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Security report for apma.org

American Podiatric Medical Association · Healthcare · United States

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) operates a comprehensive and professionally designed website serving as a central resource for podiatrists, students, residents, young physicians, and patients. The organization, founded in 1912, provides education, advocacy, practice management resources, and membership benefits, positioning itself as a leading professional association in podiatric medicine in the United States. The website content is rich, well-structured, and targets multiple audiences effectively. Technically, the site is built on Mura CMS 7.0 with Bootstrap 3 and uses modern web technologies including jQuery, Font Awesome, Google reCAPTCHA, and Slick Carousel. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO and accessibility basics. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA on forms, but lacks explicit security headers and a visible cookie consent mechanism. WHOIS data is unavailable due to a malformed response, which limits domain registration trust analysis, but the site’s professionalism and consistency with a legitimate association mitigate concerns. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-maintained, and serves its professional audience well. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and WHOIS transparency would enhance trust and compliance further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Exposed services
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  • Security score drift

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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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
77

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

APMA holds a strong market position as the primary professional association for podiatric physicians and surgeons in the U.S. Its business model focuses on membership services, education, advocacy, and resource provision. The organization targets healthcare professionals at various career stages and patients seeking foot and ankle health information. Revenue streams likely include membership dues, event registrations, educational offerings, and partnerships. The site’s extensive affiliate network and related organizations indicate a broad partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include active news updates, educational content, and advocacy efforts. The organization demonstrates strategic focus on professional development and public health awareness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap that could be exploited in certain attack scenarios. There is no visible security policy or incident response information published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. GDPR compliance is indicated via privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are lacking. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by implementing recommended headers and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Investigate and resolve WHOIS data availability issues to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
American Podiatric Medical Association
Description
American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) is the leading resource for foot and ankle health information for both patients and Physicians.
Key services
Education & Events, Practice Management Resources, Advocacy, Career Center, Patient Resources, Membership Benefits
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Google reCAPTCHA, Slick Carousel, Mura CMS
Frameworks
Bootstrap 3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Simpli.fi, The Trade Desk
Marketing tools
Google Global Site Tag (gtag.js)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
good
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional association site for podiatric medicine.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and targeted to multiple audiences.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and CMS.
  5. Includes social media and affiliate links to related organizations.
  6. No explicit privacy or security policy pages found in the HTML but linked pages exist.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to malformed response.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern CMS platform (Mura CMS 7.0) with Bootstrap 3 framework and uses popular JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. The site loads asynchronously loaded scripts including Google Analytics and advertising/tracking pixels from DoubleClick, Simpli.fi, and The Trade Desk. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, especially in accessibility and mobile responsiveness. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA for form security. There is no explicit hosting provider identified. The technical stack is stable and well-suited for a professional association website but could benefit from updated frameworks and enhanced accessibility features.
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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