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Security report for eu-beratungsstelle.de

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The EU-Beratungsstelle website represents a newly established advisory service launched in April 2024, hosted by the Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart and funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg. It provides free support to state universities of applied sciences and the dual university in Baden-Württemberg for EU research funding applications under Horizon Europe and its successor programs. The site is professionally designed using TYPO3 CMS with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. It features clear contact information and a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a commitment to privacy compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, though formal security policies and incident response information are absent. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-branded, and aligned with its institutional affiliations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

6 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

  2. 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

  3. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

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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
50
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
43
Average
54

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

The website targets academic researchers and EU representatives at Baden-Württemberg's applied sciences universities and dual universities, offering specialized consulting services for EU research funding. The business model is publicly funded and service-oriented, positioning the EU-Beratungsstelle as a niche support entity within the education and government sectors. The partnership with the Ministry and the hosting university enhances credibility and trust. The site does not engage in commercial advertising or analytics tracking, focusing solely on informational and support services. This focused approach supports a clear market position as a government-backed advisory resource.

Security posture

Security maturity is moderate to high, with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. No security headers were detected in the HTML content, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, indicating room for improvement in formal security governance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. The absence of analytics reduces privacy risks. Overall, the site demonstrates good baseline security practices appropriate for an informational government-affiliated website but should enhance transparency around security policies and incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and responsibilities.
  2. Add incident response contact details or a dedicated security contact email.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet higher standards and broaden user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
Description
Die EU-Beratungsstelle unterstützt staatliche Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften Baden-Württemberg (HAW) und die Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) bei Forschungsanträgen im Rahmen von Horizont Europa und Folgeprogrammen bis 2028. Die Beratungsstelle wird vom Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg gefördert und hat ihren Sitz an der Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart.
Key services
Kostenfreie Unterstützung bei Forschungsanträgen unter Horizont Europa und Folgeprogrammen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, Yoast SEO for TYPO3, Js.cookie, Cookieman cookie consent
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on EU research funding support for Baden-Württemberg universities.
  3. Clear contact information with official university email and phone number.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and functional.
  5. No terms of service page found.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No analytics or tracking services detected beyond cookie consent.
  8. Good SEO and mobile optimization.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  10. WHOIS data consistent with website claims and hosting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature open-source content management system, with Bootstrap for responsive design and Yoast SEO for search optimization. Cookie consent is managed via the Cookieman library, and cookies are handled securely with appropriate SameSite attributes. The hosting environment is likely university-managed with DNS servers from BelWü and HFT Stuttgart. Performance is moderate with no evident blocking scripts or heavy analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards. Technical debt appears low, but adding security headers and formalizing security documentation would improve the technical posture.
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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