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Security report for hc-institute.org

HealthCare Institute o.p.s. · Healthcare · Czech Republic

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HealthCare Institute o.p.s. is a Czech non-profit organization focused on improving healthcare quality and efficiency through research, surveys, and conferences. The website presents a professional and content-rich platform targeting healthcare professionals, hospital management, and health insurance companies primarily in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The organization has a strong market position with over 20 years of experience and numerous partnerships with healthcare institutions and companies. Technically, the website uses modern technologies such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and reCAPTCHA, and is built on the Ibis CMS platform. It is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses reCAPTCHA for form protection, but lacks visible security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie consent banner but lacks a clear privacy policy page. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but could improve in security and privacy transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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. 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"

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
53

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
10
Employees
0
Customers
10
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
40%

2 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

The organization operates in the healthcare and non-profit sectors, providing research and evaluation services to hospitals and health insurance companies. Its business model revolves around organizing conferences, conducting surveys, and publishing healthcare performance data. The target customers include healthcare providers, payers, and policymakers in the Czech and Slovak markets. The presence of numerous partners and sponsors indicates a well-established ecosystem and strong industry relationships. The website content and partner logos reinforce its credibility and market presence. Growth indicators include ongoing annual conferences and multiple active research projects.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam and abuse. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The cookie consent mechanism is well implemented, supporting GDPR compliance to some extent. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Enhancing security headers and publishing security policies would strengthen the overall security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly outlining data collection, usage, and user rights to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Add a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
HealthCare Institute o.p.s.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HealthCare Institute o.p.s.
Description
HealthCare Institute o.p.s. organizes healthcare conferences and conducts research projects focused on improving quality and efficiency in healthcare, including evaluations of hospitals, health insurance companies, and healthcare professionals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Key services
Healthcare conferences, Hospital performance evaluations, Health insurance company surveys, Healthcare workforce and patient organization surveys
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, CookieConsent.js, Ibis CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent banner with granular consent options

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
CookieConsent.js
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Czech language.
  2. No WHOIS data available from raw output; likely privacy-protected or registry limitation.
  3. Cookie consent banner is implemented with express consent and preference management.
  4. Multiple forms present including newsletter subscription with Google reCAPTCHA for spam protection.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact page not analyzed here.
  6. Website uses HTTPS and modern scripts but lacks visible security headers in provided data.
  7. Strong presence of partner logos and references indicating established network.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. No privacy policy page explicitly found in provided content.
  10. No terms of service page explicitly found in provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Ibis CMS and leverages jQuery and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. It uses Google reCAPTCHA for form spam protection and a cookie consent banner for privacy compliance. The site is mobile responsive with dedicated CSS for tablets and mobile devices. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of caching indicated by versioned CSS and JS files. The site lacks visible advanced frameworks or platforms but maintains a clean and structured HTML layout. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack by adopting newer JavaScript frameworks and improving accessibility and SEO features.
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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