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Security report for agco.ca

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario · Government · Canada

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) operates as the official government regulatory authority overseeing alcohol, gaming, horse racing, and cannabis retail sectors within Ontario, Canada. The website provides comprehensive information and resources for licensees, retailers, and the public, reflecting a mature and well-established government entity with a domain registered since 2008. The AGCO offers key services including licensing, compliance enforcement, and public education, supported by an online account management system (iAGCO). The target audience includes industry participants and Ontario residents seeking regulatory guidance. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies such as jQuery and Google Tag Manager for analytics and user interaction tracking. The site is hosted with Azure DNS and employs HTTPS with domain transfer and update protections, ensuring a secure and reliable infrastructure. The design is professional, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with clear navigation and well-structured content. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices including HTTPS enforcement and domain locking, though it lacks DNSSEC and some advanced security headers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy and GDPR considerations, but the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a minor gap. No explicit security policy or incident response information is published. Overall, the AGCO website is a trustworthy, authoritative source with high business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic improvements include enabling DNSSEC, adding explicit cookie consent, and publishing security and incident response policies to enhance transparency and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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 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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  • 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
77
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
73

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

AGCO holds a strong market position as a government regulatory body with exclusive authority over multiple regulated sectors in Ontario. Its business model is non-commercial, focused on regulatory oversight and public service. The website supports this with detailed licensing information, compliance resources, and stakeholder engagement. The presence of an online account system (iAGCO) indicates digital service maturity. The organization benefits from official government backing, consistent branding, and a clear mandate. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident, reflecting its government agency status. The website content and structure support efficient user navigation and information dissemination, reinforcing AGCO's role as a trusted regulator.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain status protections in place. The absence of DNSSEC is a noted area for improvement to prevent DNS spoofing. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were found. The use of Google Tag Manager and AddToAny introduces moderate user tracking, but privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant. The lack of a cookie consent banner and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts represent compliance and transparency gaps. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be enhanced by adopting additional security headers and publishing incident response details.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with privacy regulations and enhance user transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and stakeholder trust.
  4. Add advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
His Majesty the King in right of Ontario, Treasury Board Secretariat
Registration number
registration Non-gaming-related
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
Description
Responsible for regulating the alcohol, gaming, horse racing and cannabis retail sectors in Ontario in accordance with principles of honesty and integrity and in the public interest.
Key services
Licensing and permits for alcohol, gaming, cannabis, horse racing, Compliance and enforcement, Public information and resources, Online account management (iAGCO)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Tag Manager, AddToAny sharing, Azure DNS
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain locked with transfer and update prohibitions
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with no visible vulnerabilities

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny sharing
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government regulatory website for Ontario
  2. Comprehensive content covering alcohol, gaming, cannabis, and horse racing regulation
  3. Clear navigation with multi-level menus and quick links
  4. No signs of phishing or malware
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner found
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page
  7. Use of modern web technologies and CMS
  8. Social media presence on Twitter and LinkedIn
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and widely supported platform, ensuring maintainability and security. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and event tracking. Hosting is managed via Azure DNS, providing reliable DNS services. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features, contributing to a positive user experience. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and multiple scripts, but overall acceptable. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a government regulatory website, with opportunities to enhance security configurations and privacy 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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