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Security report for baxter.ca

Baxter · Healthcare · Canada

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Baxter is a well-established global healthcare company with a heritage spanning over 85 years, focused on delivering innovative solutions in hospital care, nutritional care, surgical care, and related healthcare services. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on Drupal 10, integrating modern video and analytics technologies, and providing comprehensive content targeted at patients, healthcare professionals, and partners. The company demonstrates strong branding consistency and a commitment to corporate responsibility and innovation. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response contacts. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable gap but does not detract significantly from the overall legitimacy given the quality and depth of website content and external references. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing vulnerability disclosure information, and improving transparency around data protection officer contacts.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

3 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 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
75

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

Baxter operates in the healthcare sector with a focus on acute, nutritional, renal, hospital, and surgical care products and services. The company targets a broad audience including patients, healthcare professionals, and partners. Its business model centers on innovation and collaboration, exemplified by its partnership with Hillrom and the spin-off of Vantive. The website indicates a large enterprise scale with global reach and a strong emphasis on corporate governance, inclusion, and community engagement. Baxter leverages digital marketing and analytics tools to engage its audience and maintain market leadership. The company’s ecosystem includes subsidiaries and partners that enhance its service offerings and market penetration.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. Security best practices include the absence of exposed sensitive data and the use of reputable third-party services like Google Tag Manager and Brightcove for video delivery. However, the site lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contact, which are important for transparency and trust. No vulnerabilities or suspicious domains were detected in the analysis. The security score is good but could be improved by adopting additional security controls and publishing a vulnerability disclosure program.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide clear incident response contact information.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing data protection officer contact details in compliance with GDPR.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Baxter
Description
Baxter is a healthcare company focused on saving and sustaining lives through innovative products and services in hospital care, nutritional care, surgical care, and more. They serve patients, healthcare professionals, and communities with a commitment to improving healthcare outcomes globally.
Key services
Hospital Care, Nutritional Care, Surgical Care, Healthcare Products
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, VideoJS, Brightcove Video Player, Google Tag Manager, CookieLaw Consent Management
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieLaw Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious for a large enterprise.
  4. Strong branding and consistent messaging focused on healthcare.
  5. Multiple external trusted domains linked including social media and partner sites.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and comprehensive.
  7. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or footer.
  8. Use of modern technologies and CMS (Drupal 10).
  9. Good mobile and accessibility optimization.
  10. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and robust CMS platform, ensuring a scalable and maintainable infrastructure. It uses VideoJS and Brightcove for rich media content delivery, enhancing user engagement. Google Tag Manager is employed for analytics and marketing tracking, integrated with cookie consent management to comply with privacy laws. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, contributing to a positive user experience. Performance is moderate, with opportunities to optimize loading times further. The absence of hosting provider details limits full infrastructure assessment, but the use of CDN and third-party services suggests a distributed and resilient architecture.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 80/100Low24 findingsView report
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