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Security report for executiveacademy.at

WU Executive Academy · Education · Austria

Partial score · DNS & email only

44/100

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

WU Executive Academy is a prominent provider of executive education based in Vienna, Austria, affiliated with the WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. The academy offers a wide range of programs including Executive MBAs, LL.M. degrees, Masters, Bachelors, university courses, and custom corporate training programs. It targets professionals, managers, and future students seeking advanced leadership education. The website reflects a strong market position in Central and Eastern Europe with recognized accreditations and rankings. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with PHP backend and uses standard web technologies including jQuery and Usercentrics for consent management. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not serve content over HTTPS, which is a critical security shortcoming. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms are well implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the site is professionally designed and content-rich but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
6of 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
44

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

The WU Executive Academy operates in the education sector, focusing on executive and professional development. Its business model revolves around delivering accredited academic programs and corporate training. The academy leverages its affiliation with the Vienna University of Economics and Business to maintain credibility and attract a global audience. Revenue streams likely include tuition fees, corporate partnerships, and custom program offerings. The presence of multiple language options and extensive program listings indicates a mature digital presence. The academy maintains active social media channels and uses marketing tools like Google Tag Manager and Usercentrics to manage user consent and analytics. The domain registration and DNS setup align with the university's infrastructure, reinforcing legitimacy. No suspicious domains or partners were identified.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. While no known SSL vulnerabilities or outdated cipher suites were detected, the lack of encryption is a critical issue. Security headers are minimal, and advanced protections like HSTS, OCSP stapling, and session resumption are not implemented. No explicit security or incident response policies are published on the site. Privacy compliance is supported through a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerable libraries. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS configuration is essential to improve security and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  6. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  7. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS extensions to avoid vulnerabilities.
  8. Maintain and clearly display GDPR compliance and data protection officer contact details.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS with PHP 7.4.33 backend and served by nginx 1.14.1. Frontend technologies include jQuery 1.10.0 and various CSS/JS assets managed via TYPO3 extensions. SEO is enhanced using Yoast SEO for TYPO3. Usercentrics is used for cookie consent management, indicating attention to privacy compliance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive images and adaptive layouts. Performance metrics are not provided, but the presence of compressed assets and caching headers suggests moderate optimization. Hosting appears to be managed by the university or a related provider, with DNS servers ns1.wu-wien.ac.at and ns2.wu-wien.ac.at. The absence of HTTPS is a major technical risk. Overall, the infrastructure is stable but requires modernization in security protocols.
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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