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Security report for nawigraz.at

NAWI Graz · Education · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NAWI Graz is a collaborative academic initiative between the University of Graz and TU Graz, focusing on natural sciences education and research. The website serves as a portal for students, researchers, and staff involved in this cooperation, providing information on teaching, research, and organizational aspects. The site is professionally designed, multilingual, and well-structured, reflecting a mature digital presence aligned with academic standards. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap framework, hosted by the University of Graz infrastructure, and employs Matomo analytics with cookie consent mechanisms, indicating a good level of digital maturity and privacy awareness. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the site lacks explicit security policy and incident response information, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Overall, the site is trustworthy, compliant with GDPR, and serves its academic audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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

6 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 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
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
64

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

NAWI Graz occupies a niche academic sector as a cooperative platform between two major Austrian universities. Its business model is centered on joint educational programs and research collaboration, targeting students, doctoral candidates, academic staff, and alumni. The partnership ecosystem includes TU Graz and University of Graz, reinforcing its regional academic influence. The website content and structure support transparency and engagement with its target audience, with downloadable brochures and digital assistants for students. The absence of commercial activities or monetization indicates a non-profit academic orientation. Growth indicators include active news updates and integration of multiple institutes. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand digital services and enhance security transparency to maintain competitive academic standing.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. No exposed credentials or sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of nonce attributes in scripts enhances protection against cross-site scripting attacks. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. No known vulnerable libraries or outdated technologies were identified. The security score is high, but improvements in publishing vulnerability disclosure policies and incident response contacts would strengthen the security culture and readiness. Overall, the site is secure for its academic purpose with minor gaps in security communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance transparency by linking to data protection officer contact details if applicable.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and CMS extensions to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NAWI Graz
Description
NAWI Graz is a comprehensive cooperation between the University of Graz and TU Graz in the natural sciences, offering joint teaching, research, and organizational activities.
Key services
Joint teaching programs, Collaborative research projects, Organizational integration of natural sciences faculties
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce attributes in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional academic cooperation portal between two universities.
  2. Content is well structured, multilingual support present (German and English).
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with named coordinator and multiple contact methods.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Use of modern CMS TYPO3 and analytics with consent mechanisms.
  6. No visible forms collecting personal data on the homepage.
  7. Social media presence limited to Facebook.
  8. No explicit terms of service page found.
  9. Security headers and HTTPS are properly implemented.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system widely used in academia. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics. Hosting is managed by the University of Graz, ensuring institutional reliability. Performance is moderate with optimized images and lazy loading, but could benefit from further speed enhancements. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are implemented, supporting inclusive access. SEO is supported by Yoast SEO for TYPO3, with proper meta tags and canonical links. Technical risks are minimal, but continuous monitoring of CMS and extension updates is recommended to avoid technical debt. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern, stable, and well-suited for the academic audience.
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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