. The lack of commercial advertising or analytics suggests a focus on community service rather than monetization.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a critical security baseline. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy pages are present, limiting transparency on security practices. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The absence of forms reduces attack surface but also limits user interaction. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be significantly improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Create an incident response and vulnerability disclosure page or security.txt file to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding minimal analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to understand user engagement while maintaining privacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Uptown – Verein für Musik, Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft
Description
Uptown is a non-profit association founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic by Daniel Henke and Marco Schmutz. Its purpose is to strengthen cultural promotion around the Kaschemme venue, better network cultural creators in the Basel region, and provide professional infrastructure for the next five to ten years. Key activities include securing cultural infrastructure, youth promotion, and supporting cultural offerings in Basel-Stadt.
Key services
Cultural infrastructure security, Youth promotion, Support of cultural programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, jQuery 3.7.1, PHP (implied by WordPress), CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed WordPress site for a small non-profit cultural association.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No security headers detected; security posture can be improved.
  4. No forms detected that collect user data.
  5. Contact information is limited to email and physical address; no phone numbers or social media links found.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  7. Content is in German and focused on cultural projects and support.
  8. No advertising or marketing tools detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with jQuery 3.7.1 and standard web technologies (HTML5, CSS3). The site loads scripts and stylesheets efficiently and is mobile optimized with responsive design. Performance is moderate with no obvious blocking resources. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA landmarks and better semantic markup. SEO is basic with meta tags and canonical links but lacks structured data like JSON-LD for enhanced search presence. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. No CDN or advanced caching mechanisms detected. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small non-profit but has room for modernization and 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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