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Security report for scrippscollege.edu

Scripps College · Education · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Scripps College is a prestigious women's liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, founded in 1926. It is part of The Claremont Colleges consortium, offering a rich academic experience focused on educating and shaping future women leaders. The website reflects a well-established educational institution with comprehensive academic resources, student services, and a strong community presence. The target audience primarily includes prospective and current women students seeking a liberal arts education. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Alpine.js, and Swiper.js. It integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking and marketing purposes. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with good performance metrics. The presence of multiple external trusted domains and social media channels indicates a mature digital presence. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms, indicating compliance with GDPR and related regulations. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is common for .edu domains, but the site’s legitimacy is supported by consistent branding and content. Overall, Scripps College’s website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, security, and compliance suitable for an educational institution. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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

7 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  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';…

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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
32
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62

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

Scripps College holds a strong market position as a leading women's liberal arts college within a consortium of prestigious institutions. Its business model is non-profit education, focusing on undergraduate liberal arts programs. The college leverages partnerships with The Claremont Colleges, athletics organizations, and application platforms like Common App to enhance its offerings and reach. Revenue streams likely include tuition, donations (evidenced by the Centennial Campaign), and merchandise sales through its online store. The website’s content and external links reflect a well-integrated ecosystem supporting student recruitment, academic excellence, and community engagement. Growth indicators include active event promotion and strategic planning initiatives. The digital presence supports brand consistency and outreach to prospective students and alumni.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, it lacks several recommended HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response contact, which are best practices for transparency and readiness. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file limits external security collaboration. Tracking and analytics scripts are used responsibly with consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the site is secure but could improve by adopting additional security headers and publishing formal security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance form security with CAPTCHA or other anti-bot measures to prevent automated abuse.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scripps College
Description
Founded in 1926 in Claremont, California, Scripps College is dedicated to educating and shaping the next generation of women leaders.
Key services
Undergraduate education, Academic resources, Student services, Admissions and financial aid
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Slick Carousel, Alpine.js, Swiper.js, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, YouTube Embed Plus, WordPress
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Analytics with consent
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats, Apollo Events
Marketing tools
AddThis
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 navigation
  2. No signs of malware or phishing
  3. Strong branding and consistent design
  4. Multiple social media and external trusted links
  5. No visible security policy or incident response info
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, typical for .edu domains
  8. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanisms
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern and diverse technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Alpine.js, and Swiper.js for UI components and interactivity. It uses Google Analytics and Tag Manager for data collection and marketing. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for accessibility and SEO, with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed. The use of multiple external resources and CDNs is well managed. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected, indicating good maintenance and modernization efforts.
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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