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Security report for medaustron.at

MedAustron · Healthcare · Austria

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

MedAustron is a specialized healthcare and research center based in Austria, focusing on advanced ion therapy for cancer treatment using proton and carbon ion technologies. The organization serves patients, medical professionals, and students, positioning itself as one of the few global providers of this innovative therapy. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and provides comprehensive information about services, patient care, and research activities. Technically, the site runs on WordPress with common plugins and demonstrates good SEO and user experience, though performance metrics are unavailable. Security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, no valid SSL certificate, and missing advanced security headers, which poses a critical risk. Privacy compliance is strong with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is transparent and complete, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is trustworthy but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and improve trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

9 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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"

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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
0
Security headers
25
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
30

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

MedAustron operates in the healthcare sector, delivering cutting-edge cancer treatment and research services. Its market position is strong due to the rarity of facilities offering both proton and carbon ion therapies. The business model revolves around patient care, clinical research, and education. The target audience includes cancer patients, international patients, healthcare professionals, and students. The company maintains a professional online presence with active social media channels and detailed content. Growth indicators include recent news, events, and educational offerings. Partnerships are implied through social media and external links but no explicit partner domains were identified. The company appears medium-sized and well-established since 2016, with consistent domain registration and no suspicious patterns.

Security posture

The website currently lacks HTTPS, serving content over unsecured HTTP, which is a critical vulnerability. No SSL certificate is installed or valid, and no modern TLS protocols are supported. Security headers are minimal, with only 'x-content-type-options: nosniff' present. There is no HSTS, OCSP stapling, or session resumption configured. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided. Privacy compliance is well addressed with cookie consent and a detailed privacy policy. The absence of HTTPS significantly undermines user data protection and trust. Immediate remediation is required to install a valid SSL certificate and enable HTTPS. Additional security headers and best practices should be implemented to enhance the security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Install and configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload flags.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 with strong cipher suites.
  4. Add comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  6. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to improve transparency.
  7. Enhance accessibility features and conduct performance optimization to improve user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7.2, using Apache web server and mod_pagespeed for optimization. It employs common plugins including WPML for multilingual support and Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. The site uses Plyr for embedded video playback and includes custom JavaScript and CSS for styling and functionality. Hosting is provided by ipax.at as indicated by nameservers. Performance data is missing, but mod_pagespeed suggests some optimization efforts. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation and structured content. However, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical risk. The site would benefit from performance monitoring and accessibility audits to ensure compliance with modern standards.
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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