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Security report for uspceu.es

Universidad CEU San Pablo · Education · Spain

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Universidad CEU San Pablo is a well-established private university based in Madrid, Spain, offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. It holds a strong market position as a leading private educational institution with a tradition of over 90 years. The university emphasizes internationalization, academic excellence, and student services, supported by recognized accreditations such as WSCUC/WASC. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence, targeting prospective students and the academic community.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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';…
  3. 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
65
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
64

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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Total records
78
Employees
0
Customers
78
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
51%

7 subdomains affected

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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

The university operates within the education sector, focusing on higher education services including degrees, master's programs, international studies, and research. It maintains partnerships with multiple campuses and affiliated centers across Spain. The business model is centered on tuition-based education with additional services such as career support and international mobility. The institution demonstrates strong branding consistency and trust signals, including accreditations and transparent contact information.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and security headers. It integrates cookie consent management and Google Tag Manager with consent mode, indicating attention to privacy compliance. Forms use anti-forgery tokens to protect against CSRF attacks. However, no explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published, representing an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance data retention policy disclosures related to analytics and user data collection.
  5. Continue improving accessibility and mobile optimization to maintain excellent user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Universidad CEU San Pablo
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universidad CEU San Pablo
Description
Estudia tu Grado, Doble Grado o Máster en la Universidad de referencia en España. Conoce nuestros campus en Madrid y vive una experiencia única.
Key services
Undergraduate degrees, Double degrees, Official and continuing education master's degrees, International programs, Doctoral studies, Specialization courses
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Splide.js, Cookiebot, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
ASP.NET WebForms
Platforms
DNN (DotNetNuke) CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent mode
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with anti-forgery tokens (__VIEWSTATE, __EVENTVALIDATION)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
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 navigation
  2. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  3. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (DNN)
  4. Clear contact information and social media presence
  5. Accredited university with recognized certifications
  6. No security or privacy red flags detected
  7. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the DNN (DotNetNuke) CMS platform using ASP.NET WebForms technology, supplemented by modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Splide.js for UI components. Cookiebot is used for cookie consent management, and Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, providing a positive user experience.
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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