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Security report for hs-albsig.de

Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen is a well-established German university offering a broad range of Bachelor and Master degree programs primarily in technology, business, informatics, and life sciences. The website serves as a comprehensive information portal for prospective and current students, featuring detailed program descriptions, research activities, and career services. The university holds a strong market position as evidenced by its recognition as the most popular university in Germany via the StudyCheck Award 2025. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and includes a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a moderate to high level of digital maturity. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented, but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy and security policies. Overall, the site is professional, well-branded, and trustworthy, though improvements in privacy compliance documentation and security best practices are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

7 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. 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"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
57

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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Total records
627
Employees
1
Customers
410
Third parties
216
Weak passwords
7%

Latest record dated 2025-06-24 · 17 subdomains affected

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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 university operates in the education sector, targeting students interested in technical and business disciplines. Its business model is that of a public higher education institution providing degree programs and continuing education. The website indicates a medium-sized organization with a strong regional and national presence. Partnerships with career portals and alumni networks enhance its ecosystem. The detailed academic offerings and research projects suggest a focus on applied sciences and industry collaboration. The university's market position is strengthened by awards and comprehensive program information, supporting student recruitment and engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism in place, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The site would benefit from enhanced security documentation, formal incident response procedures, and improved header configurations to strengthen defense-in-depth and compliance with GDPR and related standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data processing and GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and document a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  3. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide clear contact information for the Data Protection Officer and security incidents.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen
Description
Hervorragende Laborausstattung, ausgezeichnete Studiengänge, beste Berufsausichten, 16 Bachelorstudiengänge und 14 Masterstudiengänge in den Bereichen Technik, Wirtschaft, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften
Key services
Bachelor degree programs, Master degree programs, Scientific continuing education, Research and transfer projects, Career services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Flexslider, QTip3, CookieFirst consent management
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieFirst consent management
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive portal for Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen, a German university.
  2. Extensive academic program listings for Bachelor and Master degrees.
  3. Use of TYPO3 CMS and modern web technologies.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism implemented via CookieFirst.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content.
  6. No visible security headers detected in HTML content.
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the truncated HTML content.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system widely used in education and government sectors. It utilizes jQuery and other JavaScript libraries for UI components such as sliders and tooltips. Cookie consent is managed via CookieFirst, indicating compliance efforts. The site appears mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Performance is moderate, with some external dependencies. There is room for improvement in accessibility features and security header implementation. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience but should be enhanced for security and privacy robustness.
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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