Website reputation report

thehighereducationreview.com

Last checked 3 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Local security concerns found

What is this website?

Public pages were observed on thehighereducationreview.com, but their subject was not confidently classified. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include higher education, iim bangalore admission, research.

Local security concerns foundReview the observed form or connection issues below. These findings do not establish malware or phishing.

70/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History92 Infrastructure92 Website Security95 Security Hygiene35 Transparency55 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 thehighereducationreview.com

Updated Oct 2, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on thehighereducationreview.com. 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: Discover our mission, values, and commitment to fostering education and innovation. Join us in shaping a brighter future in academia.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jun 19, 2013. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Jun 19, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 2000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 13, 2026.

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: 70/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on thehighereducationreview.com

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.

Higher Education Review | Higher Education Magazine | Education ArticlesGain valuable insights into the latest trends in higher education, and hear from the leading educators and recruiters. Best Platform for Education and Carrer -Higher EducationDiscover our mission, values, and commitment to fostering education and innovation. Join us in shaping a brighter future in academia. North Borneo University College : A Pioneering Educational Institution Helping Students To Reach Their True Potential | TheHigherEducationReviewThe North Borneo University College (NBUC) is the first private university established in the State of Sabah and they are also a member of The Association of... Latest News on Higher Education | Chronicle of Higher EducationExplore the Chronicle of Higher Education on our dynamic platform. Stay informed about the new developments shaping the future of academia. IIM Bangalore Admission 2027 Fees and Scholarship DetailsCheck IIM Bangalore admission 2027 details, including MBA fees, eligibility, scholarships, financial aid and key admission requirements for aspirants. IIM Kozhikode Launches DeepTech Incubation Programme | TheHigherEducationReviewCheck IIM Bangalore admission 2027 details, including MBA fees, eligibility, scholarships, financial aid and key admission requirements for aspirants. UCEED 2027 Registration Begins at IIT Bombay | TheHigherEducationReviewUCEED 2027 registration begins today at 1 PM. Check IIT Bombay’s application dates, deadline, late-fee window and exam date. IIT Delhi and AcSIR Sign MoU to Boost Research CollaborationIIT Delhi and AcSIR have signed an MoU for joint research, postgraduate student co-supervision, academic exchanges and faculty collaboration. IIT Madras and BITS Pilani Sign MoU for Academic Research | TheHigherEducationReviewIIT Madras and BITS Pilani have signed a five-year agreement to expand academic and research collaboration, including student and faculty exchanges. CAT 2026 Application Correction Window Opens October 5 | TheHigherEducationReviewThe CAT 2026 application correction window will open on October 5, allowing candidates to review and modify eligible details in their forms.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on thehighereducationreview.com

12 phrases

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

higher educationTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
iim bangalore admissionTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
researchTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
sign mouTitle, H12 sampled pages
detailsTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
research collaborationTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
academicTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
applicationTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
feesTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
windowTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
theirTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
checkMeta description3 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%
92/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
35/100

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. Local checks found potentially unsafe form markup or unencrypted active resources. See Automated security checks for the evidence.

TransparencyWeight 5%
55/100

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 HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-02T06:26:12+00:00
HTML bytes submitted406,500
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-02T18:00:10+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 13 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 scripts24
Inline scripts24
Embedded frames1
External script hosts11

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

HTTP scripts or frames on an HTTPS pageSecurity concern · 6

The markup references active resources over HTTP. Browsers may block or upgrade them. This is not evidence that a harmful script ran.

Redirect from HTTPS to HTTPSecurity concern · 1

The observed redirect chain includes a downgrade to an unencrypted connection. Connection security is assessed separately.

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 domainthehighereducationreview.com
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJun 19, 2013
Domain age13 years
ExpiresJun 19, 2027
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client renew prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address3.111.223.51
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.thehighereducationreview.com/
Endpoint3.111.223.51
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface16 records · 2 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals0 security headers · 5 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 size406,500 bytes
HTTP check duration2,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources24 · 11 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YE2
Valid fromSep 14, 2026
Valid untilDec 13, 2026
Certificate names*.thehighereducationreview.com · thehighereducationreview.com

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.

A3.111.223.51TTL —
NSns69.domaincontrol.comTTL —
NSns70.domaincontrol.comTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXT_globalsign-domain-verification=e0VdzdxoKRxhTJ4JP_iodPUEOoX3jFOfyfC4CTD74JTTL —
TXT_globalsign-domain-verification=HN694M-FhWvK9O74jVtHhu3LPqhpVKHCJJ2c8ywjFvTTL —
TXT_globalsign-domain-verification=QWolxzdmiRka_4CfDy4JQ-0t10d20_Skhivsu3tGM2TTL —
TXT3hpll3nm93uksum8olgg69thgbTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=bxsAY63WGUie-ZPqKVmV2yqD9JP5BUEISTUoKl8fSuwTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=tymhFHVceU3z91XcmoBPr4ZIB7R5gEMVoCIMINHQ6PsTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=ZVKAeMEB9m4DRnzp763y6z9j9pwWDJSp777bQndblPoTTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:dc-aa8e722993._spfm.thehighereducationreview.com ~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

0 observed

Header evidence is unavailable. Missing data is not treated as a clean result or proof of compromise.

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Apache HTTP Server 93% Bootstrap 80% Google Analytics 94% jQuery 3.3.1 82% 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

4 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-10-02T02:40:08.012Z.

jquery 3.6.4 No known advisories matched this version in the database snapshot.
bootstrap 3.4.1 3 known advisories. CVE-2024-6485 CVE-2025-1647

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

Recommended maintenance checks

Apache HTTP ServerReview the Apache branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.
jQueryConfirm the observed jQuery version is supported by your application and update it through your normal dependency process.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Discover our mission, values, and commitment to fostering education and innovation. Join us in shaping a brighter future in academia.

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.

Emaileditor@thehighereducationreview.comSource: https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/
Emailsubscription@thehighereducationreview.comSource: https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/
Emailmedia@thehighereducationreview.comSource: https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/
Emailadvertise@thehighereducationreview.comSource: https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/
Emailsurvey@thehighereducationreview.comSource: https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/
Emailnews@thehighereducationreview.comSource: https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleHigher Education Review | Higher Education Magazine | Education Articles
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionGain valuable insights into the latest trends in higher education, and hear from the leading educators and recruiters.
Canonical URLhttps://www.thehighereducationreview.com/
Final URLhttps://www.thehighereducationreview.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 2000 ms
LanguageUnknown
Structured typesWebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.thehighereducationreview.com/news/About page detectedhttps://www.thehighereducationreview.com/about-us/Support page detectedhttps://www.thehighereducationreview.com/institution/north-borneo-university-college-a-pioneering-educational-institution-helping-students-to-reach-their-true-potential-cid-1830.html
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
16100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

2 recorded hops
Hop 1http://www.thehighereducationreview.com/
Hop 2https://www.thehighereducationreview.com/

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
quiet-harbor-field-778

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.

Website icon for thehighereducationreview.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of thehighereducationreview.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about thehighereducationreview.com

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Is thehighereducationreview.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 70/100 with 75% 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 thehighereducationreview.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was thehighereducationreview.com registered?

The public registry record shows Jun 19, 2013. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did thehighereducationreview.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does thehighereducationreview.com 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.