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Security report for fidam.de

Research Institute of the Diabetes-Academy Mergentheim (FIDAM) · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

FIDAM (Research Institute of the Diabetes-Academy Mergentheim) is a specialized healthcare research institute focused on diabetes mellitus. Their mission is to improve medical and psychosocial care for people with diabetes through research and educational programs. The website offers multilingual educational software such as KetoAWARE and RenalAWARE, targeting patients and healthcare professionals. The organization positions itself as a non-profit research entity with a clear focus on diabetes education and care. Technically, the website is built with standard HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, employing multiple responsive stylesheets to optimize for various devices. The site is accessible, with no detected blocking or WAF challenges, and includes a cookie consent mechanism. However, no advanced frameworks, CMS, or analytics tools are detected, indicating a relatively simple but functional technical infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied by domain), but no explicit security headers or vulnerability disclosures are found. The cookie consent banner indicates some privacy compliance, and a privacy policy is present in German. Contact information is limited to a contact form and one verified email address. No social media or phone contacts are visible. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for improvement in headers, incident response, and vulnerability disclosure. The overall risk assessment is low, with no signs of malicious content or blocking. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, adding explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure information, and improving contact transparency. The website is trustworthy and professional, serving a niche healthcare research audience effectively.

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

6 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

  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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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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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
100
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
63

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

FIDAM operates as a small, specialized research institute in the healthcare sector, focusing on diabetes mellitus. Their competitive advantage lies in providing multilingual educational software and research outputs tailored to diabetes care. The business model is non-profit and research-driven, targeting patients, healthcare providers, and researchers. Revenue streams likely include grants and educational program dissemination rather than commercial sales. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no related domains or subsidiaries are identified. Growth indicators include multilingual content expansion and active research dissemination. Strategic observations suggest a focus on maintaining high-quality educational content and expanding outreach through digital channels.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. The website uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers such as CSP, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. Privacy compliance is supported by a cookie consent banner and a privacy policy, but incident response contact channels are absent. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries are detected in the HTML content. The absence of analytics reduces tracking risks but also limits user behavior insights. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with opportunities to enhance compliance and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Enhance privacy compliance by providing explicit GDPR-related information and data retention policies.
  4. Increase transparency by adding direct contact information for security or incident response teams.
  5. Regularly audit and update technical infrastructure to ensure modern standards and performance optimization.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Research Institute of the Diabetes-Academy Mergentheim (FIDAM)
Description
Research institute dedicated to diabetes mellitus research aiming to improve medical and psychosocial care for people with diabetes. Motto: 'Research for the people'.
Key services
Diabetes research, Educational programs (e.g., KetoAWARE, RenalAWARE), Free downloadable educational software
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS (multiple responsive stylesheets), JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 bilingual (German and English) focusing on diabetes research and education.
  3. Cookie consent banner is implemented and functional.
  4. No explicit terms of service page found.
  5. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers visible.
  6. No social media links or phone numbers detected.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Website uses multiple responsive CSS stylesheets for device optimization.
  10. No Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website employs a straightforward technical stack with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Multiple responsive CSS files indicate attention to mobile optimization and device-specific styling. No CMS or advanced frameworks are detected, suggesting a custom or static site approach. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but also no advanced optimization techniques observed. Accessibility is basic, with no ARIA roles or landmarks detected in the provided HTML. SEO optimization is minimal, lacking Open Graph or structured data markup. Technical risks include potential lack of security headers and absence of modern SEO and accessibility best practices.
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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