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Security report for hs-osnabrueck.de

Hochschule Osnabrück · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hochschule Osnabrück is a well-established University of Applied Sciences in Germany providing a broad range of academic programs including Bachelor, Master, dual studies, and continuing education. The institution emphasizes practical learning, internationalization, and research, serving students, academic staff, and partners. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence with clear navigation, multilingual support, and active social media engagement. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, uses modern JavaScript libraries, and integrates privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo). Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response information are not published. Overall, the domain registration and hosting align with the university's official infrastructure, indicating high legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

4 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 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
100
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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 hs-osnabrueck.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2,430
Employees
50
Customers
1,589
Third parties
791
Weak passwords
13%

Latest record dated 2026-06-10 · 78 subdomains affected

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  • –login.hs-osnabrueck.de2026-06-10
  • –zeitwart.hs-osnabrueck.de2026-06-06
  • –login.hs-osnabrueck.de2026-06-06
  • –msx.hs-osnabrueck.de2026-05-26
  • –login.hs-osnabrueck.de2026-05-26

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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 and academic professionals. Its business model is public higher education with a focus on applied sciences and research. The institution maintains partnerships and networks, including international collaborations. The website supports recruitment, event promotion, and information dissemination. The presence of a campus store and foundation links indicates additional service offerings. The university's market position is strong regionally with growing international outreach. The digital infrastructure supports a good user experience and compliance with data protection regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, cookie consent, and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms such as security.txt. Security headers are minimal but present. The use of deferred and async scripts reduces attack surface. No vulnerabilities or suspicious domains were detected. Recommendations include publishing security policies, adding security.txt, and enhancing HTTP security headers to further improve security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers by adding Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide explicit incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hochschule Osnabrück
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule Osnabrück
Description
Hochschule Osnabrück is a University of Applied Sciences offering Bachelor, Master, dual, part-time, and continuing education programs. It emphasizes practical and international education and research.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs, Continuing education and professional development, Research and innovation, International student services, Career services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, Slick Carousel, Piwik/Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of deferred and async scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik/Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik/Matomo
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 comprehensive, professionally presented, and well-structured.
  3. Strong presence of official contact information and social media links.
  4. Use of modern CMS (TYPO3) and analytics (Matomo) with privacy considerations.
  5. Cookie consent mechanism implemented in compliance with GDPR.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published on the site.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. WHOIS data consistent with website claims and hosting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, ensuring maintainability and scalability. JavaScript libraries like Slick Carousel enhance user experience with interactive elements. The site is hosted on university-managed DNS servers, indicating institutional control over infrastructure. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well implemented. SEO practices are good with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The integration of Matomo analytics respects user privacy with cookie consent. Overall, the technical stack is modern and appropriate for an educational institution.
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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