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Security report for haw-landshut.de

Hochschule Landshut · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hochschule Landshut is a German university of applied sciences offering a broad range of degree programs, continuing education, and research services with a strong emphasis on practical relevance. The website reflects a well-established educational institution with a clear market position in the regional higher education sector. The digital infrastructure is built on TYPO3 CMS with integrated Matomo analytics, providing a modern and accessible user experience. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Security posture is good with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response information. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its target audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

3 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

  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

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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
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
70

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 institution targets students, prospective students, faculty, and staff with services including degree programs across six faculties, research collaborations, and career support. The presence of certifications such as CHE Ranking and 'Familie in der Schule' enhance credibility. The business model is public education with revenue likely from tuition, government funding, and continuing education programs. The website supports engagement through events, news, and social media channels, indicating active community involvement and growth orientation.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. No security headers were detected in the provided data, and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. Analytics usage is transparent with Matomo and optional Google Analytics cookies. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities were found. Recommendations include adding security headers, publishing a security policy, and providing incident response contacts to strengthen security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security frameworks and practices.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information for security issues.
  4. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Continue maintaining GDPR compliance and transparency in data collection.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule Landshut
Description
Starten Sie Ihre Karriere mit einem Studium an der Hochschule Landshut: vielfältige Studienmöglichkeiten und praxisnahe Weiterbildungen.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs, Continuing education and professional development, Research and technology transfer, Student services and career support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich, professionally presented, and well structured.
  3. Strong focus on education, research, and student services.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented in compliance with GDPR.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content provided.
  6. Multiple social media channels are linked and active.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  8. Use of Matomo analytics with cookie consent; Google Analytics cookies are optional.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system. It uses Matomo for analytics, ensuring privacy-conscious tracking. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and contrast/font size controls. Performance is moderate with compressed CSS and JS assets. The site structure is clear with semantic HTML and JSON-LD structured data for SEO. No major technical debts or risks were identified, but adding security headers and improving incident response visibility would enhance the technical security posture.
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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