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Security report for tum.de

Technische Universität München · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Technische Universität München (TUM) is a leading German university specializing in natural sciences and engineering education and research. The website serves a broad academic audience including prospective and current students, researchers, and alumni. It offers comprehensive information on study programs, research initiatives, innovation, and community engagement. The site is built on TYPO3 CMS, indicating a mature technical infrastructure with good content organization and navigation. However, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, security headers, and incident response information, which are important for compliance and trust. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the content is safe and appropriate for a general audience.

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

3 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

    • 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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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
85
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
74

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention tum.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
27,577
Employees
494
Customers
22,788
Third parties
4,295
Weak passwords
9%

Latest record dated 2026-06-17 · 606 subdomains affected

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  • –mail.tum.de2026-06-17
  • –indico.frm2.tum.de2026-06-17
  • –www.wsi.tum.de2026-06-17
  • –mail.tum.de2026-06-17
  • –login.tum.de2026-06-15

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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

TUM holds a strong market position as a top-tier academic institution in Germany, focusing on education, research, and innovation. Its business model is public and educational, providing degree programs, lifelong learning, and entrepreneurship support. The website links to multiple partner domains and international programs, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem. The content quality and professionalism are excellent, supporting TUM's reputation. However, the absence of explicit privacy and security policies online may impact user trust and compliance with GDPR.

Security posture

The website currently shows a low security posture due to missing security headers and lack of visible security or incident response policies. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files. SSL/TLS status is unknown from the provided data but assumed present due to canonical HTTPS links. The site should improve its security posture by implementing standard HTTP security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and providing clear incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response channels.
  5. Regularly audit and update the technical stack and security configurations to maintain a strong security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Technische Universität München
Description
Technische Universität München: Eine der führenden deutschen Universitäten für Forschung und Lehre in Natur und Ingenieurwissenschaften.
Key services
Academic Programs (Bachelor, Master, PhD), Research and Innovation, Lifelong Learning and Executive Education, Entrepreneurship Support, Student Services and Community Engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a large, well-structured academic university site.
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally presented.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided content.
  5. No security headers or explicit security policies detected in the HTML snippet.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts explicitly identified.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. Site uses TYPO3 CMS, a common open-source CMS for academic institutions.
  9. Navigation is deep and well-organized with multiple levels.
  10. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system in academia. The site includes multiple CSS and JavaScript resources, with some scripts related to dark mode and navigation search. The site is well-structured with deep multi-level navigation menus, indicating a complex content hierarchy. Performance is moderate, with no explicit performance optimization scripts detected. Mobile optimization and accessibility appear good based on meta viewport and ARIA labels. SEO is supported by meta tags and Open Graph images. Hosting provider details are not explicit but DNS servers point to LRZ, a reputable academic computing center.
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. 66/100Medium25 findingsView report
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