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Security report for firsnet.org

FIRS · Healthcare · N/a

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 2004, dedicated to uniting leading respiratory societies worldwide to improve global lung health. The website serves as an information and collaboration platform targeting healthcare professionals and respiratory societies. It holds a strong market position as a global leader in respiratory health collaboration, offering key services such as uniting societies and providing resources to improve lung health globally. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies including jQuery, Font Awesome, and Google Analytics, and employs plugins for performance and GDPR compliance. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, SEO, and accessibility at a basic level. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, though improvements like DNSSEC and enhanced security headers are recommended. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no explicit privacy or terms of service pages found. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

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 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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  • 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
57
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
67

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

FIRS operates in the healthcare sector as an essential entity focusing on respiratory health. Its business model revolves around non-profit collaboration and advocacy, targeting healthcare professionals and respiratory societies globally. The organization benefits from a long domain history and consistent branding, supported by active social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The website content is relevant and professional, reinforcing its credibility. While no direct revenue streams or parent/subsidiary relationships are evident, the organization's strategic partnerships and global reach position it well within the healthcare advocacy space. The lack of explicit contact phone numbers or physical addresses online suggests a focus on digital engagement and organizational collaboration rather than direct consumer services.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status set to clientTransferProhibited, reducing risks of unauthorized domain transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could enhance DNS security. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, indicating room for improvement in transparency and preparedness. The presence of Google Analytics introduces moderate user tracking, balanced by a cookie consent mechanism. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Security best practices such as adding security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options) and publishing a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file would strengthen the security framework and trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance legal compliance and user trust.
  3. Add explicit security and incident response policies, including contact channels for security issues.
  4. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Forum of International Respiratory Societies
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FIRS
Description
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies unites the world's leading respiratory societies to improve global lung health.
Key services
Uniting respiratory societies, Improving global lung health, Providing information and resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, Perfmatters plugin, ShiftNav plugin, Complianz GDPR plugin
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of security plugins (implied by plugins)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
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 accessible with full content
  2. No privacy policy page explicitly found
  3. Cookie policy and consent mechanism present
  4. No terms of service page detected
  5. Contact email found in structured data only
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found
  7. Uses modern web technologies and WordPress CMS
  8. Good SEO and social media integration
  9. Security posture is good but can be improved with DNSSEC and security headers
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging popular libraries and plugins such as jQuery, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, Perfmatters, ShiftNav, and Complianz GDPR. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but present. Hosting and domain registration are stable and consistent with the organization's profile. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and improving security headers would modernize the security posture. The site uses asynchronous loading for analytics and fonts, contributing to performance optimization.
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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