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Security report for bauhaus4.eu

Bauhaus Universität Weimar · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bauhaus4EU is a European University Alliance hosted by Bauhaus Universität Weimar, offering a broad range of interdisciplinary courses and academic activities across ten European universities. The alliance focuses on innovative education in sustainability, digital transformation, culture, and leadership, targeting students, academics, and university staff. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS and uses modern web technologies to provide a rich user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced but lacks some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The domain WHOIS data is privacy protected under EURid policy, which is typical for .eu domains and does not indicate suspicious activity. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and well-positioned as an educational alliance platform.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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"

  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

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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
57
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
62

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention bauhaus4.eu, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 alliance operates as a collaborative educational network funded by the European Union, providing blended intensive programmes, staff weeks, and joint degree opportunities. Its market position is strong within the European higher education sector, leveraging partnerships with reputable universities. The business model centers on academic collaboration and student mobility, with revenue likely derived from EU funding and member contributions. The target audience includes students, academics, and regional partners interested in cross-border education. The website demonstrates consistent branding and trust signals such as official university email contacts and EU funding disclosures.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses Matomo analytics with cookies disabled, indicating privacy awareness. However, it lacks explicit security headers like Content Security Policy and HSTS, which could improve protection against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which is a gap in security transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced with additional best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  3. Publish a security policy page including incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts.
  4. Regularly audit third-party libraries and scripts for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bauhaus Universität Weimar
Description
Bauhaus4EU is a European University Alliance consisting of ten member universities across Europe. It offers a collaborative platform for students, academics, and staff to participate in courses, summer schools, and other educational activities focused on interdisciplinary topics such as sustainability, digital transformation, culture, and leadership.
Key services
Course catalogue with blended and online courses, Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP), Staff weeks and workshops, Photo contests and events, Joint degree programmes
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, jQuery, Swiper, Fancybox, MixItUp
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by URL)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit security headers found in HTML source; potential area for improvement.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable due to EURid privacy policy, common for .eu domains.
  4. Website uses a modern CMS (TYPO3) and includes multiple interactive features.
  5. Contact information is primarily via email addresses associated with member universities.
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed on the main pages.
  7. Privacy policy is present and linked in the footer.
  8. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  9. Social media presence on Instagram and LinkedIn is linked.
  10. Analytics via Matomo is used with cookies disabled.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, and uses Bootstrap for responsive design, FontAwesome for icons, and JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Swiper, Fancybox, and MixItUp for interactive features. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation clarity and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple CSS and JS assets. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The site uses Matomo for analytics, configured to disable cookies, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained with opportunities for security and performance 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 62/100Medium33 findingsView report
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