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Security report for merck-sante-animale.ca

Merck Santé animale Canada · Healthcare · Canada

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

Merck Santé animale Canada is a regional branch of the global Merck Animal Health company, focusing on improving animal health and well-being in Canada. The website is professionally designed, primarily in French Canadian, targeting veterinarians, animal health professionals, and pet owners. It offers product information, resources, and corporate responsibility content. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress CMS with modern SEO and cookie consent tools, indicating a mature digital presence. Security posture is good with HTTPS and cookie consent, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit privacy policy documentation. WHOIS data is missing, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency, though the website content and external links support legitimacy. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
84

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 company operates in the healthcare sector, specifically animal health, with a large enterprise scale under the Merck parent company. Its business model includes product sales and providing educational resources. The website's market positioning is strong in Canada, supported by consistent branding and professional content. The partnership ecosystem includes related Merck domains. Growth indicators include active content updates and engagement mechanisms like newsletter sign-ups. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site suggests a controlled communication channel, possibly via managed profiles or contact forms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which limits transparency in security management. The absence of WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification but may be due to privacy protection. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a corporate site but could be enhanced with better header policies and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing GDPR compliance and data handling.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection.
  3. Publish a security incident response contact or security.txt file to enhance transparency and trust.
  4. Verify and ensure WHOIS domain registration data is publicly available or justified by privacy protection.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet compliance standards and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Merck Santé animale Canada
Description
Aider à améliorer la santé et le bien-être des animaux c’est au cœur de qui nous sommes et de ce que nous faisons.
Key services
Animal health products, Resources and tools for animal health, Corporate responsibility initiatives
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is in French Canadian targeting Canadian animal health market.
  3. No explicit privacy policy page found, but cookie consent is implemented.
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Site uses WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO and OneTrust for cookie compliance.
  6. External links mostly to Merck related domains and trusted services.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response contact information found.
  9. WHOIS data is missing or not publicly available, which is unusual.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO plugin and uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile optimized with responsive design. The technical implementation includes modern meta tags and structured data for SEO. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The site does not expose sensitive data and uses secure HTTPS connections. There is room for improvement in security headers and accessibility compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization in security and accessibility.
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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