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Security report for everydayhealth.com

Everyday Health · Healthcare · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

Everyday Health is a well-established digital health media company founded in 2002, providing trusted, medically reviewed health information, expert advice, and wellness resources to a broad audience. The website offers extensive content on health conditions, nutrition, fitness, product reviews, and tools such as symptom checkers and vaccine planners. It targets general consumers seeking reliable health information and wellness guidance. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including React and Sitefinity CMS, with integrations for advertising and analytics through reputable providers like Google Tag Manager and Rubicon Project. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses reCAPTCHA for bot protection, and implements cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks explicit security headers and a published security.txt file. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which slightly reduces domain registration transparency, but the site's content quality, editorial policies, and social media presence strongly support its legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, with minor areas for security and transparency improvement.

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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
82
Security headers
80
Email security
87
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
81

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

Everyday Health operates in the healthcare content publishing sector, leveraging medically reviewed articles and expert networks to build trust and authority. Its business model likely includes advertising revenue, affiliate marketing, and partnerships such as the 'Find a Doctor' service hosted on a related domain. The company maintains a strong brand presence across multiple social media platforms and offers a wide range of health-related content and tools, positioning itself as a comprehensive resource for health-conscious consumers. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a focus on digital engagement and content delivery rather than direct customer service. The company appears to be large and mature, with consistent branding and a broad content portfolio supporting its market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. Cookie consent is managed via a recognized consent management platform, indicating compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. However, the absence of explicit security headers like HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could be addressed to enhance protection against common web attacks. No security.txt or incident response contact information is published, which limits transparency for vulnerability reporting. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved with additional headers and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  3. Enhance transparency by providing direct contact emails or phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising integrations to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations and best practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Everyday Health
Description
Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates.
Key services
Health condition information, Wellness and self-care advice, Nutrition and fitness content, Product reviews, Find a doctor service, Health tools and resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, React, Google reCAPTCHA, Rubicon Project Prebid, Amazon Ads, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
React
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Rubicon Project, Google DoubleClick, Amazon Ads
Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
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 structured navigation.
  2. Strong focus on medically reviewed and fact-checked health content.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Sitefinity).
  4. Good privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via web form only.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, which is a concern for domain transparency.
  7. No explicit security.txt or incident response contacts found.
  8. Advertising and tracking practices are transparent and use reputable networks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring React and Sitefinity CMS, enabling dynamic content delivery and modular design. It integrates multiple third-party services for advertising (Rubicon Project, Amazon Ads, Google DoubleClick) and analytics (Google Tag Manager). The site uses asynchronous script loading and font preloading to optimize performance. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive images and layout. Accessibility features appear adequate, with semantic HTML and ARIA roles implied. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD schema. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple ad scripts and external resources. Opportunities exist to streamline third-party dependencies and enhance security headers for improved robustness.
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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