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Security report for ehl.edu

EHL Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne · Education · Switzerland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EHL Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne is a globally recognized hospitality business school founded in 1983, offering a wide range of educational programs including bachelor's, master's, MBA, pre-university courses, and professional diplomas. With campuses in Switzerland and Singapore, it holds a prestigious market position as the top-ranked hospitality management school worldwide, supported by strong accreditation and a Michelin-starred educational restaurant. The website reflects a mature digital presence with modern technologies such as HubSpot CMS, Google Analytics 4, and OneSignal for push notifications, ensuring a good user experience and mobile optimization. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with active consent mechanisms in place. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data slightly reduces transparency, though the overall trustworthiness remains high due to consistent branding, accreditation, and professional content.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 23 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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  • 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
75
Security headers
70
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

EHL operates in the education and hospitality sectors, targeting students and professionals globally who seek specialized training in hospitality management. Its business model includes degree programs, executive education, consulting services, and a network of campuses and partners. The institution leverages its strong brand reputation, alumni network, and industry partnerships to maintain market leadership. The website's integration with multiple external domains and marketing tools indicates a well-established partnership ecosystem and a focus on digital engagement and lead generation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent banners, and use of Google Consent Mode for privacy compliance. While explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not visibly set, no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact is a gap that could be addressed to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from additional hardening and disclosure.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as a security@ or abuse@ email address, to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident handling.
  4. Consider creating and hosting a security.txt file to formalize vulnerability disclosure and improve communication with security researchers.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced and maintain up-to-date dependencies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EHL Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
Description
EHL (Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne) is the world’s first hotel management school, founded in 1983. EHL is a leading business school that provides a range of on-campus and online learning solutions, including undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to talented students from over 120 different countries. EHL has two campuses in Switzerland (Lausanne and Chur-Passugg) as well as a campus in Singapore. The school is widely recognized as the world’s best in hospitality, and this reputation is embodied through its 25,000 alumni. For the last three years in a row, EHL was ranked number one among hospitality management universities worldwide, according to the QS World University Ranking. Its gastronomic restaurant on Campus Lausanne is the world’s only educational establishment to hold a Michelin Star for three consecutive years.
Key services
Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Master’s Degrees and MBAs, Pre-University Courses, Swiss Professional Diplomas, Executive Education and Online Courses, Business Solutions and Consulting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HubSpot CMS, jQuery 3.6.4, Swiper.js, OneSignal SDK, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
HubSpot CMS
Platforms
HubSpot
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with customization
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Consent Mode for analytics
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics 4, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
HubSpot Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
HubSpot Marketing, OneSignal Push Notifications
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. No WAF or blocking detected.
  3. Strong use of structured data and SEO best practices.
  4. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, reducing transparency.
  7. Multiple campuses and international presence.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and marketing tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the HubSpot CMS platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements. It integrates marketing and analytics tools including Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot marketing scripts, and OneSignal for push notifications. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and rich snippets. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in accessibility and loading speed. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable digital presence suitable for a large educational institution.
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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