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Security report for bzga.de

Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG) · Government · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG) is a German federal government institute dedicated to public health education, prevention, and research. It operates as a national authority providing comprehensive health information and services to the German population, healthcare professionals, and educators. The website serves as a central platform for disseminating health-related content, research studies, and public health campaigns, positioning BIÖG as a trusted and authoritative source in the healthcare sector. The organization is under the umbrella of the Federal Ministry of Health, reinforcing its governmental status and mission. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS and hosted on government infrastructure, ensuring reliability and compliance with German federal standards. The site employs privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo) and modern web technologies, with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The content is well-structured, professionally presented, and navigable, supporting a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site implements strong HTTP security headers, including HSTS with preload, CSP, and X-Frame-Options. However, the SSL configuration lacks support for modern TLS versions, which is a notable gap. The privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR-compliant, with a clear consent mechanism. No explicit security policy or incident response contact is published, indicating room for improvement in transparency and security maturity. Overall, BIÖG's website demonstrates a strong commitment to public health communication, privacy, and security best practices, with opportunities to enhance SSL protocols and security disclosures to further strengthen trust and resilience.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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

3 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

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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
90
Security headers
85
Email security
75
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
76

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
176
Employees
0
Customers
175
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
20%

6 subdomains affected

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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

BIÖG holds a strategic position as a government health authority in Germany, focusing on health promotion, disease prevention, and public education. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive research output, and broad public outreach through multiple channels including digital media and newsletters. The business model is non-commercial, funded by the government, emphasizing public service over profit. Target customers include the general public, healthcare providers, educators, and policymakers. Growth indicators include active research projects, extensive informational campaigns, and partnerships with procurement and job platforms. The partnership ecosystem includes interamt.de and evergabe-online.de for staffing and procurement, and piwik.bzga.de for analytics services. The organization maintains a consistent brand and high content quality, reinforcing its authoritative market presence.

Security posture

The security posture of the BIÖG website is robust in terms of HTTP security headers and privacy compliance. The use of HSTS with preload, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reflects adherence to security best practices. The site avoids known SSL vulnerabilities and disables legacy protocols. However, the absence of TLS 1.2 or 1.3 support is a critical weakness that could expose users to downgrade attacks or limit compatibility with modern clients. The privacy policy and cookie consent mechanisms are well-implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. The lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or security.txt file suggests limited transparency and preparedness for vulnerability disclosure or incident handling. Overall, the site is secure but could improve in SSL configuration and security governance transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade SSL/TLS configuration to enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols for enhanced security and compatibility.
  2. Harden Content Security Policy by removing 'unsafe-inline' and 'unsafe-eval' directives where feasible to reduce XSS risks.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and engagement with security researchers.
  5. Explicitly publish Data Protection Officer contact details to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is based on TYPO3 CMS running on Apache 2.4.62 on Debian, hosted within German federal government infrastructure. The tech stack includes Matomo for analytics, Friendly Captcha for bot protection, and jQuery-based slick slider for UI components. Performance is fast with good mobile optimization and accessibility features such as sign language and easy language options. The site uses a comprehensive Content Security Policy and other security headers but lacks modern TLS protocol support. The technical debt appears low with modern CMS and libraries, though SSL configuration and CSP could be improved. The site integrates multiple external trusted domains for media, analytics, and services, maintaining a secure and privacy-conscious environment.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 70/100Medium29 findingsView report
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