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Security report for msdconnect.my

Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) Corp. · Healthcare · Malaysia

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MSD Connect is a digital education platform operated by Merck Sharp & Dohme (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., providing healthcare professionals with access to product information, educational resources, and event registrations. The company holds a strong market position in healthcare sectors including cardiology, infectious diseases, vaccines, and oncology. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and hosted on a robust WordPress VIP platform with AWS infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, though improvements are recommended in security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site reflects a trustworthy and credible business presence in Malaysia with consistent WHOIS registration data.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 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.

    • 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. 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
    • 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
42
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
73

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 targets healthcare professionals in Malaysia, offering a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical products and educational content. The business model focuses on digital engagement and knowledge dissemination rather than direct sales. The presence of global brand assets and localized content indicates a mature digital strategy. Partnerships with accessibility organizations and adherence to privacy policies further enhance credibility. The company benefits from being a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., leveraging global resources and reputation.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and uses reputable DNS servers from AWS. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be a gap in transparency. The site does not currently implement a cookie consent mechanism, which may affect GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  2. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) Corp.
Description
MSD is a leader in cardiology, infectious diseases, diabetes, respiratory, vaccines, women’s health, animal health, and expanding in neurology, oncology, and dermatology.
Key services
Product information, Educational resources, Events registration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Tiny Slider, jQuery
Platforms
WordPress VIP
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

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 challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and targeted at healthcare professionals.
  3. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR-relevant privacy policy.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and WordPress VIP hosting.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information on the site.
  6. WHOIS data confirms legitimacy and consistency with business branding.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Yoast SEO and uses Google Tag Manager for analytics. It leverages modern JavaScript libraries and CSS for responsive design and user experience. Hosting on WordPress VIP and AWS DNS infrastructure suggests good scalability and reliability. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Accessibility is addressed with links to accessibility partners and compliance statements. SEO is well managed with canonical tags, Open Graph metadata, and structured JSON-LD data. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content.
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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