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Security report for lrk-bw.de

Landesrektorenkonferenz Baden-Württemberg (LRK BW) · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Landesrektorenkonferenz Baden-Württemberg (LRK BW) is a consortium that strengthens universities in Baden-Württemberg by representing their interests and developing joint statements on higher education and science policy. The website serves as an official platform for collaboration among member universities, targeting academic stakeholders and government entities. The organization holds an important regional position in the education sector, focusing on research and teaching collaboration. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies such as Tailwind CSS and Swiper.js, and it employs SEO best practices through the Rank Math PRO plugin. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks some security headers and a vulnerability disclosure policy. Privacy compliance is incomplete due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but could improve in privacy and security policy transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

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

    • 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
55

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

LRK BW operates as a non-profit academic consortium representing multiple universities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its business model revolves around advocacy, collaboration, and policy development in higher education and research. The target audience includes university administrators, researchers, policymakers, and the public interested in academic affairs. The organization benefits from partnerships with member universities and maintains a consistent brand identity. The website content and structured data reinforce its role as an essential entity in the education sector. There is no indication of commercial revenue streams or subsidiaries. The site’s content quality and professional presentation support its market position as a credible academic consortium.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive information. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. There is no security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page, which limits transparency for security researchers. Privacy compliance gaps exist due to missing privacy and cookie policies and lack of consent mechanisms, which may expose the organization to regulatory risks under GDPR. Incident response contact channels are not provided. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a non-commercial academic site but should be enhanced to meet best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform and obtain user consent for tracking.
  3. Add security headers to improve protection against common web attacks.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landesrektorenkonferenz Baden-Württemberg (LRK BW)
Description
Die LRK BW stärkt Universitäten, vertritt ihre Interessen und erarbeitet Stellungnahmen zu hochschul- und wissenschaftspolitischen Themen.
Key services
Representation of university interests, Collaboration in research and teaching, Development of policy statements on higher education and science policy
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Rank Math SEO plugin, Swiper.js (slider), Tailwind CSS
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
PHP (implied by WordPress)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Rank Math PRO SEO plugin
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on academic collaboration and university representation.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with phone and email.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. Uses modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond SEO plugin.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in provided content.
  9. WHOIS data shows university DNS servers, supporting legitimacy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging modern frontend technologies including Tailwind CSS for styling and Swiper.js for interactive sliders. SEO is managed via the Rank Math PRO plugin, which provides structured data and meta tags. The site is mobile responsive and loads with moderate performance. No major technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected in the provided content. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS servers are university-affiliated, suggesting academic hosting infrastructure. The site lacks some advanced security configurations and privacy compliance features, which are recommended for modernization and risk mitigation.
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.

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