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Security report for hs-fresenius.de

Hochschulen Fresenius GmbH · Education · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Hochschulen Fresenius GmbH is a large, well-established private higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1848. It offers a broad range of Bachelor and Master degree programs across multiple disciplines including Chemistry, Biology, Business, Media, Health, Social Sciences, and Fashion & Design. The university serves over 17,000 students with flexible study options including full-time, part-time, on-campus, and online formats. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence, leveraging WordPress CMS, SEO best practices, and cookie consent management via Usercentrics. Hosting is provided by Adacor, with consistent DNS and SSL configurations ensuring secure access. However, explicit privacy and security policies are not readily visible, and security headers are not detected, indicating room for improvement in security posture. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-branded, and compliant with basic GDPR cookie consent requirements.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

    • 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
95
Security headers
95
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
78

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 hs-fresenius.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
932
Employees
361
Customers
305
Third parties
266
Weak passwords
4%

Latest record dated 2026-06-16 · 21 subdomains affected

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  • –email.hs-fresenius.de2026-06-16
  • –stud.hs-fresenius.de2026-06-13
  • –ilias.hs-fresenius.de2026-06-13
  • –stud.hs-fresenius.de2026-06-13
  • –stud.hs-fresenius.de2026-06-13

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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 institution holds a strong market position as one of Germany's largest private universities, with a long tradition dating back to 1848. Its business model focuses on providing diverse educational offerings to a broad audience including traditional students and working professionals. The university maintains an active social media presence across major platforms, enhancing its outreach and engagement. The website's content quality and SEO optimization support effective marketing and student recruitment. No suspicious or privacy-protected WHOIS data is present, reinforcing legitimacy. The lack of visible privacy and security policies may be a gap in compliance and trust-building. The university could benefit from publishing more detailed compliance and incident response information to strengthen its security culture and transparency.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses modern tracking and consent management tools, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are found, and incident response contacts are not published, which could hinder timely handling of security incidents. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Hotjar introduces moderate tracking but is managed with user consent. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service prominently on the website.
  2. Implement and configure essential security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options).
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security or abuse email addresses.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and improve accessibility compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hochschulen Fresenius GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschulen Fresenius GmbH
Description
Die Hochschule Fresenius gehört mit über 17.000 Studierenden zu den größten und renommiertesten privaten Hochschulen in Deutschland. Sie bietet praxisnahe Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge in Vollzeit und Teilzeit, am Campus und online, mit Fachgebieten Chemie & Biologie, Wirtschaft & Medien, Gesundheit & Soziales sowie Mode & Design.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs, Full-time and part-time studies, On-campus and online education, Continuing education and dual study programs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Usercentrics (cookie consent), Google Tag Manager, WordPress, Rank Math SEO plugin, MutationObserver API, Lazy loading scripts
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with async loading
  • Cookie consent via Usercentrics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
Usercentrics, Kameleoon
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-branded.
  2. Strong presence of structured data and SEO optimization.
  3. Cookie consent implemented via Usercentrics.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided content.
  6. Multiple social media channels linked and verified.
  7. Hosting via Adacor with consistent DNS setup.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  9. No adult or questionable content present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including JavaScript lazy loading, Google Tag Manager, and Usercentrics for cookie consent. Hosting is managed by Adacor with consistent DNS and SSL configurations. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Accessibility is basic and could be enhanced. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) extensively for SEO and business information. No critical technical issues or vulnerabilities are evident from the HTML content. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy disclosures to reduce technical debt and enhance compliance.
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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