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Security report for studiengangstest.de

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website studiengangstest.de is an official online self-assessment platform operated by the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. It provides prospective students with tools to evaluate their suitability and motivation for various study programs, supporting their decision-making process. The platform is clearly targeted at future students, especially those interested in studying at TH Nürnberg, and offers both general and subject-specific tests. The business model focuses on educational support and guidance rather than commercial services. Technically, the website employs modern frontend technologies such as Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, and Font Awesome, ensuring a responsive and visually consistent user experience. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, though accessibility features are basic. SEO optimization is present but minimal. No CMS or hosting provider details were explicitly identified from the content. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and does not display cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance. No forms or sensitive data collection points were detected on the main page, reducing immediate risk exposure. WHOIS data indicates a consistent and legitimate domain registration aligned with the educational institution. However, the absence of published security policies and incident response contacts suggests room for improvement in transparency and security posture. Overall, the website is professionally designed and trustworthy for its educational purpose but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance features and security best practices to strengthen user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
53

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

Studiengangstest.de operates as a specialized educational service under the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, focusing on providing online self-assessment tests to aid study program selection. The platform leverages the university's reputation and resources, positioning itself as a trusted tool for prospective students primarily in Germany. Its business model is non-commercial, emphasizing student support and academic guidance. The absence of direct contact information or commercial elements suggests a service-oriented approach rather than revenue generation. The partnership ecosystem is limited to official university domains, reinforcing institutional credibility. Growth potential lies in expanding test offerings and integrating with university admission processes.

Security posture

The current security posture of studiengangstest.de is moderate but incomplete. The site uses HTTPS (assumed from domain and standard practice, though not explicitly confirmed), but lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which are critical for mitigating common web attacks. No cookie consent or privacy banners were detected, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. The absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the provided content. Overall, the site would benefit from implementing comprehensive security headers, cookie consent mechanisms, and publicly available security and incident response policies to enhance its security maturity and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking and data usage.
  3. Publish clear security policies and incident response procedures accessible from the website.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for support and data protection inquiries to improve transparency and user trust.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate potential risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Description
Die Website bietet Online Self-Assessment-Tests (OSA) für Studieninteressierte, um die Eignung und Passung für verschiedene Studiengänge zu prüfen. Es handelt sich um ein Projekt der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm.
Key services
Allgemeiner Studierfähigkeitstest, Fachspezifische Studiengangstests, Informationen und Hilfsangebote für Studierende
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Tailwind CSS, Font Awesome, Alpine.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official educational self-assessment platform for prospective students.
  2. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected on the main page.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the main page.
  4. No forms detected on the main page; login and registration links present but no form HTML included.
  5. No social media links found in the HTML content.
  6. Uses modern frontend technologies (Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, Font Awesome).
  7. No visible security headers or explicit security policies published.
  8. Links to official university pages for privacy and imprint.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend stack with Tailwind CSS for styling, Font Awesome for icons, and Alpine.js for lightweight JavaScript interactivity. The HTML structure is valid and includes responsive design elements, ensuring good mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, with external resources loaded from reputable CDNs. No CMS or backend technologies were identified from the HTML content. The site lacks advanced SEO metadata such as Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data, which could improve search engine visibility. Accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic markup. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could be enhanced with richer metadata and accessibility improvements.
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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