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Uppsala universitet · Education · Sweden

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Uppsala universitet is a prestigious and historic educational institution in Sweden, established in 1477 and recognized as the first university in the Nordic region. The website reflects its role as a major university offering a wide range of courses and research opportunities, targeting students, researchers, and the general public. The university emphasizes sustainability, openness, and societal collaboration. Technically, the website is built on a modern stack including React and SiteVision CMS, with good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security headers and explicit security policies could be improved. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements, supporting the university's reputation and operational needs.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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 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: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube

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

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
85
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
70

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 as a large public educational entity with a strong market position in higher education. It offers undergraduate and advanced level courses, research projects, and innovation collaborations. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on education and research excellence. The website supports multiple user groups including students, staff, alumni, and the public. Partnerships and collaborations are indicated through linked domains and event listings. The presence of official contact details, social media, and comprehensive content supports transparency and engagement. The university's branding and content quality reinforce its competitive advantage and global recognition.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and a robust cookie consent framework that respects user privacy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of certain security headers and lack of published incident response or security policy pages indicate areas for enhancement. The site does not expose any known vulnerable libraries and uses secure forms with CSRF tokens. Overall, the security measures align well with the expectations for a public university website, balancing openness with protection.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging to detect and respond to security incidents promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Uppsala universitet
VAT number
SE202100293201
Registration number
202100-2932
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Uppsala universitet
Description
Uppsala universitet är ett av Nordens äldsta och största universitet med forskning och utbildning som ska göra skillnad. Universitetet stödjer hållbar utveckling, samverkar med samhället och verkar för öppenhet och respekt.
Key services
Utbildning på grundnivå och avancerad nivå, Forskning, Samverkan och innovation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, React 18.3.1, SiteVision CMS, Siteimprove analytics
Frameworks
SiteVision web framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular consent options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (empty token in sample but mechanism present)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Siteimprove analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Siteimprove analytics
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. Strong cookie consent mechanism with granular options
  3. Comprehensive contact information and official university branding present
  4. No security.txt or explicit security policy pages found
  5. WHOIS data for www.uu.se subdomain is missing but likely managed under main domain uu.se
  6. Modern tech stack with React and SiteVision CMS
  7. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed
  8. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including React 18 and SiteVision CMS, supporting responsive design and accessibility. Performance is moderate with multiple CSS and JS resources loaded, but no major delays or errors observed. SEO is well supported with meta tags, Open Graph data, and canonical links. The site uses Siteimprove analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking, with a clear cookie consent mechanism. The infrastructure appears stable and professionally managed, though hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Opportunities exist to optimize performance further and enhance security headers.
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. 50/100Medium25 findingsView report
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