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Security report for zofingen.ch

Stadt Zofingen · Government · Switzerland

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Stadt Zofingen operates as the official municipal government website for the city of Zofingen, Switzerland. It serves as a comprehensive portal providing residents and visitors with information on political structures, administrative services, education, culture, tourism, and community events. The site positions itself as a regional center blending tradition with modern development, offering a broad range of public services and cultural activities. Its target audience includes local citizens, businesses, and regional stakeholders. The business model is typical of a government entity focused on public service delivery and community engagement. Technically, the website is built on the GOViS eGovernment CMS platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Swiper, Flickity, and Magnific Popup. It employs Matomo for analytics, ensuring privacy-conscious tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, with a clean and professional design. Hosting and development credits point to backslash AG, a Swiss web agency specializing in government digital solutions. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure cookies for analytics. It includes a robust cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR, providing users control over data collection. However, explicit security headers like Content Security Policy and X-Frame-Options are not visibly implemented, and no public security policy or incident response contacts are published. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, Stadt Zofingen's website is a trustworthy, well-maintained government portal with strong privacy compliance and a solid technical foundation. Strategic improvements could include enhancing security headers and publishing formal security policies to further strengthen trust and resilience.

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

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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  3. 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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 29 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
52
Security headers
75
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
77

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

Stadt Zofingen holds a strong regional position as a municipal government entity, providing essential public services and fostering cultural and economic development. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive digital presence, integrating administrative functions, community engagement, and tourism promotion. Revenue streams are typical of government funding, with no commercial sales evident. The target customer segments are residents, local businesses, and visitors. Growth indicators include active project updates and event promotion. The partnership ecosystem includes regional organizations and canton-level entities, enhancing service delivery and regional cooperation. Operationally, the city leverages specialized eGovernment CMS technology and maintains a consistent brand image, supporting its public service mandate effectively.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and a privacy-focused analytics setup via Matomo. The cookie consent mechanism is comprehensive and user-friendly, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a moderate gap. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which could hinder rapid response to security events. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. Overall, the site maintains a secure environment appropriate for a government portal but would benefit from enhanced header policies and published security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  2. Add X-Frame-Options and X-XSS-Protection headers to improve browser security defenses.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and preparedness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance user education on privacy and security through visible notices or dedicated sections on the website.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Zofingen
Description
Die Stadt Zofingen verbindet als regionales Zentrum gelebte Traditionen mit dynamischer Entwicklung. Mit der einmaligen Altstadt, dem breiten Angebot an Kultur, Freizeit und Sport und zahlreichen Grünräumen bietet Zofingen Lebensqualität.
Key services
Political information and administration, Public services (e.g., building permits, social services), Education and culture, Tourism and events, Economic development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Swiper 12.0.2, Flickity 2.3.0, Magnific Popup 1.1.0, Font Awesome 4.7.0, GOViS CMS
Frameworks
GOViS eGovernment CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies in analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal government website for Stadt Zofingen, Switzerland.
  2. Comprehensive and well-structured content covering politics, administration, education, culture, and public services.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie compliance with clear user consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CMS specialized for eGovernment.
  5. Clear contact information including physical address and phone links.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  8. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  9. No visible security policy or incident response contact published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the GOViS eGovernment CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.7.1, Swiper 12.0.2, Flickity 2.3.0, and Magnific Popup 1.1.0. Font Awesome 4.7.0 is used for iconography. The site uses Matomo analytics hosted on a dedicated subdomain, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading of images and deferred script loading. The technical stack is well-suited for a government portal, though opportunities exist to improve security headers and optimize performance further. Hosting appears to be managed by backslash AG, a Swiss agency specializing in government digital services.
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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