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Security report for astpartnerconnect.com

American Society of Transplantation · Healthcare · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AST Partner Connect is a professional platform operated by the American Society of Transplantation, providing transplant healthcare professionals with access to educational content, clinical trials, career opportunities, and partner resources. The platform serves as a bridge between healthcare professionals and industry partners, facilitating knowledge sharing and professional development in transplantation. The website is well-branded, consistent, and targets a specialized audience in the healthcare sector. Technically, the site uses common web technologies such as jQuery, Vimeo API, and Select2, hosted likely on AWS infrastructure. The design is professional and mobile-optimized, though accessibility and SEO could be improved. Security posture is moderate with no evident critical vulnerabilities, but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is partial, with a clear privacy policy but no cookie consent mechanism. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the organization's profile, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the site is a credible and useful resource for its target audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

6 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 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"

    • 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

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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
15
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The American Society of Transplantation leverages AST Partner Connect to strengthen its position as a leading professional society in transplantation. The platform's business model focuses on educational content delivery and facilitating industry-healthcare professional interactions without direct commercial sales. Revenue streams likely include sponsorships and partnerships with pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The presence of multiple partner subdomains indicates a robust partnership ecosystem. The platform supports growth by regularly updating educational materials and clinical trial information, targeting transplant professionals globally but primarily in the US. Strategic observations include the need to enhance privacy compliance and security policies to align with evolving regulatory requirements.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS (implied by domain and external links), but DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended improvement. No security headers were detected in the provided data, which could expose the site to clickjacking, XSS, or other attacks. There are no forms collecting sensitive data, reducing risk exposure. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and readiness perception. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, which is a best practice for responsible disclosure. Overall, the site is secure for informational purposes but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS infrastructure and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about cookie usage.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
American Society of Transplantation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
American Society of Transplantation
Description
AST Partner Connect is a platform providing transplant professionals access to educational content, clinical trials, career opportunities, and partner resources to support transplantation care.
Key services
Educational content distribution, Clinical trials information, Career center/job listings, Partner resource library
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Select2, Vimeo Player API, Bootstrap (modal, dropdowns), JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • No forms detected collecting sensitive data
  • No exposed credentials or sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional platform for transplant healthcare professionals.
  2. Content is well structured with partner resources and educational materials.
  3. No forms detected that collect personal or sensitive data.
  4. No cookie consent mechanism present despite use of cookies.
  5. No explicit security headers or policies published.
  6. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  8. Partner content is clearly marked with disclaimers.
  9. Multiple partner subdomains linked for resource access.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies including jQuery, jQuery UI, Select2, and Vimeo Player API for video content. It uses CSS3 and HTML5 with custom fonts hosted on a shared CDN. The hosting is likely on AWS infrastructure, as indicated by the registrar and DNS servers. Performance is moderate with no explicit data on load times, but the use of external scripts and embedded videos may impact speed. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and media queries. Accessibility is basic, with no explicit ARIA roles or advanced accessibility features detected. SEO is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data such as JSON-LD or Open Graph tags found in the provided HTML. There is room for modernization and technical improvements to enhance performance, accessibility, and SEO.
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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