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Security report for asv-hessen.de

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.asv-hessen.de represents the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen, a regional healthcare authority in Germany focused on the ambulante spezialfachärztliche Versorgung (ASV), which is a specialized outpatient care service for rare and severe diseases. The site provides comprehensive information for healthcare professionals and institutions about participation, billing, and regulatory frameworks. It serves as an authoritative resource for the ASV program in Hessen, targeting medical specialists, hospitals, and patients. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Matomo for analytics. The site is hosted on Anexia servers, uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration, and implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. The design is professional, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with clear navigation and relevant metadata enhancing SEO. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent for privacy compliance. However, it lacks publicly visible security policies, incident response contacts, and advanced security headers, which are recommended for improved security posture. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-maintained, and compliant with privacy regulations, serving its public healthcare mission effectively. Strategic improvements in security transparency and incident response readiness would further enhance its security maturity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

7 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 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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  • Security score drift

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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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
62

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention asv-hessen.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen operates as a key regional healthcare organization in Germany, facilitating specialized outpatient care for complex diseases through the ASV program. Its market position is strong within the healthcare sector in Hessen, supported by government mandates and legal frameworks. The business model focuses on providing regulatory guidance, billing support, and informational resources to healthcare providers. The target audience includes specialist physicians, medical centers, hospitals, and patients requiring specialized care. The organization benefits from partnerships with federal health authorities and uses digital platforms to disseminate information and services. Growth indicators include the expansion of ASV participation and ongoing updates aligned with healthcare legislation. The website reflects a stable, medium-sized public entity with consistent branding and professional content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with enforced HTTPS and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. The use of Matomo analytics with disabled cookies indicates privacy-aware tracking. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and security.txt or vulnerability disclosure pages limits transparency and preparedness. No security headers were detected in the provided data, suggesting room for improvement in HTTP header security controls. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but would benefit from enhanced security documentation and technical controls to align with best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and configure security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies to maintain GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen
Description
Die Ambulante spezialfachärztliche Versorgung (ASV) besteht aus interdisziplinären Teams zur gemeinsamen Behandlung seltener und schwerer Erkrankungen. Die ASV ermöglicht Vertragsärzten und Krankenhausärzten die ambulante hochspezialisierte Versorgung unter gleichen Rahmenbedingungen.
Key services
Information about ASV participation, Bereitstellung von Mustern und Formularen, Abrechnungsunterstützung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery 3.6.0, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and not blocked by any WAF or security challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to healthcare professionals and patients in Hessen, Germany.
  3. Strong compliance with GDPR and cookie consent regulations.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics with cookie consent indicates privacy-aware tracking.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency of the domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, ensuring a stable and scalable platform. It uses jQuery 3.6.0 and Matomo for analytics, reflecting a modern yet privacy-conscious technology stack. Hosting is provided by Anexia, indicated by the domain's nameservers, suggesting reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured content. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and implement advanced performance optimizations. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively with room for incremental improvements.
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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