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Security report for touchcardio.com

Touch Medical Media · Healthcare · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

touchCARDIO is a specialized online education platform providing cardiologists with focused medical education, congress highlights, and CME-accredited learning activities. The platform is operated by Touch Medical Media, an established entity in medical publishing since 2014. The website targets healthcare professionals in cardiology, offering journal articles, clinical updates, and educational resources to support continuous professional development. The business model centers on content publishing and education services within the healthcare sector, positioning itself as a niche leader in cardiology education. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick for Publishers, and social login plugins. The site demonstrates good SEO practices, mobile optimization, and integrates multiple analytics and advertising tools such as Facebook Pixel and Microsoft Clarity. Hosting and DNS services are managed via Cloudflare, ensuring robust infrastructure and performance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and employs domain transfer protection. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers are not explicitly detected in the provided data. There is no visible security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism, which are areas for improvement. Cookie consent is implemented via Borlabs Cookie plugin, indicating some level of privacy compliance, though no explicit privacy policy or terms of service were found in the analyzed content. Overall, touchCARDIO presents as a professional, trustworthy platform with a solid business foundation and technical infrastructure. Strategic enhancements in security transparency, privacy documentation, and DNS security would further strengthen its posture and compliance standing.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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. 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.

  3. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Email security
65
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
78
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

touchCARDIO operates in the healthcare education sector, focusing on cardiology professionals. Its competitive advantage lies in providing CME-accredited content and curated congress highlights, appealing to a specialized audience. The business model is content-driven, monetizing through educational activities and possibly advertising. The platform shows growth potential through partnerships (e.g., touchcardioime.org) and integration with editorial management services. The company maintains a consistent brand and leverages social media channels effectively to engage its audience. The absence of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a focus on digital engagement rather than direct sales or support calls.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection in place. The lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS are notable gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure reduces transparency and may impact trust from a security perspective. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, supporting privacy compliance. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from enhanced DNS security, security header implementation, and published security governance documents.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  3. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to enhance browser security.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Touch Medical Media
Description
touchCARDIO provide focused education, congress highlights and CME-accredited learning activities for cardiologists.
Key services
Online education, Congress highlights, CME-accredited learning activities, Journal articles, Clinical updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Font Awesome, MathJax, Select2, Borlabs Cookie plugin, Heateor Social Login plugin, Wistia video player
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent mechanism present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Twitter Universal Website Tag, Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional medical education platform focused on cardiology.
  2. Content includes CME-accredited learning, journal articles, and conference highlights.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with modern plugins and technologies.
  4. Good SEO and social media integration.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage HTML.
  6. Cookie consent implemented via Borlabs Cookie plugin.
  7. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links detected in provided HTML.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. Domain is registered with Cloudflare and has a long registration period.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature WordPress platform with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Select2, MathJax for math rendering, and Font Awesome for icons. It integrates multiple third-party services for analytics (Google Analytics via GTM, Microsoft Clarity), advertising (Google DFP, Facebook Pixel, Twitter Tag), and social login. Performance is moderate with preloading of fonts and images, and mobile optimization is good. The site uses Borlabs Cookie for consent management, indicating attention to privacy. Hosting and DNS are managed by Cloudflare, providing robust infrastructure. There is room for technical improvement in accessibility features and security header implementation.
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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