Gesund digital is a German-language digital health education platform supported by major health insurers such as vdek and Ersatzkassen. It aims to empower users, particularly older adults and insured members, to effectively use digital health applications and understand digital health services. The website provides structured modules on finding, understanding, and trusting digital health offerings, including electronic patient records and telemedicine. Technically, the site uses modern frontend technologies like Alpine.js and serves content over HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a moderate to good level of digital maturity. Security posture is solid with no evident vulnerabilities, though some HTTP security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is strong, with a comprehensive privacy policy and GDPR-aligned cookie consent. The WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is justified given the healthcare context, and no suspicious patterns were detected. Overall, Gesund digital presents a trustworthy, professional, and user-friendly platform for digital health literacy.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
High
No SPF record found
SPF helps prevent email spoofing
What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"
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"
This scan found 26 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
40
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
49
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 gesund-digital.info, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The platform occupies a niche in the German healthcare market focused on digital health literacy and education. Backed by reputable health insurers, it benefits from strong trust signals and a clear target audience of insured individuals seeking to navigate digital health tools. The business model is informational and educational, likely funded by the supporting insurers. The absence of direct contact information or commercial advertising suggests a non-commercial, service-oriented approach. The partnership ecosystem includes major German health insurers, enhancing credibility and reach. Growth potential lies in expanding digital health literacy as healthcare digitizes further. The platform's strategic positioning as a trusted guide in digital health is a competitive advantage in a growing market segment.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS is a minor gap. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could improve transparency and readiness. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure channel limits external reporting options. Overall, the security posture is good for an informational site but could be enhanced by adopting additional HTTP headers and publishing security policies.
Recommendations
Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting by external researchers.
Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
vdek and Ersatzkassen
Description
Gesund digital is a platform aimed at educating and assisting users to become proficient with health-related digital applications and internet resources. It is an offering by the vdek and Ersatzkassen, focusing on digital health literacy, understanding, and trust in digital health services.
Key services
Digital health information, Guidance on digital health applications, Trust and security information regarding digital health, Educational modules on electronic patient records, digital prescriptions, and telemedicine
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
Content is in German and focused on digital health literacy.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main pages.
Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented and GDPR compliant.
No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
No social media links or external tracking scripts detected.
WHOIS data is privacy protected with no public registrant info.
Website uses modern frontend technologies including Alpine.js.
No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern frontend stack with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript modules, leveraging Alpine.js for reactive UI components. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses SVG icons for scalable graphics. Performance is moderate, with preloading of CSS and JS assets indicating some optimization efforts. No CMS or backend technology is explicitly detected from the HTML. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience with room for further optimization and security hardening.
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.
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