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Security report for gov.ph

Department of Health · Healthcare · Philippines

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in DNS health, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Integrated Tuberculosis Information System (ITIS) website is an official government platform managed by the Department of Health of the Philippines. It serves as a centralized system for tuberculosis data collection, management, and reporting, targeting healthcare professionals and government health workers involved in tuberculosis control programs. The website provides user login functionality, registration, password recovery, and links to related government health systems such as eTBMAC and a helpdesk portal. The platform's business model is focused on public health service delivery and data management within the healthcare sector. Technically, the website uses a traditional web stack with Bootstrap for styling, jQuery for scripting, and FontAwesome for icons. The site is moderately optimized with basic mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. However, there is no evidence of advanced CMS or modern JavaScript frameworks. Performance is moderate, and SEO optimization is minimal, with no meta tags beyond basic content type and robots noindex directives. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied by the URL), but no security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS are visible in the provided data. The login form includes input validation and an account lockout mechanism to mitigate brute force attacks. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps, especially regarding GDPR or similar data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Overall, the website is trustworthy and legitimate, consistent with a government healthcare entity. The content is safe for general audiences, with no adult or questionable material. The main risks relate to privacy compliance and security hardening. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, enhancing security headers, and improving technical modernization to ensure robust protection and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

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

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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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
52
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
56

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

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Tracked
2
Registered
2
Resolving
2
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-06-20

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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

The Department of Health's ITIS platform occupies a critical niche in the Philippine healthcare ecosystem by providing a centralized tuberculosis information system. Its market position is strong as an official government service, with no direct commercial competitors. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on data collection and management for public health purposes. Revenue streams are government-funded, with no commercial transactions evident. The target customers are healthcare workers and government officials managing tuberculosis programs. Growth indicators include integration with related systems like eTBMAC and a dedicated helpdesk. Partnerships are primarily internal government domains, reflecting a closed ecosystem. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand digital services and improve user experience to increase adoption and data quality.

Security posture

The security maturity of the ITIS website is moderate. The presence of HTTPS and login protections such as input validation and account lockout are positive indicators. However, the lack of visible security headers and absence of privacy and cookie policies highlight compliance and security gaps. There is no evidence of advanced security frameworks or incident response readiness publicly disclosed. The site does not expose sensitive data in the HTML content, but the security posture would benefit from implementing standard HTTP security headers, multi-factor authentication, and formal vulnerability disclosure processes. Compliance with GDPR or local data protection laws is unclear due to missing policies. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with room for improvement to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance security posture.
  3. Introduce multi-factor authentication for user login to strengthen account security.
  4. Establish and disclose a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Modernize the technical stack and improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Department of Health
Description
A government healthcare information system focused on tuberculosis data management and reporting in the Philippines.
Key services
Tuberculosis data collection, User account management for health workers, Reporting and monitoring tuberculosis cases
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS (Bootstrap 4.x), JavaScript, jQuery 1.12.4, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Login form with input validation pattern on username
  • Account lockout modal for maximum login attempts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official government healthcare website for tuberculosis information system
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found on the main page
  3. Login form with basic validation and account lockout mechanism
  4. No visible security headers or advanced security features in HTML content
  5. External links mostly to related government or official domains
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  7. No social media or contact emails explicitly listed
  8. Website content is safe and appropriate for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Bootstrap 4.x for responsive design, jQuery 1.12.4 for JavaScript functionality, and FontAwesome for icons. The HTML structure is valid but basic, with minimal SEO meta tags and no structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags. Performance is moderate, with no advanced optimization techniques detected. The site lacks modern JavaScript frameworks or CMS platforms, indicating potential technical debt. Accessibility and mobile optimization are basic but functional. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, which may limit insights into user behavior but improves privacy. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and accessibility features.
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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