45
Fail

amwell.com

Security posture assessment · Scanned February 16, 2026

Findings
2 · 3 · 0
Checks
8 passive

amwell.com scored 45/100 and does not currently meet the minimum security posture threshold. Multiple configuration gaps were identified that require attention before approval.

Positive signals: Known Breaches, CVE Exposure all passed.

3 action items identified, including 0 critical. The issues are configuration gaps, not architectural problems. A focused remediation effort of 2–5 days could address all findings.

Ordered by priority · 3 items
1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Effort: 2–4 hours   Owner: IT / DNS administrator
high
Email authentication is partially configured for amwell.com but has gaps. Actions needed: add SPF record. Until DMARC enforcement is active, spoofed emails may still reach recipients.
Compliance Impact
NIST CSFPR.AC-7
Email authentication is a required access control
Remediation Steps
1
Add SPF record if missing: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com -all
2
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.amwell.com
2
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Effort: 1–3 days (depends on registrar)   Owner: DNS administrator / domain registrar
medium
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for amwell.com can be spoofed, potentially redirecting users to malicious sites. This requires coordination with your domain registrar to publish DS records.
Compliance Impact
NIST 800-53SC-20
Secure name/address resolution service
Remediation Steps
1
Check if your DNS provider supports DNSSEC (Cloudflare, Route53, etc.)
2
Enable DNSSEC signing in your DNS provider dashboard
3
Add the DS record to your registrar for .com TLD
4
Verify: dig +dnssec amwell.com
3
Review certificate configuration
Effort: 1–2 hours   Owner: Infrastructure / DevOps
low
Certificate issues found for amwell.com: . These are operational hygiene items, not immediate security risks.
Remediation Steps
1
Consolidate certificate issuance to 1–2 trusted CAs
DMARC / Email Security
Warning
Certificate Hygiene
Warning
DNS Configuration
Warning
TLS Configuration
Error
HSTS Header
Error
Security Headers
Error
Known Breaches
Healthy
CVE Exposure
Healthy