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Security report for heds-fr.ch

Haute école de santé Fribourg · Education · Switzerland

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

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Haute école de santé Fribourg (HEdS-FR) is a bilingual Swiss educational institution specializing in health sciences, offering bachelor and master degree programs in nursing and osteopathy, continuing education, applied research, and health consultation services. The website positions HEdS-FR as a leading health education provider in the Fribourg region with a unique osteopathy program in Switzerland. The target audience includes students, healthcare professionals, and researchers. The business model revolves around education, research, and health service delivery. Technically, the website is built on Umbraco CMS with modern technologies such as Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, and Axeptio for cookie consent, providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS and cookie consent implemented, but lacks visible security headers and incident response information. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, though improvements in security policies and transparency are recommended.

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

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.

    • 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
73

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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Leaked records that mention heds-fr.ch, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

HEdS-FR holds a strong market position as a specialized health education institution in Switzerland, with competitive advantages including bilingual programs and exclusive osteopathy degrees. Revenue streams likely include tuition fees, continuing education courses, and research grants. The institution targets students and healthcare professionals seeking advanced education and training. Partnerships with entities like sinfo.hefr.ch indicate a collaborative ecosystem within the Swiss higher education sector. Growth indicators include active news, events, and innovation hubs. The website reflects a mature digital presence supporting the institution's strategic goals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security maturity with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism via Axeptio. However, the absence of explicit security headers (e.g., CSP, X-Frame-Options) and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident, suggesting areas for enhancement to meet higher security standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance monitoring and auditing of third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are introduced.
  5. Maintain and regularly update privacy and cookie policies to align with evolving GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Haute école de santé Fribourg
Description
La HEdS-FR est une école bilingue qui offre des formations, développe des prestations et de la recherche orientées vers la qualité des soins.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs in nursing and osteopathy, Continuing education and postgraduate training, Applied research and innovation, Health consultation services (HUB InnoSanté)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Axeptio cookie consent, Umbraco Forms (aspnet-validation.min.js), LazySizes (lazy loading images)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Umbraco CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by https:// URL)
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Axeptio cookie consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Content is comprehensive and relevant to health education
  3. Cookie consent is implemented via Axeptio
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information
  5. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities
  6. Social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook
  7. No terms of service page detected
  8. WHOIS data consistent with business claims
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern technology stack including Umbraco CMS, Bootstrap framework, and lazy loading for images, contributing to good performance and mobile responsiveness. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tags, while Axeptio manages cookie consent, indicating compliance with privacy standards. The site structure is clear with well-organized navigation and semantic HTML. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were observed. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and possibly optimize hosting performance further. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and user-friendly digital presence.
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.

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