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Security report for medicaldesignsourcing.com

Medical Design Sourcing · Healthcare · N/a

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Medical Design Sourcing operates as a specialized online directory and news platform focused on the medical manufacturing and medtech industry. It provides categorized listings of manufacturers, products, services, and equipment, targeting industry professionals and companies seeking sourcing and industry updates. The site is part of the WTWH Media Life Science Network, indicating a niche market position with a focus on healthcare manufacturing. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Maps API, and SEO plugins, delivering a professional and responsive user experience. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy/cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The absence of WHOIS registration data reduces domain trustworthiness, though the website content and structure suggest a legitimate business presence. Overall, the site is well-positioned as a trusted industry resource but should enhance transparency and security practices to improve compliance and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  4. 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

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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
47
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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

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

Total records
12
Employees
0
Customers
12
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
8%

2 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 website serves as a marketplace and informational hub for medical device manufacturers and suppliers, offering detailed listings with certifications such as ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016, which are critical in the healthcare manufacturing sector. Its business model revolves around providing searchable listings, industry news, and advertising opportunities, catering to OEMs, contract manufacturers, and service providers in the medical device ecosystem. The partnership with WTWH Media and marketing domains suggests a broader media network support. The presence of multiple certifications in listings indicates a focus on quality and compliance, appealing to regulated industry customers. Growth potential lies in expanding listings, enhancing content, and improving user engagement through personalization and analytics.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Forms are standard search and listing creation forms without visible advanced security controls like CAPTCHA or multi-factor authentication prompts. Privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly found, indicating potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are absent, which could hinder timely security issue reporting. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be improved by implementing recommended headers, privacy notices, and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Publish vulnerability disclosure and incident response information to facilitate security issue reporting and resolution.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to improve domain trustworthiness and transparency.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility by including verified company contact emails and social media links to improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Medical Design Sourcing
Description
Medical Manufacturer Listings and news and resources from the WTWH Media Life Science Network. Search for Medical Manufacturing Companies.
Key services
Medical manufacturer listings, Product and service categorization, Industry news and updates, Advertising opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Maps API, Font Awesome, Slick Carousel, Yoast SEO plugin, Pathfora personalization, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
WordPress, Foundation CSS
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Lytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
ML314
Tracking pixels
Lytics
Marketing tools
Pathfora
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional medical manufacturing directory and news platform.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and reduces trust score.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on homepage HTML.
  4. Multiple certifications listed in company listings indicating industry compliance.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  6. No security headers detected in HTML source; potential improvement area.
  7. No contact emails explicitly found in HTML; phone numbers and addresses present in listings.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in header or footer.
  9. Advertising and tracking scripts present but no aggressive tracking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Vantage theme and child theme, leveraging Foundation CSS for responsive design. It integrates multiple JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Slick Carousel, and Google Maps API for enhanced user interaction and location-based search. SEO is managed via Yoast SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured JSON-LD data for improved search engine visibility. Hosting assets on AWS S3 buckets indicates scalable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA roles and semantic HTML but could be improved. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies detected, but security headers and privacy compliance require attention.
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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