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Security report for miis.edu

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey · Education · United States

Low risk. 3 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

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is a graduate school affiliated with Middlebury College, specializing in international studies, global security, sustainability, development, education, and language services. The website presents a professional and comprehensive digital presence targeting prospective graduate students worldwide. It offers detailed program information, career services, and rich multimedia content to engage its audience. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern analytics and tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and social media pixels, all integrated with a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs standard security practices, though explicit security headers and a public security policy are not evident. The absence of WHOIS data is notable but likely due to .edu domain registration policies rather than malicious intent. Overall, the site demonstrates a strong security posture with room for improvement in transparency and incident response readiness. The risk assessment is low, with no signs of malicious activity or content safety concerns. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing a security policy, and providing clear security incident contacts to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

3 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 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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.

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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
85
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention miis.edu, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
16
Employees
0
Customers
12
Third parties
4
Weak passwords
6%

4 subdomains affected

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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 Middlebury Institute holds a strong market position as a specialized graduate institution within the education sector, affiliated with the reputable Middlebury College. Its business model focuses on delivering graduate degrees, certificates, and executive education programs in international studies and related fields. The target customer segment includes prospective graduate students interested in global policy, security, and language services. The website indicates a medium-sized institution with a consistent brand and high-quality content, supported by partnerships with related Middlebury domains. Growth indicators include extensive program offerings and active career services. The partnership ecosystem is primarily academic and educational, with no evident commercial subsidiaries.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent, and use of reputable analytics tools. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options, absence of a public security policy, and no visible incident response contact reduce the overall security transparency. Compliance with GDPR is indicated by privacy and cookie policies. The security culture appears professional but could benefit from enhanced communication and documentation of security practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response procedure accessible from the website.
  3. Provide dedicated security contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools for vulnerabilities and privacy compliance.
  5. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and user privacy protections.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Description
Graduate school of Middlebury College offering master's degrees in global security, sustainability, development, education, and language services.
Key services
Graduate degree programs, Joint degree programs, Online degree programs, Certificates, Executive and custom programs, Career services and internships
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Facebook Pixel, Vimeo (video hosting)
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML
  • Use of modern analytics and tracking scripts with consent

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
RTB123, Adsrvr
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional educational institution site affiliated with Middlebury College.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and targeted at prospective graduate students.
  3. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No signs of adult or inappropriate content.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious for .edu domains.
  7. No security policy or incident response contact information publicly available.
  8. No explicit terms of service page detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, indicating a modern and maintainable platform. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag, demonstrating a mature digital marketing infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich multimedia content and third-party scripts. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing security monitoring. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business goals effectively with opportunities for optimization in performance and security.
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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