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Security report for uhu.es

Universidad de Huelva · Education · Spain

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Universidad de Huelva is a public higher education institution based in Spain, offering a wide range of undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and specialized academic programs. The university emphasizes research, social responsibility, and sustainability aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The website is professionally designed using Drupal 8 CMS, with modern front-end frameworks and good mobile optimization. Security practices include HTTPS, security headers, and reCAPTCHA integration. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant. However, WHOIS data is inaccessible due to Red.es restrictions, limiting domain registration verification. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence suitable for a large educational institution.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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. 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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
67
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
60

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

The university serves students, researchers, academic staff, and the local community with comprehensive academic offerings and research initiatives. It maintains active communication channels including social media and official news/events. The business model is public sector funded, focusing on education and research. The website's content quality and branding consistency support a strong market position in the Andalusian region. Partnerships with transparency portals and open data initiatives indicate institutional openness.

Security posture

The site enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and includes standard security headers. Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms mitigates automated abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of explicit security policy or incident response information is a minor gap. No vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file was found. Overall security posture is good but could be enhanced with published security policies and incident contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance visibility of the Data Protection Officer contact and privacy practices on the website.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Consider adding more direct contact phone numbers for institutional support and inquiries.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universidad de Huelva
Description
Public university offering undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and specialized programs with a focus on research, social responsibility, and sustainability.
Key services
Undergraduate degrees, Master's degrees, Doctoral programs, Research centers and projects, Cultural and social university activities
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 8, Bootstrap 4, Slick Carousel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Anonymize IP in Google Analytics
  • Cookie consent banner

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a public university site with comprehensive academic and institutional content.
  2. Strong presence of official social media and research news.
  3. Good technical implementation with modern CMS and security practices.
  4. WHOIS data is inaccessible due to Red.es query restrictions.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF interference detected.
  7. Multiple official communication and event announcements indicate active site maintenance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 8 CMS with Bootstrap 4 and Slick Carousel for UI components. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for analytics and marketing. The site loads asynchronously loaded scripts and uses modern fonts and CSS. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present. SEO is supported by canonical links and meta tags. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and well maintained.
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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