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Security report for cambridgeassessment.org.uk

Cambridge University Press & Assessment · Education · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cambridge University Press & Assessment operates the Cambridge Assessment Network and Research website, providing educational assessment qualifications, professional development courses, and research services. The organization holds a leading position in the global education sector, targeting educators, assessment professionals, and learners worldwide. Their business model focuses on delivering high-quality assessment products and professional training, supported by extensive research and innovation. The website demonstrates a mature technical infrastructure, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and JWPlayer, integrated with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Crazy Egg for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site employs OneTrust for cookie consent management, reflecting a commitment to privacy compliance. The design is professional, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with clear navigation and rich content. Security posture is strong, with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers present. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the site lacks publicly available security policies or incident response information, which could enhance transparency and trust. Privacy compliance is well addressed through cookie banners and a comprehensive privacy policy. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and aligned with the organization's educational mission. Strategic recommendations include publishing explicit security and incident response policies, enhancing vulnerability disclosure transparency, and maintaining up-to-date third-party libraries to sustain security and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

3 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. 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
72
Security headers
25
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
71

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 cambridgeassessment.org.uk, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2,838
Employees
12
Customers
2,721
Third parties
105
Weak passwords
13%

Latest record dated 2026-06-12 · 30 subdomains affected

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  • –feds.cambridgeassessment.org.uk2026-06-12
  • –vsaml.cambridgeassessment.org.uk2026-06-09
  • –vsaml.cambridgeassessment.org.uk2025-11-14
  • –feds.cambridgeassessment.org.uk2025-08-19
  • –feds.cambridgeassessment.org.uk2025-07-29

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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

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a large, established entity in the education sector, providing assessment qualifications, research, and professional development. Their market position is strong, supported by recognized subsidiaries such as OCR and Cambridge CEM. The business model leverages educational content, training programs, and assessment services to generate revenue. The target audience includes educators, assessment practitioners, and institutions globally. The company maintains a broad partnership ecosystem, linking to various Cambridge-related domains and educational resources. Growth indicators include a comprehensive online presence, multiple training offerings, and active community engagement through the Assessment Network. The website content and structure reflect a strategic focus on professional development and research dissemination.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, robust security headers, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of modern analytics tools is balanced with consent mechanisms, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of a publicly accessible security policy and incident response plan limits transparency. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could be areas for improvement. The site uses secure forms and input handling, minimizing risk of injection or data leakage. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from enhanced policy publication and incident readiness communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Develop and publish an incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency.
  3. Add explicit contact information for the Data Protection Officer or privacy team.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user trust by including certifications or compliance badges related to security and privacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Description
Research is at the heart of all our qualifications and programmes. Cambridge Assessment Network provides professional development to the assessment community.
Key services
Assessment qualifications, Professional development courses, Educational research, Assessment Network membership
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.11.3, JWPlayer, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Crazy Egg, OneTrust Consent Management
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern analytics and tracking with consent

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Crazy Egg
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Crazy Egg
Marketing tools
OneTrust Consent Management
Transparency
good

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 navigation
  2. Strong branding consistent with Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  3. Comprehensive cookie and privacy consent mechanisms implemented
  4. Use of multiple analytics and tracking tools with consent
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to query on subdomain, not domain
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response pages found
  8. Contact information is available and verified via structured data
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern technologies, including jQuery 1.11.3 and JWPlayer for media playback. It integrates multiple analytics and tracking services managed via Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and rich results. The presence of OneTrust indicates a mature approach to cookie and privacy management. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in script loading and asset management. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details were not discernible from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable educational platform.
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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