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Security report for focus-gesundheit.de

Burda Digital Health · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

FOCUS-Gesundheit is a well-established German healthcare media platform operated under Burda Digital Health. It specializes in publishing annually updated recommendation lists of top doctors, clinics, rehabilitation centers, and health resorts in Germany. The website offers comprehensive health information, expert articles, podcasts, and print magazine distribution targeting patients and the general public seeking reliable healthcare guidance. The business model includes premium profile listings for medical professionals, enhancing visibility and patient engagement. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript frameworks, likely Vue.js, and integrates multiple tracking and consent management tools to ensure GDPR compliance. Hosting is managed via Amazon AWS infrastructure, providing reliable performance and scalability. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to an excellent user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a Content Security Policy and uses a consent management platform for privacy compliance. However, it lacks some security headers and does not publicly disclose a security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or WAF blocking were detected, indicating a mature security posture. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with relevant privacy regulations, though it would benefit from publishing explicit privacy and security policies to enhance transparency and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

  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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
65

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

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Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
1
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
100%

1 subdomain 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

FOCUS-Gesundheit holds a strong market position as a trusted healthcare media brand in Germany, leveraging the reputable FOCUS brand. Its competitive advantage lies in its annually updated, data-driven recommendation lists of healthcare providers, which serve as a key resource for patients. The business model combines content publishing with monetization through premium profile listings. Target customers include patients seeking specialist care and medical professionals aiming to increase visibility. The company benefits from partnerships within the Burda Digital Health ecosystem and maintains a broad digital presence including podcasts and print media. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and integration of modern digital marketing tools.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, Content Security Policy, and GDPR-compliant consent management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified. However, the absence of additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options and a publicly available security policy or incident response contacts represents compliance gaps. The site lacks a vulnerability disclosure policy, which could hinder coordinated vulnerability management. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by enhancing transparency and adopting additional best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and publicly disclose a security policy including incident response contact information.
  3. Add additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy (security.txt) to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Burda Digital Health
Description
FOCUS-Gesundheit publishes annually recommended lists of doctors, clinics, rehabilitation centers, and health resorts in Germany. It provides health tips, disease information, and expert recommendations.
Key services
Publishing recommended lists of top doctors and clinics, Health information and advice articles, Premium profile listings for medical professionals, Podcast and print magazine distribution
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Vue.js (implied by v-app attribute), Google Tag Manager, INFOnline Measurement Manager, AWS DNS hosting
Frameworks
Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy present
  • Consent management implemented for GDPR compliance
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
INFOnline Measurement Manager, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
bf-tools.net
Tracking pixels
INFOnline Measurement Manager
Marketing tools
INFOnline Measurement Manager, bf-tools.net
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional German healthcare media platform publishing recommended lists of doctors and clinics.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong focus on GDPR compliance with a consent management platform implemented.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Premium profiles for medical professionals indicate a monetization model.
  6. Use of modern JavaScript frameworks and tracking technologies.
  7. No security or WAF blocking detected; site is fully accessible.
  8. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided content.
  9. Social media presence includes Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript framework (likely Vue.js) with deferred loading of scripts to optimize performance. Hosting on AWS with Cloudfront CDN ensures scalability and reliability. The site integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools, including Google Tag Manager and INFOnline Measurement Manager, with a robust consent management platform for GDPR compliance. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured navigation. Opportunities exist to improve performance by optimizing script loading and enhancing security headers. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution.
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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