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Security report for zvut.cz

Vysoké učení technické v Brně · Education · Czech Republic

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vysoké učení technické v Brně (Brno University of Technology) operates the website zvut.cz as a news portal focused on university-related news, research, and events. The site targets students, faculty, researchers, and the general public interested in academic and technological developments. The university is a large, well-established educational institution in the Czech Republic with a strong market position in technical education. Technically, the website uses a custom CMS with technologies such as nginx, jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Tag Manager. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and proper HTTPS configuration, which significantly impacts its security posture. Security headers are present but insufficient to compensate for the lack of proper TLS encryption. Privacy and cookie policies are not found, indicating potential compliance gaps. Contact information is limited to an email and physical address in the footer, with no phone numbers or dedicated contact forms. Overall, the site is professionally designed with good content relevance and navigation but requires urgent improvements in security and privacy compliance.

Scanned

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

      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
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
60

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's website serves as an information and news dissemination platform rather than a commercial business. It leverages its strong academic reputation and long history to maintain a leadership position in Czech higher education. The business model centers on education and research services, supported by multiple faculties and research institutes. The site integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing, indicating some level of digital maturity. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies and outdated technology components suggest areas for modernization. The university maintains active social media channels on Facebook and Twitter, enhancing its outreach and engagement. No evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries was found within the analyzed content.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, exposing users to potential interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. While several security headers are implemented, the overly permissive Content-Security-Policy and lack of HSTS enforcement reduce effectiveness. Cookies are set with Secure and HttpOnly flags, which is positive, but the lack of session resumption and OCSP stapling indicates missed opportunities for performance and security enhancements. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency and preparedness. The site does not demonstrate GDPR compliance through privacy or cookie policies, which is a significant compliance gap for an EU-based institution.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Implement and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Develop and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  4. Harden Content-Security-Policy to eliminate unsafe-inline and unsafe-eval directives to mitigate XSS risks.
  5. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy and security contact information to improve transparency and incident response readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom CMS platform powered by nginx web server. It uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.12.4 and Bootstrap 3.4.1, which may pose security and compatibility risks. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing purposes. The site lacks modern TLS protocol support and a valid SSL certificate, severely impacting secure communications. Performance metrics were not available, but the presence of multiple CSS and JS assets suggests moderate complexity. Mobile optimization appears good based on viewport meta tags and responsive CSS frameworks. SEO is supported by meta description and keywords, but no structured data or Open Graph tags were found. Accessibility is basic with no explicit ARIA or accessibility features detected.
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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