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Security report for hft-stuttgart.de

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart (HFT Stuttgart) is a medium-sized public technical university located in Germany, offering a broad range of Bachelor and Master degree programs in architecture, civil engineering, computer science, mathematics, surveying, and economics. The website serves students, researchers, and academic stakeholders with comprehensive information about study programs, research activities, and transfer initiatives. The digital infrastructure is built on TYPO3 CMS, enhanced with Usercentrics for GDPR-compliant cookie consent and Matomo for privacy-focused analytics. The website demonstrates good design quality, accessibility, and SEO optimization, supporting a positive user experience across devices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and formal security policies are absent. Overall, the site reflects a professional and trustworthy academic institution with room for improvement in privacy policy transparency and security documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
85
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
80
Average
66

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 hft-stuttgart.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,489
Employees
22
Customers
1,203
Third parties
264
Weak passwords
11%

Latest record dated 2026-05-20 · 52 subdomains affected

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  • –mail.hft-stuttgart.de2026-05-20
  • –mail.hft-stuttgart.de2026-05-18
  • –moodle.hft-stuttgart.de2026-05-12
  • –moodle.hft-stuttgart.de2026-02-13
  • –mail.hft-stuttgart.de2026-01-06

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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

HFT Stuttgart occupies a stable position in the regional higher education market, focusing on technical disciplines and applied research. Its business model centers on public education and research funding, targeting students, academic researchers, and industry partners. The institution leverages partnerships, including an English-language sister domain, to broaden its reach. The website content and structure indicate a mature digital presence with clear navigation and relevant academic offerings. While no direct revenue streams or commercial activities are evident, the transfer and innovation sections suggest engagement with industry and startups. The absence of explicit certifications or trust seals is typical for public universities but could be enhanced to boost credibility further.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates a reputable cookie consent management platform, indicating compliance with GDPR requirements. Use of Matomo analytics reflects a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options represents a security gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which could hinder timely handling of security events. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good but would benefit from formalized policies and enhanced HTTP security configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy detailing data processing and user rights.
  2. Add explicit security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to strengthen web security.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility, including official emails and phone numbers, to improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
Description
35 Bachelor- und Master-Studiengänge in den Bereichen Architektur, Bauingenieurwesen, Bauphysik, Mathematik, Informatik, Vermessung und Wirtschaft.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs, Research projects and institutes, Transfer and innovation services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Usercentrics CMP, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses TYPO3 CMS, a reputable open-source CMS
  2. Comprehensive navigation structure with multiple academic and organizational sections
  3. Cookie consent implemented via Usercentrics CMP
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided content
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the truncated HTML content
  6. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  8. No visible security headers in provided data; recommend adding for enhanced security
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system suitable for academic institutions. The integration of Usercentrics CMP ensures GDPR-compliant cookie management, while Matomo analytics provides privacy-respecting user tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, with a well-structured navigation system. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the complexity of the navigation and external scripts. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were identified. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and formalize privacy and security documentation to align with best practices.
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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