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Security report for ipsen.com

IPSEN · Healthcare · France

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ipsen is a large, mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company specializing in innovative specialty care medicines in Oncology, Rare Disease, and Neuroscience. The company focuses on improving patient outcomes through research, development, and strategic partnerships. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence, targeting patients, investors, healthcare professionals, and partners. The business model is centered on specialty pharmaceuticals with a strong emphasis on innovation and patient care. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern frameworks like Bootstrap 5 and uses various analytics and marketing tools such as Piwik PRO, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn Insight. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a moderate performance profile. Security practices include HTTPS enforcement, reCAPTCHA integration, and a robust cookie consent mechanism, although explicit security headers and dedicated security policies are not fully confirmed. The security posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent management. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy or incident response contact is noted. Overall, the domain registration and WHOIS data align well with the company's claims, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing explicit security and incident response policies, and increasing transparency on data retention. These improvements will strengthen trust and compliance while maintaining the company's strong market position.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
63/ 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

5 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
88
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
63
Average
59

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

Add-on

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

Total records
427
Employees
41
Customers
155
Third parties
231
Weak passwords
8%

Latest record dated 2026-06-13 · 22 subdomains affected

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  • –adfs.ipsen.com2026-06-13
  • –adfs.ipsen.com2026-06-13
  • –adfs.ipsen.com2026-05-28
  • –adfs.ipsen.com2026-05-28
  • –adfs.ipsen.com2026-05-25

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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

Ipsen holds a strong position in the healthcare sector as a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on oncology, rare diseases, and neuroscience. Its business model leverages innovation, R&D, and global partnerships to deliver transformative medicines. The company targets patients with unmet medical needs, healthcare professionals, and investors. The website content and structure support a comprehensive communication strategy, including investor relations, patient engagement, and corporate responsibility. The presence of multiple regional sites and language options indicates a global footprint. Ipsen's marketing and analytics ecosystem is mature, supporting data-driven decision-making and user engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and integration of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust with granular user controls, indicating GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, explicit security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy are not clearly present or documented, representing an area for improvement. The absence of a public security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from enhanced security header implementation and clearer incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly configure security headers including HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with clear contact channels.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance transparency on data retention policies and user privacy controls.
  5. Maintain and improve mobile optimization and accessibility standards to ensure broad user access.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
IPSEN
Description
Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care to improve the lives of patients around the world.
Key services
Oncology treatments, Rare disease therapies, Neuroscience medicines, Research and Development, Partnering and collaborations
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA, Piwik PRO Analytics, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Google Maps API
Frameworks
Bootstrap 5
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Cookie consent with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, Piwik PRO
Marketing tools
Piwik PRO, LinkedIn Insight
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Strong focus on patient care, innovation, and corporate responsibility.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy mechanisms in place.
  4. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tools with user consent.
  5. No visible security or content blocking issues.
  6. Social media presence is active and linked.
  7. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via contact page.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response page found.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using Bootstrap 5 for responsive design and jQuery for scripting. It employs modern analytics tools such as Piwik PRO and Google Tag Manager, and integrates Google Maps API and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The site is well-structured with valid HTML and CSS, optimized for SEO with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate with lazy loading and caching mechanisms in place. The technical stack is modern and supports a good user experience, though hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and further optimize performance.
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. 76/100Low25 findingsView report
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