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Security report for aerztekasse.ch

Die Ärztekasse Genossenschaft · Healthcare · Switzerland

High risk. 4 critical or high findings in Network security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Die Ärztekasse Genossenschaft is a Swiss cooperative and market leader specializing in practice administration services for physicians and other healthcare providers. The website offers a comprehensive range of services including billing, IT solutions, training, and regional agency support. It targets medical professionals seeking to outsource and professionalize their administrative tasks. The company emphasizes reinvestment of profits into product development and maintains a strong regional presence with decentralized support teams. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and provides clear navigation to various service offerings and informational resources. Technical infrastructure includes modern web technologies and integration with major analytics and marketing platforms, ensuring digital maturity and performance. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, anonymized analytics, and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business profile, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
80
Average
65
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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 company holds a strong market position as a leader in Swiss healthcare practice administration, serving over 23,000 healthcare professionals. Its business model as a cooperative reinvests earnings into service and product development, fostering sustainable growth. The target audience includes physicians with private practices and other freelance healthcare providers. The website reflects a mature digital presence with multilingual support and a broad service portfolio, including software solutions, billing variants, and educational offerings. Partnerships with platforms like MediOnline enhance service integration. The cooperative structure and regional agency network provide personalized support, which is a competitive advantage. No direct revenue data is available, but the extensive service catalog and employee base suggest a medium-sized enterprise with stable operations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS, IP anonymization in Google Analytics, and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No security headers were explicitly detected in the provided data, and no direct contact for security incidents or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which is a gap. The contact form uses required fields and CSRF tokens, indicating secure form handling. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response information suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the site is secure for users but could enhance trust by publishing more explicit security and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as a security@ or abuse@ email address.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Add common security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to improve protection against common web attacks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with standards and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Die Ärztekasse Genossenschaft
Description
Der Marktleader in der Schweiz für Praxisadministration bietet Ärztinnen und Ärzten die Möglichkeit sich zu professionalisieren.
Key services
Praxisadministration, Leistungserfassung und Abrechnung, Inkasso, Informatikprodukte und Dienstleistungen, Fortbildung und Schulung, Agentur-Support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery UI, Owl Carousel, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google Analytics IP anonymization
  • Cookie consent banner
  • Form input validation

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is primarily in German with multilingual support links
  3. Strong focus on healthcare practice administration services
  4. Multiple service offerings including IT, billing, training, and support
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  6. No exposed sensitive data or security issues detected
  7. Contact primarily via a detailed contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found in visible content
  8. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond GDPR-related privacy policy
  9. No terms of service or vulnerability disclosure policy found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery UI, Owl Carousel for sliders, and integrates Google Tag Manager with Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag for analytics and marketing. The site is multilingual with German as the primary language and links to French and Italian versions. The CMS is not explicitly identified but appears to be custom or proprietary. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and deferred loading of some resources. Mobile optimization is good with responsive layouts and viewport settings. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and canonical URLs. The site uses SVG logos and favicons for branding consistency. No major technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not available from the provided data.
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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