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Security report for charite.de

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin · Healthcare · Germany

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is a leading university hospital based in Berlin, Germany, providing comprehensive medical services, research, and education for patients, doctors, scientists, and students. The website serves as an information hub showcasing their healthcare offerings, research activities, career opportunities, and organizational details. The site targets a broad audience including patients seeking treatment, medical professionals, and academic communities. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS and employs a variety of JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Modernizr, and FlexSlider to enhance user experience. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS, ensuring secure communication. However, some modern security best practices like security headers are not evident, and privacy compliance documentation is lacking. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries visibly. Nonetheless, the absence of explicit privacy policies, cookie consent mechanisms, and vulnerability disclosure pages indicates room for improvement in compliance and transparency. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the content is fully accessible and safe for general audiences. Overall, the website reflects a professional and trustworthy healthcare institution with good technical implementation but requires enhancements in privacy compliance and security transparency to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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. 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';…

  3. 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.

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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
47
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
70

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention charite.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,569
Employees
117
Customers
946
Third parties
506
Weak passwords
10%

Latest record dated 2026-06-04 · 71 subdomains affected

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  • –rtal.charite.de2026-06-04
  • –sso.charite.de2026-06-01
  • –sso.charite.de2026-05-27
  • –sso.charite.de2026-05-27
  • –charite.de2026-05-26

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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

Charité holds a prominent position as a university hospital in Germany, combining healthcare delivery with research and education. Its business model revolves around patient care, scientific research, and academic training. The website content emphasizes these pillars, targeting patients, medical professionals, and students. The institution likely operates at an enterprise scale given its scope and location. The lack of explicit parent or subsidiary information suggests it operates as an independent entity or under a larger university structure not detailed here. The site’s content quality and branding are consistent, reinforcing its authoritative market presence. No direct partnerships or related domains were identified from the data provided.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive information. The use of established JavaScript libraries is a positive indicator, though some are older versions that may require updates. The absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which could hinder transparency and trust. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is secure enough for general use but should enhance its security and compliance documentation to meet modern standards and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and ensure it is easily accessible from all pages.
  2. Implement a cookie policy with a consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve security posture.
  4. Create and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  5. Regularly update all JavaScript libraries and CMS components to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Description
Homepage der Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin mit Informationen für Patienten, Ärzte, Wissenschaftler und Studierende sowie Einblicke in das Leistungsspektrum.
Key services
Research, Treatment, Career opportunities, Organizational information, International cooperation, Expertise centers, Clinical services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery 1.11.1, Modernizr 2.8.3, Underscore.js 1.8.3, jQuery FlexSlider 2.7.2, jQuery Cookie Plugin 1.4.1, Placeholders.js 3.0.2, Typeahead.js 0.11.1
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of modern JavaScript libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional university hospital site with comprehensive medical and educational information.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage content.
  3. No visible contact forms; contact info limited to phone and address in metadata.
  4. Uses TYPO3 CMS with several common JavaScript libraries for UI and functionality.
  5. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site content fully accessible.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected in provided content.
  7. No explicit security headers found in the data; SSL is enabled.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system widely used in enterprise environments. It incorporates several JavaScript libraries including jQuery 1.11.1, Modernizr, Underscore.js, and FlexSlider for UI enhancements. The site uses responsive design techniques and meta viewport tags for mobile optimization. Performance appears moderate, with deferred script loading and CSS optimizations. However, some libraries are outdated, which could pose security risks. The site lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features beyond basic implementations. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS points to standard name servers without anomalies. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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. 61/100Medium24 findingsView report
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