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Security report for vut.cz

Vysoké učení technické v Brně · Education · Czech Republic

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Vysoké učení technické v Brně (VUT) is a prestigious Czech technical university with a rich history spanning over 120 years. It offers a wide range of academic programs across eight faculties and three university institutes, focusing on technical, economic, natural science, and artistic disciplines. The university maintains a strong market position as a leading research and educational institution in the Czech Republic, serving students, researchers, and academic professionals. Its digital presence is well-established with comprehensive content, clear navigation, and multilingual support, targeting prospective and current students as well as academic collaborators. Technically, the website employs a mature technology stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, CookieHub for cookie consent, and modern web standards like SVG and responsive design. The site demonstrates good performance and accessibility, although some improvements in security headers and CMS transparency could be made. The hosting environment and CMS are not explicitly identified but the site is well-structured and professionally maintained. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses cookies for session management and CSRF protection. It integrates cookie consent mechanisms and analytics tracking with transparency. However, explicit security headers are missing, and no public vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are provided. The WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, but the site’s legitimacy is supported by its official branding, certifications like the HR Award, and membership in international university networks. Overall, VUT’s website is a secure, professional, and comprehensive portal for a major educational institution. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure policies, and maintaining up-to-date third-party libraries to further strengthen security and compliance.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

3 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.

    • 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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 16 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
52
Security headers
75
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
77

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

VUT operates as a public university focused on higher education and research, targeting students, academics, and industry partners. Its competitive advantages include a long-standing reputation, diverse academic offerings, and active participation in international networks. The business model revolves around education services, research projects, and collaboration with industry and government. Revenue streams likely include government funding, tuition fees, research grants, and continuing education programs. The university’s partnership ecosystem includes affiliated research institutes, alumni networks, and job portals. Growth indicators include active event calendars, new research achievements, and expanding educational programs. The university maintains a strong brand with consistent messaging and trust signals such as certifications and social media presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, session management cookies, and cookie consent compliance. The absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a notable gap. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks publicly available incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. GDPR compliance is evident through privacy policies and cookie management. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be enhanced by adopting additional HTTP security headers and publishing security contact details.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Regularly update JavaScript libraries such as jQuery to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Continue monitoring and enhancing cookie consent mechanisms to maintain GDPR compliance and user privacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vysoké učení technické v Brně
Description
Vysoké učení technické v Brně is a Czech university with over 120 years of tradition, offering technical, economic, natural science, and artistic fields of study across eight faculties and three university institutes.
Key services
Higher education programs, Research and development, International cooperation, Student services, Continuing education
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, jQuery Migrate 1.4.1, Fancybox, Google Tag Manager, CookieHub, Modernizr, SVG4Everybody
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security cookies for CSRF protection (_nss cookie)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, YouTube
Marketing tools
CookieHub
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed university portal with comprehensive content.
  2. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  3. Multiple social media channels linked with official branding.
  4. No WHOIS data available, likely due to privacy protection or registry restrictions.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. Good security posture with HTTPS and cookie security practices.
  7. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tools with transparency.
  8. No visible security headers detected; could be improved.
  9. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern web technologies, including jQuery 1.12.4 with migrate plugin, Fancybox for UI elements, Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing, and CookieHub for cookie consent management. The site is responsive and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by updating legacy libraries and optimizing resource loading. Hosting details are not explicitly disclosed. The site uses SVG icons and modern JavaScript features with fallback support. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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. 66/100 +5Medium24 findingsView report
  2. 61/100Medium21 findingsView report
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