Infektionsschutz.de is a German governmental public health information portal managed by the Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG). It provides authoritative, professionally verified, and up-to-date information on infectious diseases, including COVID-19, hygiene tips, transmission routes, and vaccination. The site targets the general public, including vulnerable groups and Ukrainian refugees, offering multilingual materials and a comprehensive mediathek with print and video resources. The website is well-branded with consistent use of official logos and social media presence on major platforms. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, uses Matomo analytics with strong privacy controls, and is hosted on German infrastructure, ensuring compliance with GDPR and data protection standards. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers could be improved. No contact emails or phone numbers are explicitly provided on the homepage, and no terms of service or security policies are published. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and serves as a reliable resource for infection protection information in Germany.
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
4 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"
This scan found 19 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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
74
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 infektionsschutz.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for infektionsschutz.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website operates as a government-backed public health information service, positioning itself as a trusted source for infection protection knowledge. Its competitive advantage lies in authoritative content, multilingual support, and comprehensive educational materials. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and health promotion. The target audience includes the general population, healthcare professionals, and specific vulnerable groups. The partnership with BIÖG and presence on social media platforms enhance outreach and engagement. Growth indicators include updated content and responsiveness to current health issues like COVID-19 and refugee support. The ecosystem includes related domains such as impfen-info.de and bioeg.de, reinforcing its governmental and health sector ties.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo, including IP anonymization and no cookies without consent. The cookie consent banner is comprehensive and GDPR compliant. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and security.txt files indicates room for improvement in transparency and vulnerability management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the provided data and should be reviewed. Overall, the site balances user privacy and security well but could enhance its security culture by publishing formal policies and contact channels for security incidents.
Recommendations
Implement and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate vulnerability disclosure.
Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Consider providing clear contact information including emails or phone numbers for general and security inquiries.
Maintain and regularly audit privacy compliance and security configurations to uphold trust and regulatory adherence.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG)
Description
Infektionsschutz.de is an information portal providing reliable, professionally verified, and current information on protection against coronavirus and many other infectious diseases. It offers educational content on infection diseases, transmission routes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment options, including vaccination and hygiene tips.
Key services
Educational content on infectious diseases, Hygiene tips, Coronavirus information and testing guidance, Downloadable print materials and infographics, Multilingual materials for Ukrainian refugees
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, JavaScript
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://)
No cookies set without consent
IP anonymization in analytics
Consent banner for data collection
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
excellent
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professional government health information portal.
Content is comprehensive and well-structured.
Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms in place.
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage.
No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
No terms of service page found.
Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Mastodon.
Uses TYPO3 CMS and Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious settings.
No advertising or third-party ad networks detected.
No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system suitable for governmental sites. It uses Matomo analytics hosted locally in Germany, ensuring data privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and alternative language options (sign language, easy language). Performance is moderate with no evident broken elements. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though the absence of visible security headers suggests potential technical debt in security hardening. Hosting appears to be with German providers (versatel.de, dimdi.de), supporting data sovereignty requirements. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the site's mission effectively with opportunities for security 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.
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