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Security report for farohealth.com

Faro Health · Healthcare · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Faro Health is a specialized healthcare technology company focused on providing AI-powered software solutions for digital clinical trial protocol design. Founded in 2016, the company targets clinical research teams and study designers, offering tools that improve trial quality, reduce costs, and accelerate study design processes. Their market position is that of a niche SaaS provider with advanced AI capabilities tailored for modern clinical research. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor, leveraging Cloudflare for DNS and security, and integrates HubSpot and Google Analytics for marketing and analytics. The site demonstrates strong digital maturity with excellent design, mobile optimization, and SEO practices. Security posture is robust with HTTPS, bot management, reCAPTCHA, and cookie consent mechanisms, although DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosures are published. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, but could improve transparency around security policies and incident response. The risk profile is low with no critical vulnerabilities detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

5 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. 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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 26 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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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
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Faro Health operates in the healthcare and technology sectors, focusing on clinical trial protocol design software. Their business model is B2B SaaS, serving pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and clinical research teams. The company leverages AI to differentiate its offerings and improve trial design efficiency. The website content and structured data indicate a small-sized company with a consistent brand presence and a clear value proposition. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled lead generation approach via contact forms. The company uses reputable third-party services for marketing and analytics, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. No partnerships or subsidiaries are explicitly mentioned, and no certifications are displayed, which could be areas for future growth and trust enhancement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and employs Cloudflare Bot Management and Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated threats. Cookie consent is managed via CookieYes with granular user controls, supporting GDPR compliance. Security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy are present, enhancing protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. The site lacks explicit incident response contact information and a published security.txt file, which are best practices for vulnerability disclosure and incident handling. Overall, the security posture is strong but could be improved with better transparency and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Add explicit incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  4. Consider obtaining and displaying relevant security certifications or compliance frameworks in the Trust Center.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Faro Health
Description
Faro Health empowers study design teams with software purpose-built for modern clinical research, focusing on digital clinical trial protocol design to improve quality, save time, and reduce costs with AI-powered software and data-driven insights.
Key services
AI-powered clinical trial protocol design software, Study Designer tool, Data-driven insights for clinical research
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, HubSpot, Google Analytics, Cloudflare, CookieYes
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cloudflare Bot Management cookie present
  • Google reCAPTCHA integration
  • Cookie consent banner with customization and rejection options

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
HubSpot
Marketing tools
HubSpot, CookieYes
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 no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Professional and modern design using WordPress and Elementor.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities detected.
  5. Use of reputable third-party services for analytics and marketing.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed; contact via form only.
  7. No explicit security incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No certifications or security frameworks explicitly mentioned.
  9. Content is focused on healthcare technology and clinical trial protocol design.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using the Elementor page builder, ensuring responsive design and good accessibility. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site integrates HubSpot for marketing automation and Google Analytics for traffic analysis. Cookie consent is handled by CookieYes, offering GDPR-compliant user controls. Performance is fast with optimized images and asynchronous script loading. SEO is well implemented with Yoast SEO plugin metadata and structured data in JSON-LD format. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were observed. Opportunities exist to enable DNSSEC and improve incident response transparency to further reduce technical risks.
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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