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Security report for msd.hr

Merck Sharp & Dohme d.o.o · Healthcare · Croatia

Partial score · DNS & email only

61/100

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

Merck Sharp & Dohme d.o.o (MSD Croatia) is a subsidiary of the global pharmaceutical leader Merck & Co., Inc., focused on delivering prescription medicines, vaccines, and clinical research services. The website serves patients, healthcare professionals, and job seekers with comprehensive corporate information, product details, and responsibility initiatives. The site is well-branded, professionally designed, and consistent with the global MSD identity. Technically, the website is built on WordPress VIP with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and Tiny Slider, ensuring good SEO, accessibility, and mobile responsiveness. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and OneTrust for cookie consent, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published, representing an area for improvement. Privacy compliance is robust with clear privacy and cookie policies, and GDPR adherence is evident. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and secure, supporting MSD's market position as a leading pharmaceutical company. Strategic recommendations include publishing detailed security policies, incident response contacts, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen the security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

6 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  3. 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
42
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
61

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

MSD Croatia operates as an essential healthcare entity under the global Merck & Co. umbrella. It targets healthcare professionals, patients, and the community with pharmaceutical products and corporate responsibility programs. The business model centers on research, development, and distribution of medicines and vaccines. The company leverages a strong partnership ecosystem with global MSD domains and localized country sites. Growth indicators include active corporate responsibility reporting and career opportunities. The website reflects a mature digital presence aligned with corporate standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS, cookie consent, and no exposed sensitive data. The absence of explicit security policies and incident response information suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No vulnerable libraries or security misconfigurations were detected in the HTML content. The use of external link warnings and consent mechanisms indicates a security-aware culture. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced documentation and security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Enhance transparency by detailing data retention policies and user privacy rights.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Merck Sharp & Dohme d.o.o
Description
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) is a leading global pharmaceutical company focused on improving health worldwide. The Croatian site provides information about the company, its values, products, research, corporate responsibility, and career opportunities.
Key services
Prescription medicines, Vaccines, Clinical research, Corporate responsibility programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Tiny Slider, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Platforms
WordPress VIP
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • External link warning modal
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Strong corporate branding and consistent messaging.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected in HTML.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  7. External links are managed with user warnings for third-party sites.
  8. Social media presence is active and linked.
  9. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact form used.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress VIP platform with Yoast SEO and Tiny Slider plugins, ensuring good SEO and user experience. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking, integrated with form interaction tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with cookie consent managed by OneTrust. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The technical stack is stable and aligns with enterprise-grade hosting and CMS solutions. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and performance tuning.
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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