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Security report for ucam.edu

UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia · Education · Spain

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia is a large higher education institution based in Spain offering a wide range of academic programs including undergraduate, official master's, doctoral, and online studies. The university is well-positioned in the Spanish and international education market, supported by multiple prestigious rankings and accreditations. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides comprehensive information about academic offerings, services, and university life. Technically, the site uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern integrations such as Google Tag Manager and CookiePro for analytics and privacy compliance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers could be improved. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which slightly reduces trust but the website content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence with good privacy compliance and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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

UCAM operates in the education sector targeting prospective students, international students, and professionals seeking advanced degrees. Its business model revolves around providing academic programs and related student services. The university has a strong market position in Spain, supported by international rankings and accreditations. It maintains a network of partner and subsidiary domains for research, sports, language education, and online learning. The website content and testimonials reinforce its credibility and commitment to quality education. The absence of explicit contact emails or phone numbers on the main site suggests a preference for portal-based communication. UCAM's digital ecosystem includes appointment booking, virtual campus, and institutional repositories, indicating a comprehensive service offering.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting good baseline security and privacy practices. Security headers are partially implemented but could be enhanced with explicit X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options headers. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Forms are likely secured by Drupal's built-in protections, though explicit anti-CSRF tokens were not visible in the HTML snippet. The lack of visible incident response or security contact information is a gap in transparency. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from improved header configurations and clearer incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing official contact emails and phone numbers for prospective students and security incidents.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Description
University offering undergraduate, official master's, doctoral studies in presencial, semi-presencial and online modalities with personalized professor/student attention and education in values.
Key services
Undergraduate degrees, Official Master's degrees, Doctoral programs, Online education, Language school, Student services, Research
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, CookiePro, Cloudflare Stream (video CDN)
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (implied by Drupal)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Marketing tools
CookiePro
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 no blocking detected.
  2. Uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern web technologies.
  3. Strong branding and consistent design.
  4. Comprehensive academic offerings and services.
  5. Good privacy and cookie compliance with consent mechanisms.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for an EDU domain.
  8. Multiple external trusted domains linked, including official subdomains and partner sites.
  9. Use of Google Tag Manager and CookiePro for analytics and consent.
  10. No visible security policy or incident response contact information on main pages.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies and integrations such as Google Tag Manager and CookiePro. Video content is delivered via Cloudflare Stream CDN, enhancing performance. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content. The technical infrastructure supports a comprehensive academic portal with multiple subdomains and services. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and incident response visibility. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and user-friendly digital presence.
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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