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Security report for globalheartjournal.com

World Heart Federation · Healthcare · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Global Heart is a reputable academic journal affiliated with the World Heart Federation, focusing on global cardiovascular research. It serves a specialized audience of researchers and healthcare professionals by publishing high-quality, equity-focused studies. The journal operates on a modern digital platform provided by Ubiquity Press, leveraging contemporary web technologies such as React and Next.js, ensuring excellent performance and mobile optimization. Security practices are solid with HTTPS enforcement and domain transfer protection, though there is room for improvement with DNSSEC and enhanced security headers. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, but cookie consent mechanisms appear absent. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and technical maturity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

4 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

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
62
Security headers
90
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
74

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

The journal holds a strong market position as the official publication of a major global cardiovascular organization. Its business model centers on open access academic publishing, targeting researchers and clinicians worldwide. The partnership ecosystem includes the World Heart Federation and Ubiquity Press, enhancing credibility and operational support. The content strategy emphasizes multidisciplinary and contextually relevant research, supporting growth and influence in global health. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via contact forms, typical for academic publishers. The website's branding and content quality reinforce its authoritative standing in the healthcare publishing sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection active. Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms mitigates automated abuse risks. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose the domain to DNS spoofing attacks. Security headers beyond domain status are not explicitly detected, indicating potential gaps in defense-in-depth strategies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency in security incident handling. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could benefit from additional security hardening measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  5. Consider publishing direct contact information for security incidents to improve incident response readiness and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
World Heart Federation
Description
Global Heart is the official publication of the World Heart Federation, providing a platform for dissemination and exchange of knowledge in global cardiovascular research. The journal publishes high-quality, multidisciplinary, equity-focused research aimed at advancing global cardiovascular health, including in resource-limited settings.
Key services
Publishing peer-reviewed cardiovascular research articles, Providing submission and review platform, Dissemination of global cardiovascular health knowledge
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, JavaScript, Google reCAPTCHA, Ubiquity Press platform
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Ubiquity Press
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Domain transfer protection enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional academic journal platform with clear branding and affiliation.
  2. Content is well-structured and relevant to global cardiovascular research.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  4. Security posture is good but could be improved with DNSSEC and additional headers.
  5. Privacy and terms policies are present and comprehensive.
  6. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via form.
  7. No cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and good mobile optimization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React and Next.js stack, hosted and managed by Ubiquity Press. It uses Google reCAPTCHA for form security and Plausible Analytics for privacy-focused user tracking. The site loads quickly and is optimized for mobile devices, with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. The content is well-structured with proper meta tags and Open Graph data for SEO and social sharing. Images and assets are served via Google Cloud Storage and Ubiquity's CDN, contributing to performance. There is no evidence of legacy or vulnerable libraries. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable academic publishing platform.
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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