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Security report for ktu.lt

Kauno technologijos universitetas · Education · Lithuania

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Kauno technologijos universitetas (KTU) is a prominent Lithuanian university offering a wide range of academic programs from bachelor's to doctoral levels, alongside active research and innovation initiatives. The website serves students, researchers, academic staff, and business partners, positioning KTU as the second-best university in Lithuania according to QS rankings. Key services include education, research projects, international exchanges, and career support. The site is well-structured, multilingual, and professionally maintained, reflecting the institution's academic stature. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO Premium and WPBakery Page Builder, ensuring good SEO, accessibility, and mobile responsiveness. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and includes cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR. The performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration and uses cookie consent tools. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and incident response policies are not clearly published. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The domain WHOIS data aligns well with the university's identity, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong digital presence with good security and privacy practices, suitable for an educational institution. Strategic improvements include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure information, and adding a security.txt file to improve transparency and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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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
67
Security headers
70
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
76

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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

KTU operates as a public university focused on education and research in Lithuania, targeting students, academics, and industry collaborators. It holds a strong market position nationally, supported by international rankings and partnerships. The business model revolves around academic program delivery, research funding, and innovation projects. The university maintains a broad partnership ecosystem with affiliated institutes and centers. Growth indicators include active event management, news updates, and international academic exchange programs. The website reflects a mature digital strategy aligned with institutional goals.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms ensuring GDPR compliance. While no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, the absence of explicit security headers and incident response policies suggests room for improvement. The lack of a published vulnerability disclosure process or security contact channels limits transparency. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting comprehensive security headers, formalizing incident response, and enabling vulnerability reporting mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  2. Publish a dedicated incident response policy and provide clear security contact channels (e.g., security@ktu.edu).
  3. Create and host a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user privacy transparency by detailing data retention policies and cookie usage in accessible formats.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Kauno technologijos universitetas
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kauno technologijos universitetas
Description
Nuo bakalauro iki doktorantūros, nuo laboratorijų iki inkubatoriaus startuoliams – KTU yra vieta, kur idėjos virsta sprendimais, o žinios – karjera.
Key services
Undergraduate and graduate education, Doctoral studies, Research and development, International academic exchange, Career services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Slick Slider, Font Awesome, Complianz GDPR plugin, WPBakery Page Builder, PDF.js Viewer
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied)
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO Premium
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained university site with comprehensive academic and research information.
  2. Strong SEO and structured data usage for enhanced search visibility.
  3. Multiple language support with Lithuanian as primary and English alternate.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and plugins.
  5. No signs of malicious content or security issues detected.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  7. No explicit security incident response or vulnerability disclosure pages found.
  8. Contact information is well presented with multiple channels.
  9. Events and news sections are actively maintained and updated.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern WordPress CMS with advanced SEO and page builder plugins, ensuring a rich user experience and strong search engine visibility. The use of Google Tag Manager enables flexible analytics and marketing integrations. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with structured data enhancing content discoverability. Performance is moderate, suggesting potential for optimization in loading speed. The technical infrastructure is robust but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning to reduce technical debt and improve resilience.
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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