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Security report for wetzikon.ch

Stadt Wetzikon · Government · Switzerland

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website www.wetzikon.ch is the official municipal portal for the city of Wetzikon in the Zürcher Oberland region of Switzerland. It provides comprehensive information about the city, including tourism, culture, events, and local services. The site targets residents, visitors, and local businesses, serving as a central information hub. The business model is that of a government municipal service, with a medium-sized scope and a focus on public service and community engagement. Technically, the website is built using the Weblication® CMS platform, indicating a professional and structured content management approach. The site uses modern web technologies including Font Awesome icons and JavaScript, and it is optimized for mobile devices with good accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and technical optimizations. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a strict referrer policy, but lacks several important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy, nor any incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which are areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected in the provided data. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, with a strong business credibility score. However, it would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, improved security headers, and explicit policies to better align with GDPR and modern security best practices. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, adding security headers, and publishing incident response contacts to improve transparency and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
76

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

Wetzikon's official website positions the city as a key regional hub in the Zürcher Oberland, focusing on tourism, culture, and community services. The site supports local economic development by promoting events and local businesses. The government-operated portal ensures reliable and authoritative information, which strengthens community trust. The absence of commercial advertising and tracking indicates a focus on public service rather than monetization. The partnership with Weblication® CMS provider suggests a stable technology ecosystem. Growth indicators include active event promotion and cultural engagement, which may attract visitors and new residents. The website's clear branding and consistent messaging reinforce its role as a trusted municipal resource.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and a strict referrer policy. However, the lack of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth capabilities. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found, which is positive. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response information, indicates gaps in compliance and transparency. The site does not appear to use tracking or analytics services that could introduce privacy risks. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be significantly improved by adopting recommended headers and publishing clear privacy and security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance security posture.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits to identify and remediate any potential vulnerabilities or outdated components.
  5. Enhance website performance and accessibility to improve user experience and SEO rankings.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stadt Wetzikon
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Wetzikon
Description
Official city website providing information about Wetzikon, a city in the Zürcher Oberland region of Switzerland. It serves as a starting point for discovering the city, its culture, events, tourism, and local services.
Key services
City information, Tourism, Events, Local culture and history, Public services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Weblication® CMS, Font Awesome 6 Pro, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Strict referrer policy (strict-origin-when-cross-origin)

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 an official municipal site for Wetzikon, Switzerland
  2. Content is in German language
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet
  5. Uses Weblication® CMS, a professional CMS solution
  6. No signs of advertising or tracking services detected
  7. Good mobile and accessibility features observed
  8. No security headers detected in the provided data; opportunity for improvement
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Weblication® CMS, a professional content management system, which provides a structured and maintainable platform. The use of modern fonts (FiraSans) and Font Awesome icons indicates attention to design and usability. The site includes responsive design elements and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with some large CSS and JavaScript assets that could be optimized. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. The site lacks advanced analytics or marketing tools, which aligns with its government service nature. Hosting provider details were not explicitly found, but the domain uses HTTPS with a valid certificate. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations.
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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