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Security report for rsu.lv

Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · Education · Latvia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte (RSU) is a prominent educational institution in Latvia, recognized as one of the modern universities in the Baltic region. The website serves as a portal for students, academic staff, and healthcare professionals, offering information about academic programs and research activities. The site is built on Drupal 9 CMS and integrates modern analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Accessibility is a strong focus, with extensive accessibility scripts and features implemented to support diverse user needs. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and several security headers present, although there is room for improvement in content security policies and incident response transparency. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive cookie and privacy policy in Latvian, including consent mechanisms. Overall, the website reflects a professional and trustworthy educational entity with good technical and security standards.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

7 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
66

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

RSU operates in the education sector, targeting students and healthcare professionals primarily in Latvia and the Baltic region. The business model is centered on providing higher education and research services. The website's consistent branding and good content quality support its market position as a leading university. The use of advanced analytics and accessibility tools suggests a commitment to user experience and data-driven decision making. While no explicit business partnerships or subsidiaries are identified, the presence of external domains related to analytics and social media indicates engagement with common digital ecosystems. The lack of visible contact information on the main page may limit direct user engagement but aligns with typical university website structures where contact details are often on dedicated pages.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and several security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security and X-Content-Type-Options. The use of IP anonymization in Google Analytics and a cookie consent banner indicates attention to privacy regulations like GDPR. However, the absence of a security.txt file and incident response information suggests gaps in vulnerability disclosure and incident management transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The security score is strong but could be enhanced by implementing a full Content-Security-Policy and publishing clear security policies and contact channels for security incidents.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS and related attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Add a dedicated incident response page with contact information for security issues.
  4. Enhance visibility of contact information, including security and data protection contacts.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
Description
RSU ir viena no modernākajām universitātēm Baltijā
Key services
Higher education, Research, Academic programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 9, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, FontAwesome, Hotjar, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a modern university site with educational focus
  2. Uses Drupal CMS with modern tracking and analytics tools
  3. Has cookie consent and privacy policy in Latvian language
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in provided HTML snippet
  5. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error
  6. No WAF or blocking detected
  7. Good security posture with HTTPS and security headers
  8. Accessibility features implemented with detailed accessibility scripts
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 9, a modern and widely used CMS, indicating a robust and scalable platform. Integration with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar shows advanced analytics capabilities. Accessibility is excellently addressed with a comprehensive accessibility widget and font support. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple external scripts and tracking pixels. Mobile optimization is good, supported by responsive meta tags and viewport settings. SEO is supported by proper meta descriptions and Open Graph tags. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with opportunities for performance optimization and enhanced security header implementation.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 63/100 −3Medium33 findingsView report
  2. 66/100Medium30 findingsView report
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