Stella Maris is a well-established non-profit healthcare provider specializing in elder care services including skilled nursing, long-term care, hospice, rehabilitation, and senior living options. Affiliated with the Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Health Services, it holds a strong regional position in Maryland with multiple awards and a trusted reputation. The website effectively communicates its services and mission to its target audience of elderly individuals and their families. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern SEO and accessibility features, providing a good user experience across devices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, though it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response information. Privacy compliance is partial, with a comprehensive privacy policy but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, supporting the organization's mission and business goals.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
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"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
90
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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
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 stellamaris.org, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The organization operates in the healthcare sector as a medium-sized non-profit entity with a focus on elder care. Its business model centers on providing a range of residential and health services, supported by affiliations with religious and healthcare institutions. The website reflects a mature digital presence with clear branding, service offerings, and community engagement through testimonials and awards. Partnerships with Mercy Health Services and the website developer illuminate a stable operational ecosystem. The target market includes local and regional elderly populations and their families, with growth potential in home health and hospice care services. The absence of direct e-commerce or payment processing domains suggests a service-oriented rather than transactional business model.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS, no exposed sensitive data, and use of security-related plugins. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and does not provide explicit security or incident response policies on the site. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, which could improve responsible vulnerability management. The site does not appear to use tracking or analytics services that might raise privacy concerns. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be enhanced with formal policies and additional technical controls.
Recommendations
Implement a cookie policy with a user consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Enhance HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
Regularly review and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Stella Maris
Description
Stella Maris is a top-rated nursing home and long term care facility in Timonium, MD, serving all of Baltimore County. It offers skilled nursing, long term care, inpatient and home hospice care, home health care, and rehabilitation services.
Key services
Rehabilitation, Home Health Care, Hospice Care, Long-Term Care, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Personal Care Services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, MapPress Google Maps plugin, Font Awesome icons, Custom JavaScript for accessibility and UI, Google Structured Data (JSON-LD)
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced (canonical URLs use https)
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of security plugins (e.g., ill-intruder plugin for security popups)
No visible vulnerable libraries detected
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Transparency
poor
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professionally maintained healthcare facility site with comprehensive service information.
No visible security or privacy policy gaps except missing cookie consent mechanism.
Good use of structured data and SEO best practices.
No signs of malicious content or suspicious external links.
Contact information is clearly presented and consistent.
No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme and several plugins including Yoast SEO and MapPress for maps. It uses jQuery and Font Awesome for UI elements and icons. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as high contrast and font size controls. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and structured data in JSON-LD format. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the HTML. The site uses custom JavaScript for UI enhancements and security popups. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well maintained, supporting the business needs effectively.
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.
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