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RG Discovery · Healthcare · Sweden

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

RG Discovery is a Scandinavian Contract Research Organization specializing in integrated drug discovery and analytical chemistry services. The company focuses on small molecules, macrocycles, and peptides, serving pharmaceutical and biotech clients primarily in the Medicon Valley region near Copenhagen. Their website reflects a professional and comprehensive presentation of their services, including medicinal chemistry, fragment screening, computational chemistry, and more. The company maintains a strong market position as a leading regional CRO with a medium-sized team and a commitment to scientific excellence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and cookie consent plugins, ensuring good performance, mobile responsiveness, and basic accessibility. The site uses HTTPS and implements a detailed cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR, reflecting a mature approach to privacy and user consent. However, explicit security headers and incident response policies are not evident, suggesting areas for improvement in security transparency. Security posture is solid with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The cookie consent system is robust, and contact information is clearly provided, enhancing trustworthiness. The domain registration aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism and compliance, suitable for its industry and audience. Strategically, RG Discovery should enhance its security documentation and consider publishing terms of service and incident response details to further strengthen trust and compliance. Regular security audits and accessibility improvements would also benefit the site’s maturity and user experience.

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

7 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  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 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 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';…

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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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
52

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

RG Discovery operates as a specialized CRO in the healthcare sector, targeting pharmaceutical and biotech companies requiring integrated drug discovery services. Their competitive advantage lies in their scientific expertise across multiple disciplines and their location in a prominent biotech cluster. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on project-based collaborations and partnerships with academic institutions. Revenue streams likely derive from contracted research projects and analytical services. The company shows growth indicators through recent news updates and grant awards. Their partnership ecosystem includes academic collaborations and industry grants, enhancing innovation capacity. The website content and structure support a clear value proposition and professional brand image, positioning RG Discovery as a trusted regional leader.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. No security headers were detected in the provided data, indicating a potential area for enhancement. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. Incident response and security policies are not publicly documented, which could limit transparency and preparedness perception. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file suggests limited formal channels for security communication. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adding explicit security headers, publishing security policies, and establishing formal incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party plugins and update them promptly to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
RG Discovery AB
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
RG Discovery
Description
RG Discovery is a leading provider of integrated drug discovery services, specializing in small molecules, macrocycles, and peptides. Based in the Medicon Valley region near Copenhagen, the company offers services in drug discovery and analytical & advanced chemistry.
Key services
Medicinal Chemistry, Fragment Screening, Computational Chemistry, Peptide Chemistry, Assays & Screening, NMR Analysis, ADME & Bioanalysis, Custom Synthesis, Chemical Analysis & Separation, Compound Management
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, PHP (implied by WordPress), Rank Math SEO plugin, Cookie Law Info plugin, jQuery (implied by scripts), Custom JavaScript, CSS3
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich
  2. Strong focus on drug discovery and analytical services
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism with GDPR compliance
  4. No visible security or privacy policy documents beyond privacy and cookie policies
  5. No terms of service or incident response information found
  6. Contact information is complete and includes multiple phone numbers, emails, and physical addresses
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent and SEO tools
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1, utilizing popular plugins such as Rank Math for SEO and Cookie Law Info for GDPR-compliant cookie management. The tech stack includes PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, and jQuery. The site shows good mobile optimization and moderate performance, with caching and minification techniques applied to scripts and styles. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional web presence but would benefit from enhanced security headers and accessibility improvements to reduce technical debt and 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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