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Security report for rosalindfranklin.edu

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science · Education · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a specialized educational institution focused on healthcare education, offering six distinct colleges including medical, nursing, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, health professions, and graduate/postdoctoral studies. The university emphasizes interprofessional education and community engagement, positioning itself as a leader in holistic healthcare training. The website reflects a professional and well-structured digital presence with comprehensive content targeting prospective and current students, faculty, and healthcare professionals. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Siteimprove Analytics, with media assets hosted on Amazon S3. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, though performance is moderate. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure forms, but could be improved by adding security headers and a cookie consent mechanism. Security evaluation reveals no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact reduces transparency. Privacy compliance is basic with a comprehensive privacy policy but no visible cookie consent banner. WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which slightly impacts trust but the .edu domain status and professional content support legitimacy. Overall, the website is a credible and professional digital asset for Rosalind Franklin University, with recommendations to enhance security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response transparency to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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"

    • 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';…

  3. 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

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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
57
Security headers
40
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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

Rosalind Franklin University operates in the education and healthcare sectors, targeting students and professionals seeking advanced healthcare education. Its market position is that of a specialized university with a strong focus on interprofessional collaboration and research. The business model centers on delivering degree programs, research opportunities, and community health services. The university maintains a robust partnership ecosystem evident from external links to educational boards and internal portals. Growth indicators include active news updates and community engagement programs. The website's professional design and comprehensive content reflect a mature digital presence supporting recruitment and brand reputation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security is a gap. The absence of a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency and readiness perception. Privacy compliance is partial; while a detailed privacy policy exists, cookie consent mechanisms are missing. Overall, the security posture is good but can be improved by implementing recommended headers, cookie consent, and incident response disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish an incident response contact page or security.txt file to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Establish and communicate a vulnerability disclosure policy to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Description
Rosalind Franklin University is an educational institution focused on health care education, offering six unique colleges including medical, nursing, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, health professions, and graduate/postdoctoral studies. It provides interprofessional education and community engagement.
Key services
Medical education, Health professions education, Nursing education, Pharmacy education, Podiatric medicine education, Graduate and postdoctoral studies, Community health clinics, Research programs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Siteimprove Analytics, Pingdom, YouVisit Virtual Tour, Modernizr
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Siteimprove Analytics, Pingdom
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Siteimprove Analytics, Pingdom, Locker2 Pixel
Marketing tools
Siteimprove Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy cookie banner found despite privacy policy presence.
  3. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible for the domain queried.
  4. Strong presence of interprofessional healthcare education content.
  5. Multiple external analytics and marketing scripts are used.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page.
  7. Contact information is clearly presented in footer and contact page.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and diverse technology stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Siteimprove Analytics, with media assets served from Amazon S3. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good SEO practices. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple external scripts and media content. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to optimize loading times and enhance security headers. The infrastructure supports a professional and scalable digital presence aligned with the university's needs.
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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