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Security report for eurac.edu

Eurac Research · Education · Italy

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Eurac Research is a private research center based in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, focusing on multidisciplinary scientific research addressing societal challenges such as health, environment, energy, and governance. The website presents a professional and comprehensive overview of their institutes, centers, services, and ongoing projects, targeting researchers, partners, and the general public interested in scientific advancements. The technical infrastructure is modern, leveraging Next.js and React frameworks, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, though improvements can be made by adding security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the exact domain queried raises minor concerns but does not detract from the overall legitimacy given the quality and depth of the website content. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, publishing security policies, and improving transparency in contact information.

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

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"

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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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  • 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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
78

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 eurac.edu, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
110
Employees
11
Customers
44
Third parties
55
Weak passwords
12%

Latest record dated 2026-05-20 · 10 subdomains affected

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  • –wis.eurac.edu2026-05-20
  • –idp.eurac.edu2025-09-27
  • –wis.eurac.edu2025-07-31
  • –wis.eurac.edu2025-07-28
  • –wis.eurac.edu2025-07-24

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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

Eurac Research holds a strong market position as a large, established research institution with multiple specialized institutes and centers. Their business model revolves around scientific research, EU project participation, and providing services to researchers and stakeholders. The website indicates a broad partnership ecosystem and a focus on innovation in areas like biomedicine, climate change, and renewable energy. Growth indicators include numerous ongoing EU projects and extensive scientific publications. The organization emphasizes training and career development, supporting early career researchers and fostering a collaborative research environment.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities in the provided content. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a published security policy or incident response information suggest areas for improvement. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found. The site does not currently provide a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could enhance trust and incident response readiness. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be elevated with additional transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse contact email to facilitate incident reporting.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Eurac Research
Description
Eurac Research is a private research center​ based in Bozen-Bolzano. Our researchers come from a wide variety of scientific fields and all parts of the world.
Key services
Research across multiple scientific disciplines, Services for researchers and partners, Training and career development, Research support, Library services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), JavaScript, CSS, SVG
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
plausible.io
Marketing tools
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional research institution site with extensive content.
  2. No WHOIS data available for the exact queried domain 'www.eurac.edu'.
  3. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and frameworks (Next.js, React).
  6. Includes multiple institutes and centers indicating organizational complexity.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. Minimal tracking with plausible.io analytics.
  9. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  10. No visible security headers in the provided data; HTTPS is used.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with server-side rendering capabilities, contributing to good SEO and performance. CSS and SVG assets are well integrated, and the site is mobile optimized with smooth scrolling and responsive design elements. Analytics are implemented via plausible.io, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless CMS solution. Hosting provider details were not found. Performance is moderate with potential for optimization in asset loading and caching strategies. Accessibility features appear to be considered, but further testing is recommended to ensure compliance with standards.
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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