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cerner.com

Security posture assessment · Scanned February 15, 2026

Findings
3 · 3 · 0
Checks
8 passive

cerner.com scored 62/100, meeting baseline requirements but with 3 findings that require attention. The vendor can proceed with a remediation timeline agreement.

Positive signals: Known Breaches, DMARC / Email Security, 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
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Effort: 1–3 days (depends on registrar)   Owner: DNS administrator / domain registrar
medium
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for cerner.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 cerner.com
2
Upgrade to TLS 1.3
Effort: < 1 hour   Owner: Web server administrator
low
cerner.com negotiated TLSv1.2. TLS 1.2 is still compliant under all major security frameworks and is not a vulnerability. TLS 1.3 offers faster handshakes and removes legacy cipher negotiation. This is a best-practice improvement, not a compliance gap.
Remediation Steps
1
Update web server config to prefer TLS 1.3 (nginx: ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3)
2
Verify: openssl s_client -connect cerner.com:443 -tls1_3
3
Review certificate configuration
Effort: 1–2 hours   Owner: Infrastructure / DevOps
low
Certificate issues found for cerner.com: wildcard certificate in use. Wildcard certificates have a broader blast radius if compromised. Ensure auto-renewal is configured to prevent expiry. These are operational hygiene items, not immediate security risks.
Remediation Steps
1
Verify auto-renewal is configured (Let's Encrypt: certbot renew --dry-run)
2
Consider replacing wildcard cert with individual certs for critical subdomains
3
Consolidate certificate issuance to 1–2 trusted CAs
TLS Configuration
Warning
DNS Configuration
Warning
Certificate Hygiene
Warning
HSTS Header
Error
Security Headers
Error
Known Breaches
Healthy
DMARC / Email Security
Healthy
CVE Exposure
Healthy