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Security report for tamu.edu

Texas A&M University · Education · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

Texas A&M University is a large, established public research university founded in 1876, serving students and researchers primarily in the United States. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence with a focus on education and research. The technical infrastructure includes modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity, indicating a mature digital strategy. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage and deferred script loading, but lacks visible security headers in the provided content. Privacy and cookie policies were not detected, suggesting room for improvement in compliance transparency. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-maintained, consistent with a major educational institution.

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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  2. 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

    • 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

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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
79

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention tamu.edu, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
28,213
Employees
673
Customers
11,755
Third parties
15,785
Weak passwords
6%

Latest record dated 2026-06-18 · 431 subdomains affected

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  • –connect.voal.tamu.edu2026-06-18
  • –cas.tamu.edu2026-06-17
  • –cas.tamu.edu2026-06-17
  • –recconnect.tamu.edu2026-06-16
  • –cas.tamu.edu2026-06-16

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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

Texas A&M University operates in the education sector, targeting students, faculty, and academic researchers. Its market position is that of a leading public university with a strong research focus. The business model is centered on providing higher education and research services. The website's content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting its reputation. The use of analytics and tracking tools suggests active engagement in user experience optimization and marketing. The absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies in the analyzed content is a minor gap in compliance. No suspicious or unrelated domains were found linked, indicating a focused and controlled digital ecosystem.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses modern analytics scripts, which is positive for security and performance. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the HTML content, which could be a potential area for enhancement. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. The lack of visible forms limits assessment of input security. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which is typical for .edu domains but reduces transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from implementing recommended HTTP security headers and publishing clear privacy and security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance security.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools for vulnerabilities and privacy compliance.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing WHOIS or domain registration information where possible or linking to official domain registry data.
  5. Consider adding a dedicated security or incident response page with contact information for reporting security issues.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Texas A&M University
Description
Texas A&M University (TAMU) opened in 1876 as the state's first public institution of higher learning. Today, we are a research powerhouse dedicated to educating the next generation of leaders.
Key services
Higher education, Research, Community engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, YouTube iframe API, Vimeo (video), CSS3, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of deferred script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established university site with rich content and professional design.
  2. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies explicitly detected in the provided content.
  4. Use of multiple analytics and tracking scripts including Microsoft Clarity and Google Tag Manager.
  5. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is educational and institutional.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is common for .edu domains managed by educational institutions.
  7. No security headers explicitly detected in the HTML snippet; recommend verifying server headers.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet; likely present on other pages.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including jQuery 3.7.1, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and YouTube/Vimeo APIs for video content. CSS and HTML5 standards are followed with responsive design elements for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with deferred script loading to improve page load times. Accessibility features appear to be implemented at a good level, with semantic HTML and ARIA roles likely in use (not fully verifiable from snippet). SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS or hosting provider information was detected in the provided content.
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. 79/100Low25 findingsView report
  2. 79/100 +19Low25 findingsView report
  3. 60/100Medium25 findingsView report
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