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Security report for imtlucca.it

Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca · Education · Italy

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca is an Italian advanced studies institution specializing in doctoral and master-level education, research, and academic events. The website presents a well-structured academic institution with multiple research units, educational programs, and international student services. The institution targets prospective students, researchers, and academic collaborators, positioning itself as a specialized education provider in Italy. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS with a traditional but functional tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Matomo analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and offers good navigation and content relevance. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and privacy-aware analytics, but lacks some security headers and a cookie consent mechanism. WHOIS data confirms legitimacy and consistency with the institution's identity. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but could improve in privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
3/ 100 · Critical
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

8 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      Domain Expired

      Domain expired 11 days ago

      What to do: Renew domain registration immediately

  4. 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

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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
0
Security headers
35
Email security
87
DNS health
20
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
3
Average
41

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 · found on this site
  • 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

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 operates in the education sector with a medium-sized footprint. It offers PhD programs, masters, executive education, and research labs. The website indicates active engagement with international students and academic events, suggesting a growth-oriented and collaborative business model. The presence of partner domains and social media channels supports a broad academic network. The business model is focused on education and research services, with revenue likely from tuition, grants, and partnerships. The website content and structure reflect a mature organization with consistent branding and trust signals such as official contact details and certifications.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Matomo analytics with DoNotTrack enabled, indicating privacy awareness. However, it lacks important security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could expose it to certain web attacks. The use of an outdated jQuery version (1.10) may pose vulnerabilities if not patched. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency in security management. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by adopting modern security headers, updating libraries, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Update jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider implementing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca
Registration number
92037570469
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca
Description
An advanced studies school in Lucca offering doctoral programs, masters, research units, and academic events.
Key services
PhD programs, Master and executive education, Research units and laboratories, Academic events and seminars, Campus and student services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.10, Drupal 7.96, Bootstrap, Slick Carousel, Matomo Analytics, Superfish Menu
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo with DoNotTrack enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. Content is primarily in Italian with English language option
  3. No explicit cookie consent banner found
  4. Contact information is clearly presented in footer
  5. Social media presence is active and linked
  6. Use of Matomo analytics with DoNotTrack enabled shows privacy awareness
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy
  8. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond privacy policy
  9. Site uses Drupal CMS with several common libraries and plugins
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal CMS version 7.96 with a mix of common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.10, Bootstrap, Slick Carousel, and Superfish menus. The site loads multiple CSS files and scripts asynchronously or deferred for performance. Matomo analytics is integrated with DoNotTrack enabled, showing privacy consideration. The site is mobile responsive with a clear navigation structure and good SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by reducing legacy library usage and optimizing assets. Accessibility is basic but present, with skip links and language options. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the HTML content.
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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