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Security report for healthshots.com

Healthshots · Healthcare · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HealthShots is a digital media platform specializing in women's health and wellness content, offering articles, videos, podcasts, and wellness tools. The site targets women interested in fitness, nutrition, mental health, and lifestyle improvements. It leverages a modern technology stack including WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, and various advertising networks to deliver content and monetize through ads and affiliate marketing. The website is well-structured with good mobile optimization and SEO practices, providing a positive user experience. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly impacts trustworthiness but the site content and technical setup suggest a legitimate operation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, publishing security policies, and improving security headers to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

7 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 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

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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
35
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention healthshots.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

HealthShots operates in the healthcare media sector with a focus on women's health, positioning itself as a trusted source for expert-backed wellness content. Its business model relies on content publishing supported by advertising and affiliate marketing. The platform has a medium-sized audience with a consistent brand presence and partnerships with major media outlets like Hindustan Times. The company leverages multiple content formats to engage users and drive traffic. Growth indicators include active social media channels and regular content updates. The absence of detailed company registration info and WHOIS data suggests a need for transparency improvements. Overall, HealthShots maintains a competitive position in the health media niche with opportunities to enhance compliance and security.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces its defense-in-depth posture. The site uses multiple third-party scripts for analytics and advertising, which could introduce vulnerabilities if not regularly audited. There is no visible security or incident response policy published, nor contact channels for security issues, indicating gaps in security governance and incident readiness. Privacy compliance is minimal with no explicit cookie consent mechanism or GDPR indicators detected. To improve, HealthShots should implement comprehensive security headers, publish privacy and security policies, and establish incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms.
  3. Establish and publicize a security policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clear contact information to improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Healthshots
Description
HealthShots is a one-stop destination for the latest articles, videos and podcasts on women’s health issues such as sexual health, fitness, nutrition, weight loss, yoga, healthy recipes, mental health, DIY home remedies and more. Track your periods and count your daily steps with the wellness tools only on HealthShots.
Key services
Health articles, Videos, Podcasts, Wellness tools, Health news, Quizzes, Web stories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Publisher Tags, Amazon APS, MoEngage, Snowplow Analytics
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Snowplow Analytics, MoEngage
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense, Amazon APS, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch, MoEngage, Snowplow
Marketing tools
MoEngage
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional health and wellness media platform focused on women's health.
  2. Content is rich with articles, videos, podcasts, and wellness tools.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the visible content.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification.
  7. No security headers detected in the HTML source; HTTPS is enforced.
  8. Advertising and tracking scripts are extensively used.
  9. Social media presence is strong with official accounts linked.
  10. No signs of adult or NSFW content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end leveraging jQuery and asynchronous JavaScript loading for performance. It integrates Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and MoEngage for analytics and user engagement tracking. Advertising is managed through Google AdSense, Amazon APS, and DoubleClick, indicating a mature monetization strategy. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. The lack of WHOIS data and some missing compliance documents represent technical and governance risks that should be addressed to improve overall digital maturity.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 73/100Medium26 findingsView report
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