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Security report for pw.edu.pl

Politechnika Warszawska · Education · Poland

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Politechnika Warszawska is a leading technical university in Poland, offering a wide range of educational programs including undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and postgraduate studies, as well as conducting significant research activities. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content targeting students, academic staff, and the broader academic community. The institution maintains a strong market position in the education sector with a focus on lifelong learning and innovation. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern web technologies and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS usage and no evident vulnerabilities, though security headers and incident response information are lacking. Privacy compliance is supported by a detailed privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are absent. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with the university's brand and mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

9 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. 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 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
0
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
49

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

The university operates as a public educational institution with a large scale and long history, founded in 1915. It serves a broad audience including prospective and current students, researchers, and staff. The business model centers on education and research services, supported by various digital platforms such as intranet, USOSweb, and e-learning systems. The university participates in European alliances and research initiatives, enhancing its competitive advantage and international collaboration. The website's content and linked domains reflect a robust partnership ecosystem and a commitment to innovation and accessibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit security headers and incident response contacts indicates room for improvement. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files. The privacy policy is comprehensive and GDPR compliant, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which could be a compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is solid for an educational institution but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by publishing vulnerability disclosure policies and security.txt files.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Politechnika Warszawska
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Politechnika Warszawska
Description
Uczelnia, dla ludzi, którzy są #zawszeciekawi. Politechnika Warszawska oferuje studia I i II stopnia, doktorat, studia podyplomowe, kursy oraz prowadzi badania naukowe. Posiada kampus i liczne sukcesy naukowe i studenckie.
Key services
Studia I stopnia, Studia II stopnia, Doktorat, Studia podyplomowe, Kursy, Badania naukowe, Platformy edukacyjne i komunikacyjne (Intranet, USOSweb, LeOn, Webmail)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Fonts, Revolution Slider
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS implied by canonical URLs (http://pw.edu.pl but likely redirects to https)
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected from scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

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 content.
  2. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and accessibility tools.
  4. Strong presence of official social media and partner links.
  5. Privacy policy is present and detailed; cookie consent mechanism is missing.
  6. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found.
  7. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency with the university.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS with a variety of modern JavaScript libraries and plugins for UI/UX enhancements. The presence of Google Tag Manager indicates structured analytics and marketing tracking. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility tools such as the AllAccessible widget. Performance is moderate, likely due to the extensive use of scripts and media content. The technical stack is modern but could be optimized further for speed and security hardening. The infrastructure appears stable and professionally managed, suitable for a large educational institution.
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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