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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital · Healthcare · Ireland

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is a large, well-established healthcare institution based in Dublin, Ireland, providing a wide range of clinical services to patients, visitors, and healthcare professionals. The website serves as a comprehensive informational portal with detailed service listings, contact directories, and patient resources. The hospital maintains a strong market position as a university hospital with extensive clinical and research capabilities. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, and accessibility tools like BrowseAloud, ensuring good performance, mobile optimization, and accessibility compliance. Security posture is robust with HTTPS enforced and appropriate security headers, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response information. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the website demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and business credibility, supporting the hospital's reputation and operational transparency.

Scanned

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

2 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • 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
0
Security headers
85
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
63
Average
65

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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Dark web exposure

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Total records
56
Employees
1
Customers
50
Third parties
5
Weak passwords
20%

Latest record dated 2025-06-15 · 8 subdomains affected

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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 hospital operates in the healthcare sector, targeting patients, visitors, and healthcare professionals. Its business model focuses on providing clinical services, education, and research. The presence of a dedicated foundation domain indicates active fundraising and community engagement. The extensive contact directory and consultant listings reflect a large organizational structure with diverse specialties. Partnerships with University College Dublin enhance academic and research collaboration. The website content and structure suggest a mature digital presence supporting patient engagement and operational efficiency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and multiple security headers implemented. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Forms use secure POST methods. However, the absence of a public security policy or incident response contact limits transparency. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, which could be improved to encourage responsible security reporting. Overall, the hospital appears to follow good security practices appropriate for a healthcare institution.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Establish and publicize an incident response contact or channel for security issues.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance transparency around data retention policies related to analytics and user data.
  5. Continue to maintain and update accessibility features to ensure compliance with evolving standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
VAT number
IE6371402U
Registration number
351402
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Description
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin website providing helpful information for patients, visitors and healthcare professionals.
Key services
Acute medicine, Addiction psychiatry, Advanced Cancer Care, Anaesthesia, Audiology, Blood tests, Cancer medicine, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Radiology
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Fonts, Font Awesome, Google Tag Manager, BrowseAloud accessibility tool
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive resource for a major university hospital in Dublin.
  2. Strong focus on patient, visitor, and healthcare professional information.
  3. Extensive contact directory with many phone numbers for departments and consultants.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation with consent mechanisms.
  5. No visible security or privacy red flags in the content or technical setup.
  6. Use of accessibility tools (BrowseAloud) indicates commitment to inclusivity.
  7. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  8. No public vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap framework, and JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Font Awesome. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing purposes. Accessibility is enhanced via BrowseAloud scripts. The site is mobile responsive and well-structured with clear navigation. Performance is moderate, with potential optimization opportunities in script loading and caching. The CMS appears to be custom or proprietary, with no common CMS identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience but could benefit from performance tuning and modernization of some legacy scripts.
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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