Website reputation report

columbusstate.edu

Last checked 14 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

columbusstate.edu is currently classified in the Education category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include columbus state university, programs, at columbus.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

50/100Safety Score
60%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure92 Website Security0 Security Hygiene55 Transparency65 Reputation50 Operational Stability84
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about columbusstate.edu

Updated Oct 1, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on columbusstate.edu. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: We're top-ranked for a reason. Academic excellence, hands-on learning, and a creative spirit make Columbus State University unique. Explore CSU.

Registrar and domain history

A reliable creation date was not returned by the registration lookup. The report leaves domain age unverified rather than guessing.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 2000 ms.

TLS validity was not confirmed by the available evidence.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 50/100. Evidence Confidence: 60%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on columbusstate.edu

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Columbus State University Home - Columbus State UniversityColumbus State University, ranked among the top regional universities in the south by U.S. News & World Report, offers nationally distinctive programs in the arts, education, busin About CSU - Columbus State UniversityWe're top-ranked for a reason. Academic excellence, hands-on learning, and a creative spirit make Columbus State University unique. Explore CSU. Degrees & Programs - Columbus State UniversityEmpower your future at Columbus State University. We offer undergraduate degrees including bachelor, associate, and nexus degrees, as well as graduate degrees including master's, d Admissions - Columbus State UniversityExplore admissions at Columbus State University. Apply to undergraduate, graduate, international, or military programs. Schedule a tour or connect with enrollment today. Cost & Aid - Columbus State UniversityUnderstanding your costs for college today helps you plan wisely for a future that pays far beyond the classroom. Life at CSU - Columbus State UniversityDiscover Student Life at Columbus State University. Our campuses are creative hubs. Connect, learn, and grow with us! Learn more. Ready to Apply? - Columbus State UniversityAre you ready to create you at Columbus State University? We'll help you find the right application to help you get started on your journey. Learn more. Academics - Columbus State UniversityWe're creative to the core. Columbus State University offers more than 90 fully accredited undergraduate and graduate programs. Learn more. Office of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving - Columbus State UniversityThe Columbus State University Alumni Association, Inc. supports, fosters and promotes the aims and objectives of Columbus State University and establishes mutually beneficial relat CSU Faculty and Staff Profiles - Columbus State UniversityNeed to look up the contact information for a CSU employee or department? Look no further than our directory search.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on columbusstate.edu

8 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

columbus state universityTitle, Meta description10 sampled pages
programsTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
at columbusMeta description4 sampled pages
applyTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
creativeMeta description3 sampled pages
graduateMeta description3 sampled pages
undergraduateMeta description3 sampled pages
futureH1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
55/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
65/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
84/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 4 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts4
Inline scripts1
Embedded frames0
External script hosts2

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domaincolumbusstate.edu
RegistrarUnavailable
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesUnavailable
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address168.26.226.206
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.columbusstate.edu/
Endpoint168.26.226.206
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface25 records · 6 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals3 security headers · 3 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size74,173 bytes
HTTP check duration2,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources4 · 2 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Validity unavailable
StatusUnavailable
ProtocolUnknown
IssuerUnknown
Valid fromUnavailable
Valid untilUnavailable
Certificate namesUnavailable

