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Security report for goettingen-campus.de

The Göttingen Campus · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Göttingen Campus website represents a collaborative alliance of local research institutions in Göttingen, Germany, focused on fostering interdisciplinary research, teaching, and early career researcher training. The site targets academics, researchers, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral fellows, providing information on research activities, events, and support networks. The business model is non-profit and education-oriented, with a medium-sized organizational footprint and a consistent, professional online presence. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with the Uikit framework, hosted by GWDG, and employs Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and performs moderately well. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although some security policy documentation and cookie consent mechanisms are absent. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, with clear contact information and a comprehensive privacy policy. There are no indications of adult or questionable content. The domain registration data aligns well with the website's academic nature, supporting legitimacy. Risk is low, but improvements could be made by adding cookie consent, explicit security policies, and terms of service to enhance compliance and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

    • 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. 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"

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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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
59

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Göttingen Campus holds a strong position as a regional academic and research alliance, leveraging the combined strengths of university and non-university research centers. Its competitive advantage lies in interdisciplinary collaboration and support for early career researchers. Revenue streams are likely grant and public funding based, with target customers including researchers and academic institutions. The partnership ecosystem is robust, with dedicated event and blog platforms. Growth indicators include active news updates and event calendars. Strategic observations suggest a focus on maintaining high research standards and community engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking. However, the absence of a cookie consent mechanism and explicit security or incident response policies represents compliance gaps, especially under GDPR and NIS2 frameworks. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly documented, suggesting room for improvement in transparency and preparedness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  3. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and obligations.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Provide contact information for a data protection officer or security contact to improve trust and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Göttingen Campus
Description
The Göttingen Campus is an alliance between local research institutions to foster research, teaching, and the training of early career researchers.
Key services
Research collaboration, Graduate programmes, Postdoc network, Event calendar, Information and downloads
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Uikit CSS framework, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
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 academic research collaboration and support.
  3. Uses TYPO3 CMS with Uikit framework for responsive design.
  4. Includes a privacy policy but lacks explicit cookie consent mechanism.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided including phone and physical address.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  7. Matomo analytics used for tracking with moderate user tracking level.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. WHOIS data is consistent and domain appears legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is solid, leveraging TYPO3 CMS and Uikit for responsive design. Hosting by GWDG ensures institutional reliability. Performance is moderate with compressed CSS and JS assets. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility features such as language alternates and ARIA roles are present. Technical risks are minimal, but the site could benefit from enhanced security headers and formalized compliance documentation to reduce technical debt and future-proof operations.
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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