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Security report for rwu.de

RWU Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

RWU Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences is a medium-sized educational institution in Germany offering over 30 Bachelor and Master programs in technology, economics, and social sciences. The website reflects a well-established academic institution with a strong regional and international presence, focusing on practical and applied sciences education. The digital infrastructure is built on Drupal 10 with modern web standards, responsive design, and privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo configured to disable cookies and respect Do Not Track). Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some security headers, though lacking explicit security policies and cookie consent mechanisms. The site is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, targeting prospective and current students, international students, and industry partners.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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. 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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
52

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 rwu.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,337
Employees
2
Customers
1,310
Third parties
25
Weak passwords
8%

Latest record dated 2025-07-28 · 26 subdomains affected

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  • –manager.didaktik-bigblue.rwu.de2025-07-28
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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

RWU positions itself as a practical, applied sciences university with strong ties to regional industry and international partners. Its business model centers on education and research services, career support, and continuing education. The website's extensive navigation and content indicate a mature digital presence supporting multiple user groups. The institution leverages partnerships and external domains for research and student services. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main pages suggests a preference for contact forms or internal portals, enhancing control over communications.

Security posture

The website demonstrates good security hygiene with enforced HTTPS, privacy-respecting analytics, and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and trust. The absence of a cookie consent banner is a GDPR compliance gap. Security headers are minimal but present. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with formal policies and enhanced headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers by adding Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
RWU Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences
Description
Die RWU ist eine Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften mit über 30 Bachelor- und Master-Studiengängen in Technik, Wirtschaft und Sozialwesen. Sie bietet praxisorientierte Ausbildung in einer wirtschaftsstarken und attraktiven Region.
Key services
Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge, Studienberatung, Career-Service, Weiterbildung, Forschung
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Bootstrap (implied by classes), WebP images, Responsive design
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No cookies set by analytics (Matomo configured with disableCookies)
  • Do Not Track respected
  • No visible sensitive data exposure

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

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 navigation.
  2. Strong focus on education and applied sciences.
  3. No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious content.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and responsive design.
  5. Privacy policy is present and comprehensive; cookie consent mechanism missing.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Social media presence is active and linked.
  8. No exposed emails or phone numbers directly visible in the HTML content.
  9. WHOIS data aligns well with website claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS, indicating a modern and supported platform. It employs Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies and respect Do Not Track, reflecting privacy awareness. The site uses responsive design techniques and modern image formats (WebP) for performance and mobile optimization. The presence of structured navigation menus and semantic HTML elements supports accessibility and SEO. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS name servers suggest academic and regional hosting providers. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with room for performance tuning and enhanced security headers.
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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