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Security report for uvt.ro

Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara · Education · Romania

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara (UVT) is a prominent educational institution in Romania, providing higher education and research services. The website serves as an official portal for students, faculty, and visitors, offering information about academic programs, events, and institutional news. The site is built on WordPress with Elementor, indicating a modern and maintainable digital infrastructure. UVT demonstrates compliance with GDPR through clear privacy and cookie policies and implements a cookie consent mechanism. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and no visible critical vulnerabilities, though additional security headers could enhance protection. Overall, the site reflects a professional and trustworthy academic entity with a good balance of usability and compliance.

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
52
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
59

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

UVT holds a strong market position as a regional leader in education within Romania. Its business model focuses on public higher education and research, targeting students and academic professionals. The website supports this model by providing event calendars and project information, such as PNRR initiatives. The presence of subdomains related to PR and projects suggests an active partnership and communication ecosystem. Revenue streams are likely public funding and tuition, with growth indicators tied to academic reputation and project participation. The digital presence supports transparency and engagement but lacks explicit contact details and security policy disclosures.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and a cookie consent banner, indicating baseline security and privacy awareness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security policy or incident response information suggest room for improvement. No security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program is evident, which could enhance trust and incident handling. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for an educational institution but could be strengthened to mitigate emerging threats and demonstrate proactive security governance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Introduce a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins to minimize risk from vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara
Description
Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara is an educational institution providing higher education services.
Key services
higher education, research, academic programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Modern Events Calendar Lite, Jet Plugins, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained university site
  2. Compliant with GDPR and cookie regulations
  3. Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor builder
  4. Includes event calendar and multiple plugins
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML
  6. No security.txt or explicit security policy pages found
  7. No WHOIS registrant data available due to ROTLD privacy policy
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and several plugins such as Modern Events Calendar Lite and Jet plugins. It uses Google Fonts, Google Analytics, and Facebook Pixel for tracking and marketing. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with some scope for optimization. The technical stack is modern and widely supported, but reliance on multiple plugins requires ongoing maintenance to avoid technical debt and security risks. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the HTML content.
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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