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Pharmacy Times · Healthcare · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Pharmacy Times is a well-established healthcare media platform providing pharmacy professionals with news, expert insights, and practical solutions impacting pharmacy practice. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and targets pharmacy professionals primarily in the United States. It operates under the parent company MJH Life Sciences, founded in 1997, indicating a mature business presence. Technically, the site employs modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Segment, HubSpot, and OneTrust for consent management, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, ensuring a good user experience. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and includes standard security headers, but lacks a publicly available security policy or incident response contact, which could be improved. The WHOIS data is unavailable or protected, which slightly reduces domain trustworthiness, but the overall business credibility and content quality remain high. Strategic recommendations include publishing explicit security and incident response policies and verifying domain registration details to enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

3 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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. 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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
76

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

Pharmacy Times holds a niche position in the healthcare media sector, focusing on pharmacy practice news and insights. Its business model revolves around content provision and advertising, supported by partnerships with marketing and analytics platforms. The target audience is pharmacy professionals seeking industry updates and expert guidance. The parent company MJH Life Sciences lends credibility and operational scale. The site’s content quality and professional presentation support strong market positioning. The use of multiple analytics and marketing tools indicates a data-driven approach to audience engagement. There is no evidence of direct e-commerce or subscription services, suggesting revenue primarily from advertising and sponsored content. The absence of WHOIS transparency is a minor concern but does not detract significantly from the business intelligence profile.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, including Content Security Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and preparedness perception. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The use of third-party scripts and marketing tools necessitates ongoing vigilance to prevent supply chain risks. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by publishing explicit security governance documents and establishing clear incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Consider implementing and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate supply chain risks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet or exceed WCAG standards for broader inclusivity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
MJH Life Sciences
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pharmacy Times
Description
Pharmacy Times offers the latest news and insights for the pharmacy professional and solutions that impact the everyday practice of pharmacy.
Key services
pharmacy news, expert insights, industry updates
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, HubSpot, OneTrust, DoubleVerify, basicLightbox
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy present
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Segment Analytics, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, DoubleVerify
Tracking pixels
HubSpot Ads Pixel, Segment Analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Segment
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional healthcare media site focused on pharmacy news and insights.
  2. Content is rich and well-structured with good SEO and accessibility features.
  3. Strong use of third-party marketing and analytics tools with consent management.
  4. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
  5. WHOIS data is missing or protected, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published on site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, HubSpot marketing tools, and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The presence of structured data (JSON-LD) improves SEO and content discoverability. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site uses a custom lightbox library for media display and integrates multiple external domains for analytics and advertising. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details were not identified. The technical implementation is robust but could benefit from performance optimization audits and enhanced 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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