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Security report for mddminds.org

MDD Minds · Healthcare · India

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MDD Minds is an educational program developed by WONCA aimed at improving primary care for major depressive disorders in regions including Africa-Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The program offers a self-paced online course, a Train-the-Trainer course, and practical performance initiatives to empower family doctors and primary care professionals. The website is hosted on Squarespace and features a professional design with good navigation and mobile optimization. Security is well implemented with HTTPS and HSTS, and reCAPTCHA is used for form protection. However, the absence of a privacy policy, terms of service, and WHOIS registrant data reduces overall trust and compliance posture. Contact is only available via a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers provided. Social media links connect to official WONCA accounts, enhancing credibility.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
50
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The website positions itself as a specialized healthcare education platform targeting family doctors and primary care professionals in developing regions. Its association with WONCA, a recognized global organization, provides a strong trust signal. The business model appears to be non-profit or grant-funded, focusing on training and capacity building rather than commercial sales. The presence of multilingual course offerings indicates an intent to reach a broad international audience. The website's partnership with donorbox.org suggests fundraising activities. Overall, the platform is niche-focused with a clear mission and target audience.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS and HSTS headers, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in policy publication and header hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
  2. Add terms of service and security policy pages to clarify user and data handling expectations.
  3. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident response.
  5. Provide direct contact emails or phone numbers for business and security inquiries to enhance transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MDD Minds
Description
MDD Minds is a program developed by WONCA to enhance the quality of care for major depressive disorders delivered by family doctors, focusing on Africa-Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. It offers expert-led courses including a self-paced online course 'MDD Minds 101', a Train-the-Trainer course, and a performance in practice initiative.
Key services
Self-paced online course, Train-the-Trainer course, Performance in practice initiative
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts (Montserrat), YouTube embedded videos
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Squarespace hosted educational platform focused on mental health training.
  2. No WHOIS data available, limiting domain trust analysis.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found.
  4. Cookie consent banner present and functional.
  5. Contact available only via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  6. Social media links point to official WONCA accounts.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. HTTPS and HSTS enabled, indicating good SSL security.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its CMS capabilities and hosting infrastructure. It uses modern web technologies including Google Fonts and embedded YouTube videos. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for performance with asynchronous script loading. The use of reCAPTCHA enhances form security. However, the site could benefit from additional accessibility improvements and SEO enhancements such as richer metadata and structured data for courses. The technical implementation is solid but constrained by the limitations of the Squarespace platform.
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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