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Security report for haw-hamburg.de

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.haw-hamburg.de represents the Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, a leading university of applied sciences in Northern Germany. It offers a broad range of bachelor and master degree programs, research initiatives, and continuing education services. The institution targets students, prospective students, staff, alumni, and academic partners, emphasizing quality education and research. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation tailored to diverse user groups. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap and uses Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies, reflecting some privacy awareness. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, but lacks visible security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies. WHOIS data aligns with the academic nature of the domain, showing consistency and legitimacy. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security headers.

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

5 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. 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

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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  • 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
75
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention haw-hamburg.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
6,394
Employees
190
Customers
5,252
Third parties
952
Weak passwords
12%

Latest record dated 2026-06-17 · 120 subdomains affected

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  • –sts.is.haw-hamburg.de2026-06-17
  • –sts.is.haw-hamburg.de2026-06-11
  • –sts.is.haw-hamburg.de2026-06-11
  • –haw-mailer.haw-hamburg.de2026-06-02
  • –myhaw.haw-hamburg.de2026-05-31

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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

HAW Hamburg holds a strong market position as a major educational institution in Germany, focusing on applied sciences and practical research. Its business model revolves around public higher education, research funding, and continuing education. The university maintains extensive international partnerships and offers diverse programs to a wide audience. The website reflects a mature digital presence with structured content and user segmentation. The absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies suggests room for compliance improvement. The institution's use of Matomo analytics with cookie disabling indicates a moderate approach to user privacy. The social media presence supports engagement and brand visibility. No suspicious or risky domains are linked, reinforcing a clean partnership ecosystem.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Matomo analytics with cookies disabled, which is positive for privacy. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others is a gap in defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are provided, which limits transparency in security matters. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site does not appear to have a formal security policy or certifications displayed. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing standard security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and providing clear security contact information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with a consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts or abuse email addresses.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to foster transparency and responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
Description
Nachhaltige Lösungen für die gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen von Gegenwart und Zukunft entwickeln: Das ist das Ziel der HAW Hamburg – Norddeutschlands führende Hochschule, wenn es um reflektierte Praxis geht. Im Mittelpunkt steht die exzellente Qualität von Studium und Lehre. Zugleich entwickelt die HAW Hamburg ihr Profil als forschende Hochschule weiter. Menschen aus mehr als 100 Nationen gestalten die HAW Hamburg mit. Ihre Vielfalt ist ihre besondere Stärke.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs, Research projects and competence centers, Continuing education and professional development, International programs and partnerships, Student services and campus life
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

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

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed university homepage using TYPO3 CMS.
  2. Content is primarily in German with English alternate language support.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page HTML.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Social media presence includes Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube official accounts.
  6. Matomo analytics used with cookie disabling indicating some privacy consideration.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  9. Navigation is comprehensive with clear segmentation for different user groups.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design. The use of Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies shows attention to privacy. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation clarity and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, likely due to image-heavy carousel content. No hosting provider details were found in the HTML. The site lacks visible security headers and formal privacy disclosures, which are technical debt areas. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modern security and privacy enhancements.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 69/100Medium28 findingsView report
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