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Security report for nursingtimesjobs.com

Nursing Times Jobs · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Nursing Times Jobs operates as a specialized online job board focused on nursing and healthcare recruitment within the United Kingdom. The platform offers job search capabilities, recruiter profiles, and career fair information, positioning itself as a niche player in healthcare employment services. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and integrates modern web technologies including Drupal CMS and Google advertising and analytics tools. Privacy and cookie policies are present and indicate GDPR compliance, enhancing user trust. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data raises questions about domain registration transparency, which slightly impacts overall trustworthiness. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though the lack of explicit security policies and incident response contacts suggests room for improvement. Overall, the site presents a credible and functional service for healthcare job seekers and recruiters, with recommendations to enhance transparency and security documentation.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…
  2. 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

  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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
67

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

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Dark web exposure

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

Total records
81
Employees
0
Customers
81
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

3 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 business targets nursing professionals and healthcare recruiters in the UK, leveraging a business model centered on online job listings and recruitment services. It benefits from association with the parent company Emap, a known media group, which likely supports its market position. The platform's integration with Google advertising and analytics indicates a revenue stream from advertising and possibly premium recruiter services. The presence of social media channels and career fair information suggests active engagement with its audience. The website's medium size and focused sector specialization provide competitive advantages in the healthcare recruitment niche. Strategic observations include the need for clearer contact information and enhanced security transparency to strengthen business credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide, use of secure cookies, and no exposed sensitive data in the HTML content. The integration of Google Tag Manager and Analytics is standard but requires ongoing monitoring for third-party script vulnerabilities. The absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security policy or incident response contact are notable gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, which limits transparency for security researchers. GDPR compliance is indicated through cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by formalizing security policies and enhancing HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response contact details.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards.
  5. Provide clear company contact information including verified emails and phone numbers to improve trust and user support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nursing Times Jobs
Description
Nursing Times Jobs is a job board platform specializing in nursing and healthcare-related job vacancies in the UK, offering job search, recruiter profiles, and career fair information.
Key services
Job search and application, Recruiter profiles and job postings, Career fairs information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Maps API, DoubleClick for Publishers (Google Ad Manager), jQuery, Drupal CMS, Selectize.js, LazySizes (lazy loading images), FontAwesome
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
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 secure cookies (implied by HTTPS and cookie consent)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager (DoubleClick)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and interactive job search features.
  2. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  4. Strong use of Google advertising and analytics technologies.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  7. Social media links to official Nursing Times accounts are present.
  8. Website uses Drupal CMS and modern web technologies.
  9. No security.txt or explicit security policy found.
  10. No adult or explicit content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS and uses a modern technology stack including jQuery, Selectize.js, LazySizes for image lazy loading, and FontAwesome for icons. It integrates Google services extensively for analytics and advertising, including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Google Ad Manager (DoubleClick). The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and preloading of fonts and images for performance. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and accessibility. The technical infrastructure supports a professional user experience but would benefit from enhanced security headers and updated accessibility compliance.
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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