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Security report for healthybluesc.com

BlueChoice HealthPlan · Healthcare · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Healthy Blue of South Carolina is a Medicaid health insurance provider operating under BlueChoice HealthPlan, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The website serves South Carolina residents eligible for Medicaid, offering enrollment, benefits information, provider resources, and member services. It positions itself as a large network with unique wellness programs and a trusted brand affiliation. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with integrations for member login and analytics, but suffers from slow performance and lacks HTTPS security. The security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and missing security headers, exposing users to potential risks. Privacy policies and terms of service are present, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing despite tracking scripts. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

5 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 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';…

  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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

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

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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
50
Security headers
55
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
60

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The company leverages its affiliation with BlueCross BlueShield to maintain a strong market position in South Carolina's Medicaid sector. Its business model focuses on providing Medicaid coverage and related health services, targeting low-income individuals and families. The presence of wellness programs and a rewards system indicates efforts to improve member engagement and retention. Partnerships with state agencies and third-party service providers like My Health Toolkit enhance service delivery. The website content is well-structured, supporting clear navigation and user self-service, which aligns with digital transformation trends in healthcare. However, slow site performance and lack of HTTPS may impact user experience and trust.

Security posture

The current security maturity is low due to the lack of HTTPS and missing security headers, which are critical for protecting sensitive health information. While SPF and DMARC email configurations are correctly set, the absence of TLS protocols and HSTS reduces overall security. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is found, indicating potential gaps in security governance. The site uses secure forms for login but without HTTPS, data transmission is vulnerable. Compliance with GDPR or similar regulations is not evident, and cookie consent is missing despite tracking technologies. Immediate remediation is necessary to mitigate risks and comply with healthcare data protection standards.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Enable HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to enforce secure connections.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  5. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure program to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10 CMS, integrating third-party services like My Health Toolkit for member login and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar. DNS and email configurations are properly set with SPF and DMARC policies. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, resulting in no HTTPS availability. Performance is slow with a large page size and high load time, which could be optimized. Accessibility and SEO are basic to good, with mobile optimization rated good. The hosting provider is identified as Level3.net for DNS and pphosted.com for email services. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires security and performance enhancements.
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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