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Security report for zug.ch

Kanton Zug / Stadt Zug · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.zug.ch serves as the official online portal for the canton and city of Zug in Switzerland, providing a wide range of government-related information and public services. It targets residents, businesses, and visitors by offering access to political bodies, administrative departments, education, health, social services, tax information, and more. The portal links extensively to official canton and city subdomains, reinforcing its role as a trusted government resource. Technically, the site employs established JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and jQuery UI to deliver interactive features like accordions and carousels. The use of HTTPS ensures secure communication, and the site appears to be mobile-optimized with responsive CSS stylesheets. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, as well as missing security headers, indicates areas for improvement in compliance and security hardening. From a security perspective, the site shows no signs of WAF blocking or security challenges, and no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The WHOIS data aligns well with the official government entity, confirming the domain's legitimacy and trustworthiness. Nonetheless, the lack of published privacy and cookie policies and incident response contacts reduces the overall privacy compliance score. Overall, www.zug.ch is a credible and professional government portal with good content quality and technical implementation. Strategic enhancements in privacy compliance and security headers would further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

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

7 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
30
Email security
55
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
60

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

The portal positions itself as the authoritative digital gateway for the canton and city of Zug, Switzerland. Its business model is centered on providing public sector services and information rather than commercial revenue generation. The site supports a broad spectrum of government functions including legislative, administrative, social, educational, and financial services. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive coverage of local government needs. The target audience includes local residents, businesses, and visitors seeking official information or e-government services. The portal's ecosystem includes related canton and city websites, indicating a well-integrated government digital presence. Growth indicators include the breadth of services and continuous updates to content sections. Strategic partnerships appear limited to official government entities, reflecting the site's public sector nature.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others suggests room for improvement in defense-in-depth strategies. No incident response or security contact information is published, which could hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security incidents. Compliance gaps include missing privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR and other data protection regulations. The site does not appear to use tracking or analytics services that could raise privacy concerns. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational portal but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and designate an incident response contact or team.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and reach.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kanton Zug / Stadt Zug
Description
Official portal providing comprehensive information and services related to the canton and city of Zug, Switzerland. It offers access to government departments, public services, political bodies, education, health, social services, taxes, and more.
Key services
Government information, Public services access, Online forms and applications, Political and administrative information, Education and social services, Tax and finance information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Search.ch Map API, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
jQuery UI Accordion
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible sensitive data exposure
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

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. Official government website for canton and city of Zug, Switzerland.
  2. Comprehensive portal with detailed sections on government, services, education, health, and taxes.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found on the main page content.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery and jQuery UI.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No security headers information available from provided data.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. External links mostly point to official canton and city subdomains or trusted Swiss domains.
  10. Content is in German language targeting local residents and stakeholders.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional web technology stack centered around jQuery and jQuery UI for interactive UI components such as accordions and carousels. It integrates external APIs like map.search.ch for mapping services. The site employs responsive CSS stylesheets targeting smartphones, tablets, and retina displays, indicating attention to mobile optimization. The HTML structure is well-organized with semantic elements and ARIA roles for accordions, supporting accessibility. However, no modern CMS or advanced frameworks were detected, suggesting a legacy or custom-built platform. Performance is moderate, with multiple JavaScript files and CSS dependencies. There is an opportunity to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance SEO and accessibility compliance.
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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