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Security report for vut.cz

Vysoké učení technické v Brně · Education · Czech Republic

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vysoké učení technické v Brně (VUT) is a prominent Czech technical university with a long-standing tradition exceeding 120 years. It offers a broad range of academic programs across multiple faculties and institutes, targeting students, researchers, and academic professionals. The university maintains a strong market position as a leading research and education institution in the Czech Republic, supported by a comprehensive online presence and active alumni engagement. Technically, the website employs a custom CMS with legacy JavaScript libraries and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics. While the site is well-designed, accessible, and SEO-optimized, it suffers from critical security shortcomings, notably the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS enforcement, which significantly impacts its security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented, reflecting GDPR compliance. Overall, the site demonstrates professionalism and trustworthiness but requires urgent security improvements.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

5 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 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

    • 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
50
Security headers
75
Email security
50
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
61

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 education and research in technical and related fields. Its business model revolves around academic program delivery, research projects, and collaboration with industry and international partners. The university's ecosystem includes an alumni portal, job portal, and news site, indicating a mature partnership network. The target audience includes prospective and current students, academic staff, researchers, and alumni. The institution's certifications, such as the HR Award, and its extensive social media presence enhance its credibility. Growth indicators include active research projects and international cooperation. The university's operations are supported by a custom-built digital infrastructure, though modernization opportunities exist.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential data interception risks. Although several security headers are implemented, including Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options, the CSP is overly permissive with unsafe-inline and unsafe-eval directives, which could allow cross-site scripting attacks. The DNS configuration shows malformed CAA records, and no DNSSEC is enabled, reducing domain security. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, indicating limited transparency in security management. The use of outdated JavaScript libraries may introduce vulnerabilities. Overall, the site requires immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues and tightening of security policies to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Acquire and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) to secure communications.
  3. Review and tighten the Content-Security-Policy to eliminate unsafe-inline and unsafe-eval usage.
  4. Correct CAA DNS records to valid entries and consider enabling DNSSEC for enhanced domain security.
  5. Implement and publicize an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency.
  6. Upgrade legacy JavaScript libraries to supported versions to reduce security risks.
  7. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  8. Enhance cookie security by reviewing SameSite attributes and ensuring all sensitive cookies are Secure and HttpOnly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an nginx server and uses a custom CMS platform (IS VUT). It relies on legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.12.4 and jQuery Migrate 1.4.1, along with Modernizr and Fancybox for UI enhancements. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing purposes. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. However, performance metrics are unavailable, and SSL/TLS is not properly configured, which is a critical technical risk. The DNS setup includes valid A and MX records but lacks DNSSEC and has malformed CAA records. The site structure is well-organized with clear navigation and comprehensive content, but modernization of the tech stack and security infrastructure is recommended to reduce technical debt and improve resilience.
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 −11Medium24 findingsView report
  2. 77/100Low27 findingsView report
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