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Education

Anonymized security posture data for the education sector across the EU. Based on 96800 monitored sites.

40.3

Avg. Score /100

D

Avg. Grade

96800

Sites Tracked

-0.0

vs. EU Average

Critical findings in this industry

78270 of 96800 without HTTPS redirect

81.0%

94490 of 96800 with unencrypted email (no STARTTLS)

98.0%

96576 of 96800 without DMARC protection (spoofable)

100.0%

37850 of 96800 missing 3+ critical security headers

39.0%

84249 of 96800 without DNSSEC (vulnerable to DNS spoofing)

87.0%

93899 of 96800 without CAA records (unrestricted certificate issuance)

97.0%

95482 of 96800 without MTA-STS (email downgrade attacks possible)

99.0%

Grade Distribution

A
0 (0.0%)
B
20 (0.0%)
C
2388 (2.0%)
D
47291 (49.0%)
F
47101 (49.0%)

Security across Europe

Average security score by country — hover for details, click to explore.

Austria: 43.3/100 (2225 sites) Belgium: 44.5/100 (2472 sites) Bulgaria: 38.8/100 (440 sites) Croatia: 39.5/100 (1678 sites) Cyprus: 35.7/100 (186 sites) Czech Republic: 41.5/100 (1975 sites) Denmark: 46.6/100 (1155 sites) Estonia: 39.8/100 (538 sites) Finland: 45.1/100 (575 sites) France: 38.3/100 (6751 sites) Germany: 39.3/100 (21793 sites) Greece: 37.9/100 (404 sites) Hungary: 39.3/100 (975 sites) Ireland: 42.6/100 (1487 sites) Italy: 40.3/100 (3502 sites) Latvia: 38.9/100 (272 sites) Lithuania: 36.2/100 (899 sites) Luxembourg: 41.1/100 (108 sites) Netherlands: 42.9/100 (5357 sites) Norway: 45.7/100 (2397 sites) Poland: 41.0/100 (10186 sites) Portugal: 40.5/100 (669 sites) Romania: 38.7/100 (602 sites) Slovakia: 45.0/100 (1948 sites) Slovenia: 36.9/100 (272 sites) Spain: 37.3/100 (3816 sites) Sweden: 46.6/100 (697 sites) Switzerland: 46.6/100 (1468 sites) United Kingdom: 38.8/100 (21807 sites)
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Score by Country

🇦🇹 Austria
43.3 2225 🇧🇪 Belgium
44.5 2472 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
38.8 440 🇭🇷 Croatia
39.5 1678 🇨🇾 Cyprus
35.7 186 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
41.5 1975 🇩🇰 Denmark
46.6 1155 🇪🇪 Estonia
39.8 538 🇪🇺 European Union
51.5 12 🇫🇮 Finland
45.1 575 🇫🇷 France
38.3 6751 🇩🇪 Germany
39.3 21793 🇬🇷 Greece
37.9 404 🇭🇺 Hungary
39.3 975 🇮🇸 Iceland
39.3 102 🇮🇪 Ireland
42.6 1487 🇮🇹 Italy
40.3 3502 🇱🇻 Latvia
38.9 272 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
37.2 6 🇱🇹 Lithuania
36.2 899 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
41.1 108 🇲🇹 Malta
40.3 26 🇳🇱 Netherlands
42.9 5357 🇳🇴 Norway
45.7 2397 🇵🇱 Poland
41.0 10186 🇵🇹 Portugal
40.5 669 🇷🇴 Romania
38.7 602 🇸🇰 Slovakia
45.0 1948 🇸🇮 Slovenia
36.9 272 🇪🇸 Spain
37.3 3816 🇸🇪 Sweden
46.6 697 🇨🇭 Switzerland
46.6 1468 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
38.8 21807

Hosting & Data Residency

53%

EU-headquartered provider

47%

Non-EU provider (CLOUD Act / Schrems II)

Amazon Web Services (US) 11157 23.2%
IONOS (1&1) (DE) 7276 15.1%
Cloudflare (US) 7210 15.0%
Hetzner (DE) 7002 14.6%
OVHcloud (FR) 4623 9.6%

Server location via IP geolocation (MaxMind GeoLite2). Company HQ from ASN registry. A site may be physically hosted in the EU but use a US-headquartered provider subject to the CLOUD Act — per Schrems II (CJEU C-311/18), this requires SCCs with supplementary measures. · GDPR Art. 44–49

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