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Security report for patientdiscovery.com

Patient Discovery · Healthcare · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Patient Discovery is a healthcare-focused company specializing in solutions that identify and address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) to improve patient outcomes. Their website targets healthcare providers and patients, offering tools and resources to enhance care through data-driven insights. The company operates a professional and well-structured website built on Squarespace, integrating HubSpot for analytics and marketing automation. The technical infrastructure is modern and supports good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and HSTS enabled, though additional security headers and explicit privacy policies are lacking. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises some legitimacy concerns, but the overall digital presence suggests a legitimate small healthcare technology provider. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. 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';…

  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

  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

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Potential Subdomain Takeover

      Subdomain staging.patientdiscovery.com points to unregistered service 4d5e8863e91d6a90752c4ebb277e9223-1435408436.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com

      What to do: Remove or fix CNAME record to prevent subdomain takeover

      • WSTG-CONF-10
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
50
Email security
75
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

Patient Discovery occupies a niche in the healthcare technology sector, focusing on SDoH which is an emerging area in healthcare analytics and patient management. Their business model appears to be a mix of B2B and B2C, serving both providers and patients. The website's integration with HubSpot indicates active marketing and lead generation efforts. The lack of explicit company registration or contact details limits deeper business intelligence insights. The company seems to be small-sized with a focused market position. No parent or subsidiary relationships are evident. The partnership with HubSpot for meetings and demos suggests a professional approach to customer engagement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with HSTS, which is a strong baseline security measure. However, it lacks other important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options that would enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and incident response contact information indicates gaps in compliance and security transparency. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could improve trust and incident handling readiness. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with better policy disclosures and header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address to improve incident response readiness.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to foster transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimizations to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Patient Discovery
Description
Patient Discovery provides solutions focused on identifying and addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) to improve healthcare outcomes. The company targets healthcare providers and patients, offering tools and resources to enhance patient care through data-driven insights.
Key services
SDoH identification and management, Healthcare provider tools, Patient engagement resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, HubSpot analytics and marketing scripts, Google Fonts, Typekit fonts, YUI JavaScript library
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced with HSTS
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure third-party analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
HubSpot analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot marketing and forms
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace with professional design and clear navigation.
  2. No WHOIS registration data found, domain may be unregistered or privacy protected.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the website.
  5. Use of HubSpot for analytics and marketing is evident.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  7. HTTPS with HSTS enabled, but other security headers missing.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected; content is healthcare focused.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its CMS capabilities and hosting infrastructure. It uses modern web fonts from Google Fonts and Typekit, and integrates HubSpot scripts for analytics and marketing automation. The site loads multiple compressed JavaScript bundles from Squarespace and uses YUI libraries for UI components. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. The site uses HTTPS with HSTS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of additional security headers and privacy mechanisms indicates some technical debt in security and compliance. The site structure and navigation are clear and professional, but SEO and accessibility could be improved.
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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