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Prison Officers' Medical Aid Society · Healthcare · Ireland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Prison Officers' Medical Aid Society (POMAS) operates a professional website serving prison officers in Ireland, providing medical aid services including claims processing, digital GP access, and member account management. The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and incorporates standard web technologies such as jQuery and Google Analytics for tracking. The content is well-structured, relevant, and targeted specifically at its niche audience, with downloadable forms and comprehensive privacy information available. However, the absence of WHOIS data limits the ability to fully verify domain legitimacy. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site demonstrates a good level of professionalism and trustworthiness appropriate for a small healthcare non-profit organization.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

5 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
80
Email security
55
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
58

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

POMAS occupies a niche market providing healthcare benefits to prison officers, operating as a non-profit medical aid society. Its business model focuses on member services including claims and digital consultations. The website supports transparency through published financial statements and detailed privacy policies. The target audience is clearly defined, and the organization maintains a consistent brand presence online. While the site lacks visible partnerships or subsidiaries, it effectively serves its community with relevant resources and member tools. Growth potential may be limited by the specialized nature of its services, but the organization maintains a stable market position within its sector.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS ensuring encrypted communications, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content. However, it lacks implementation of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which could mitigate common web vulnerabilities. There is no visible security policy or incident response information, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager introduces moderate user tracking, but privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive GDPR-aligned privacy policy. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in headers, policies, and user consent mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to build trust and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to improve usability for all users and comply with accessibility standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Prison Officers' Medical Aid Society
Description
POMAS is a medical aid society serving prison officers, providing medical benefits, claims processing, and digital GP access.
Key services
Medical claims processing, Digital GP consultations, Benefit brochures and financial statements, Member account management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, jQuery, Google Analytics
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress with Divi theme and jQuery
  2. No visible security headers in HTML
  3. Privacy policy present and GDPR compliant
  4. No cookie consent banner detected
  5. Contact info includes phone and email in header
  6. Multiple downloadable forms and documents available
  7. Google Analytics and Tag Manager used for tracking
  8. No terms of service or security policy pages found
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  10. No social media links detected in header or footer
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern and widely supported CMS platform, WordPress, using the Divi theme which provides a flexible and responsive design. The inclusion of jQuery and Google Analytics is standard for interactive and analytic capabilities. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of slow loading, and mobile optimization is good given the responsive theme. SEO optimization is basic with proper meta tags but could be improved with structured data and enhanced accessibility. The lack of visible hosting provider information and WHOIS data limits deeper infrastructure analysis. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small organization but could benefit from modernization and security enhancements.
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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