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Security report for fiualumni.com

Florida International University · Education · United States

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Florida International University Alumni website serves as a comprehensive engagement platform for over 340,000 alumni worldwide. It offers networking, events, career development, and giving back opportunities, positioning itself as a key community hub for FIU graduates. The site is well-branded with consistent university identity and provides rich content relevant to its audience. Technically, the site uses modern analytics and marketing tools, a responsive design framework, and is hosted with a reputable registrar and university name servers. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, though it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, but could improve privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

10 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

  2. 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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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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
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
56

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

The FIU Alumni Association operates as a non-profit entity under Florida International University, targeting alumni and friends of the university. Its business model focuses on community engagement, event hosting, career services, and fundraising. The site demonstrates strong market positioning as a central alumni resource with partnerships including Barnes & Noble and corporate sponsors. Growth indicators include a large alumni base and active event calendar. The partnership ecosystem is well integrated with university services and external vendors. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance privacy compliance and incident response visibility to strengthen trust further.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, no visible sensitive data leaks, and use of reputable analytics and marketing scripts. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers like Content-Security-Policy, and publicly available security or incident response policies. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and similar regulations. Incident response readiness is not communicated, which could impact trust in case of security events. Overall, the site is secure but would benefit from enhanced transparency and policy publication.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Florida International University
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Florida International University
Description
FIU alumni make up one of the most diverse and fastest growing communities in the world, and the Alumni Association’s purpose is to make that community thrive.
Key services
Alumni networking, Events, Career development resources, Discounts and continuing education, Giving back and donations, Recognition programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Siteimprove Analytics, HubSpot, Foundation CSS framework, Typekit fonts
Frameworks
Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security status domain flags in WHOIS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Siteimprove Analytics, HubSpot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Siteimprove Analytics, HubSpot
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-maintained alumni portal for Florida International University.
  2. Content is rich with alumni resources, events, and news.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the main page.
  4. Multiple external trusted domains linked, including official university and partner sites.
  5. Use of modern analytics and marketing tools without explicit cookie consent mechanism.
  6. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  7. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the university affiliation.
  8. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Foundation CSS framework, Typekit fonts, and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Siteimprove Analytics, and HubSpot. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. Hosting appears stable with GoDaddy as registrar and university name servers. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or university-managed platform. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts without visible security headers and lack of DNSSEC. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional alumni portal.
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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