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A168.26.226.206TTL —
NSldns01.columbusstate.eduTTL —
NSldns02.columbusstate.eduTTL —
NSns1.usg.eduTTL —
NSns2.usg.eduTTL —
NSns3.usg.eduTTL —
NSns4.usg.eduTTL —
MX0 columbusstate-edu.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT_yr2bg7ttsd5hsuqkko17lgdzrnvptwdTTL —
TXT0b7qyp7w480j1lg6v3s1hyg14lthmpm5TTL —
TXT8vrnbiopmpn833nsejssmauiasTTL —
TXTadobe-idp-site-verification=0d561f88c086b74d501c88393e01b63547337b78253ca6cb35694f5bdabcf432TTL —
TXTamazonses:F9egEOUL9cMYUSL0921nPfvi7qq2ENCYsPhBJ6u0HWQ=TTL —
TXTanthropic-domain-verification-5syxvk=yy2bS0UxJNM98xWcqGpf7VElyTTL —
TXTdocusign=abf70640-7faa-4470-9872-f880a00353f4TTL —
TXTe2ma-verification=babfbTTL —
TXTfigma-domain-verification=419a4b2dbde14b0beab30b2f7ab0c320984fc38d0b566a021eea67a18f210e09-1725462722TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=e_5_HR1LjbdQ_BkB0WxH-DWGdxI206ZBqpwu3rTbm-kTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=NsYZ6RPNDsWsBclXzszRQiermm64-vF2_RAGeFJYcaQTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=qo4LIy_B_fd6o6B0FdnVSxpjGDMNrAXCPlbGPARMBeQTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=zUjzhOg76-pts3YpUVLvvjTbgYk_H9yEU-t1M2sGTWETTL —
TXTip4:168.245.25.116TTL —
TXTpardot964943=845904341e3ada729a4a6e13699e513ab6d3ca28afbdeeca08a141a093ee358bTTL —
TXTsmartsheet-site-validation=8MSdKMpDVFTatMPr2eTc0kDw29WZ8fw1TTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com ip4:168.26.188.74 include:e2ma.net include:verifymyfafsa.com include:amazonses.com include:sendgrid.net" " ip4:216.17.93.137 ip4:204.232.238.194 ip4:184.106.13.89 ip4:74.122.104.0/22 ip4:168.25.59.111 ip4:3.131.30.10 ip4:3.17.21.10 ip4:198.187.196.0/24 ip4:168.245.104.207 ip4:168.245.64.222 ip4:168.245.70.33 ip4:168.245.92.69 ip4:168.245.92.70" " ip4:168.245.92.72 ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

3 observed
permissions-policypresent geolocation=(),midi=(),sync-xhr=(),microphone=(),camera=(),magnetometer=(),gyroscope=(),fullscreen=(self),payment=()
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure1
Missing HttpOnly1
Missing SameSite1

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Apache HTTP Server 93% Bootstrap 80% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

Apache HTTP ServerReview the Apache branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.

About this website

What the site says about itself

We're top-ranked for a reason. Academic excellence, hands-on learning, and a creative spirit make Columbus State University unique. Explore CSU.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Phone7065078800Source: https://www.columbusstate.edu/
Phone7065078911Source: https://www.columbusstate.edu/
Phone7065682022Source: https://www.columbusstate.edu/
Emailstate_authorization@columbusstate.eduSource: https://www.columbusstate.edu/degrees-and-programs/
Emailenroll@columbusstate.eduSource: https://www.columbusstate.edu/admissions/
Emailfinaid@columbusstate.eduSource: https://www.columbusstate.edu/cost-and-aid/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleColumbus State University Home - Columbus State University
First headingWelcome tothe CSU Experience
DescriptionColumbus State University, ranked among the top regional universities in the south by U.S. News & World Report, offers nationally distinctive programs in the arts, education, business, nursing and more. Columbus State University provides a creative, deeply personal and relevant college experience. Serving the Southeast while attracting students from around the world, Columbus State University thrives on community partnerships to deliver excellence for students who want to achieve personal and professional s
Canonical URLhttps://www.columbusstate.edu/index.php
Final URLhttps://www.columbusstate.edu/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 2000 ms
Languageen-US
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://www.columbusstate.edu/degrees-and-programs/About page detectedhttps://www.columbusstate.edu/about/
Local headers.permissions usb restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
6100% evidence confidence
25100% evidence confidence
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Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
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Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
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1100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.columbusstate.edu/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
steady-anchor-arc-072

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

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Questions about columbusstate.edu

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Is columbusstate.edu safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 50/100 with 60% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on columbusstate.edu?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was columbusstate.edu registered?

The registry lookup did not provide a reliable creation date in this scan.

How does columbusstate.edu describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.