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Medidata Solutions · Healthcare · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

65/100

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

Medidata Solutions is a leading enterprise in healthcare technology, specializing in SaaS and data analytics solutions that support clinical research and trials globally. Their platform integrates AI-powered insights and patient-centric technologies to accelerate clinical research and improve trial outcomes. The company maintains a strong market position with a comprehensive suite of products and services tailored to pharmaceutical, biopharma, and medical device industries. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a mature technology stack including New Relic, Google Tag Manager, and Optimizely, reflecting a modern and well-maintained digital infrastructure. Security posture is robust with HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent mechanisms, and monitoring tools, although explicit security headers and public vulnerability disclosures could be improved. Overall, the website demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
75/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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

3 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Potential Subdomain Takeover

      Subdomain staging.mdsol.com points to unregistered service mdsol-staging-1628289039.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com

      What to do: Remove or fix CNAME record to prevent subdomain takeover

      • WSTG-CONF-10
      • 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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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
Email security
85
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
75
Average
65

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Medidata operates in the healthcare and technology sectors, targeting clinical research organizations, biopharma, and medical device companies. Their business model revolves around SaaS offerings and data analytics to streamline clinical trials and patient engagement. The company benefits from strategic partnerships and a global customer base, supported by professional services and a strong marketing ecosystem. Growth indicators include extensive trial data coverage, AI integration, and a focus on decentralized clinical trials. The partnership with Dassault Systèmes enhances their market credibility and resource access.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS, cookie consent compliance, and integration of SAML SSO for authentication. Monitoring via New Relic and event listeners for CSP violations indicate proactive security measures. However, the absence of explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and a public vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency. Incident response contact information is not publicly available, which could be a gap in security readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis.

Recommendations

  1. Publish and enforce comprehensive security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels to improve security communication and trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and marketing tools to minimize privacy risks and enhance compliance.
  5. Enhance transparency around security certifications and compliance frameworks to strengthen trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Medidata Solutions
Description
Medidata combines the wealth of data, AI powered insights, and patient-centric clinical trial solutions required to bring tomorrow’s breakthrough therapies and devices to life, and into the hands of patients.
Key services
Unified clinical trial platform, Clinical data management, Clinical operations solutions, Patient engagement technologies, Professional services, AI-powered evidence generation, Healthcare data exchange
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress CMS, New Relic monitoring, Google Tag Manager, Optimizely, Zaius (Optimizely Data Platform), Lucky Orange analytics, Eloqua marketing automation, jQuery, Wistia video player, MiniOrange SAML SSO plugin
Frameworks
Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • Use of SAML SSO plugin
  • Monitoring with New Relic
  • CSP violation event listener

Analytics and tracking

Services
New Relic, Google Tag Manager, Lucky Orange, Idio Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Mouseflow
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
DoubleClick, Google Ads, Facebook, Microsoft Bing, Oracle / Eloqua, 6sense, Autodesk
Tracking pixels
Lucky Orange, Idio Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Mouseflow
Marketing tools
Optimizely, Eloqua, Qualified
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 with comprehensive content about clinical research technology solutions.
  2. Strong emphasis on patient-centric clinical trial solutions and AI-powered analytics.
  3. Multiple language support with clear navigation and structured menus.
  4. Robust cookie consent mechanism with detailed cookie categories and user controls.
  5. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tools indicating mature digital marketing strategy.
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges; full content accessible.
  7. Contact information includes a dedicated helpdesk email and contact forms.
  8. Security practices include HTTPS, monitoring, and SAML SSO integration.
  9. No explicit public vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including New Relic for monitoring, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and Optimizely for experimentation. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site uses multiple marketing and tracking tools, indicating a sophisticated digital marketing strategy. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security header implementation and streamline third-party script usage to optimize performance and privacy.
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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