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Security report for uni-bamberg.de

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg is a well-established public university in Germany, offering a broad range of academic programs including Bachelor, Master, and Lehramt degrees. The institution emphasizes modern education, international research collaborations, and innovative teaching methods. The website reflects a strong market position within the education sector, targeting students, researchers, and academic professionals. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, employs Matomo for analytics, and is hosted likely within the German academic network (DFN), ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, providing an excellent user experience. Security-wise, the website enforces HTTPS, uses standard security headers, and avoids exposing sensitive data, though it lacks explicit published security policies or incident response contacts. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with GDPR, with recommendations to enhance security transparency and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Scanned

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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

4 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

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
75
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
72

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 operates in the education sector with a focus on humanities, social sciences, and applied informatics. It serves a large audience including domestic and international students, academic staff, and researchers. The business model is public education and research, supported by government funding and partnerships. The website demonstrates strong branding consistency and trust indicators such as accreditation seals and official publications. The institution maintains international partnerships and offers extensive support services, indicating a mature and stable market presence. Growth opportunities include expanding digital services and enhancing international outreach.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected. However, the absence of a public security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency and may impact stakeholder trust. The use of Matomo analytics respects privacy better than many alternatives, aligning with GDPR compliance. Recommendations include publishing security policies, establishing clear incident response contacts, and implementing a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information on the website.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program and publish a security.txt file.
  3. Add explicit contact channels for security incidents (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing transparency on data retention and privacy practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Description
Modern studieren, international forschen, innovativ lehren und gelassen leben in Bamberg. Das Welterbe ist unser Campus.
Key services
Bachelor, Master, Lehramt degree programs, Research initiatives and graduate schools, International student and researcher support, Knowledge and technology transfer, Continuing education and career support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

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

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure search forms using Google
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Comprehensive and well-structured university website
  2. Strong focus on education, research, and internationalization
  3. Good technical implementation with modern CMS and analytics
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  7. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet, but likely available on contact pages
  8. No advertising or affiliate programs detected
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and asynchronous loading for performance optimization. The hosting appears to be within the German academic network (DFN), ensuring reliable and secure infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media. Technical risks are low, but continuous monitoring and updates are recommended to maintain security and performance.
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. 69/100Medium30 findingsView report
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