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Security report for phabdata.org

Public Health Accreditation Board · Government · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) operates a professional website focused on advancing public health practice through accreditation and data visualization services. The site targets governmental public health agencies and accredited health departments, providing tools for benchmarking and exploring health department capacity data. The organization positions itself as a trusted authority in public health accreditation with a clear mission and service offering. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and performs moderately well. Security practices include HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response information are absent. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid baseline with no detected vulnerabilities or blocking mechanisms. However, improvements could be made by publishing security policies, providing contact channels for security incidents, and implementing vulnerability disclosure processes. The lack of WHOIS data limits domain registration insights but does not detract from the site's apparent legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-suited for its audience. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security transparency, improving privacy policy visibility, and expanding contact information to bolster user trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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  • 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
77
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention phabdata.org, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

PHAB holds a strong market position as a non-profit/governmental accreditation body in the public health sector. Its business model centers on accreditation services and data visualization tools that support health departments in performance improvement. The target customers are accredited health departments and the broader public health community. The organization benefits from a consistent brand and professional content, though it lacks visible contact details and certifications on the site. The use of Google Analytics indicates a moderate level of user tracking for insights. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries are evident from the site content. Growth indicators include ongoing development of enhanced visualization tools and a commitment to data transparency. The absence of explicit business registration or VAT information is typical for non-profit entities. The site’s external links to related domains suggest a focused ecosystem around public health accreditation.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and anonymized IP tracking in analytics. Cookie consent is actively managed, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No security policy or incident response information is published, limiting transparency and preparedness communication. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which are recommended best practices. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site’s security score is solid but could be improved by adopting additional headers, publishing security documentation, and providing clear security contact channels. Overall, the risk level is low but with room for maturity enhancements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents, including a dedicated security email address.
  4. Create and host a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance privacy policy visibility on the main domain and ensure GDPR compliance is clearly communicated.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Public Health Accreditation Board
Description
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) advances and transforms public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure, and innovation. It assesses health departments through a peer-reviewed process on conformity with consensus standards and provides a data portal for exploring aggregate data on health department capacity.
Key services
Health department accreditation, Data visualization portal for health department capacity, Benchmarking for accredited agencies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bootstrap, Popper.js
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Anonymize IP in Google Analytics
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, 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 challenge
  2. Content is focused on public health accreditation and data visualization
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented and GDPR considerations appear present
  5. Terms of use are linked externally on a related domain
  6. No explicit privacy policy page found on this domain
  7. Uses modern Drupal CMS with standard libraries and Google Analytics
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  9. No social media links detected in the provided HTML
  10. Logo is present in header as /themes/custom/phab/logo.svg
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a robust and maintainable platform. It uses standard libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Popper.js for UI and interaction. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are integrated for user behavior tracking. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts and optimized CSS. The site uses favicon best practices and meta tags for SEO. No hosting provider information was detected. Technical debt appears low, but the site could benefit from enhanced security headers and more explicit privacy and security documentation to reduce operational risks.
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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