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Security report for kingshealthpartners.org

King's Health Partners · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

King's Health Partners is a prominent academic health science centre in the UK, integrating research, education, and clinical practice across three NHS Foundation Trusts and King's College London. The organization focuses on pioneering healthcare improvements through collaboration and innovation, targeting healthcare professionals, researchers, students, patients, and the wider public. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, clear navigation, and strong branding. Technically, the site is built on Concrete CMS and leverages modern web technologies such as jQuery, FontAwesome, and Owl Carousel. It includes accessibility tools and multilingual support via Google Translate, indicating a commitment to inclusivity. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks visible advanced security headers and a public security policy or vulnerability disclosure program. WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is reasonable for this healthcare partnership. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious indicators were found. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong security posture and business credibility, with recommendations to enhance transparency around security policies and incident response. The risk level is low, supporting trust in the organization's digital presence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

4 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 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. 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

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: mail.kingshealthpartners.org

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
67
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
72

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

King's Health Partners occupies a leading position in the healthcare and academic research sector in London, leveraging partnerships between NHS trusts and King's College London. Its business model centers on collaborative healthcare innovation, education, and clinical integration. The organization benefits from a broad ecosystem of partnerships and a diverse audience including healthcare professionals and patients. The website's content and structure support its role as a knowledge hub and engagement platform, with active news updates and event listings indicating ongoing growth and community involvement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, aligning with GDPR requirements. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and trust. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of advanced security headers suggests room for improvement. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing security governance and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and frameworks.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Add incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
King's Health Partners
Description
King’s Health Partners is an academic health science centre that brings together research, education and clinical practice across three NHS Foundation Trusts (Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital, South London and Maudsley) and King’s College London.
Key services
Clinical academic integration, Research and innovation, Education and training, Patient and public involvement, Digital health and data sciences
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, FontAwesome, Owl Carousel, Google Translate
Frameworks
Concrete CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • Accessibility tools implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented
  3. Strong focus on healthcare research, education, and clinical integration
  4. Multiple social media channels linked with consistent branding
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and GDPR compliant
  6. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities detected
  7. WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable, but website legitimacy is supported by content and affiliations
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Concrete CMS, utilizing a modern front-end stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, FontAwesome, and Owl Carousel for interactive elements. It integrates Google Translate for multilingual support and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features, including text size controls and contrast options. Performance is moderate, with potential optimization opportunities in script loading and caching. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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