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Security report for behaviouralsupportsontario.ca

Behavioural Supports Ontario · Healthcare · Canada

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Behavioural Supports Ontario operates a provincial website dedicated to providing information and resources related to behavioural health support for older adults in Ontario. The site serves as an informational portal to enhance the behavioural support system of care, targeting older adults with complex behavioural health needs and their caregivers. It is positioned as a government-supported healthcare initiative with a focus on regional program access and caregiver support. Technically, the website uses a custom or unknown CMS with common web technologies such as jQuery, Modernizr, and Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting appears to be via Google Cloud DNS services. The site is moderately optimized for mobile and accessibility but lacks advanced SEO and security headers. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied but no DNSSEC or explicit security headers detected. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy and terms of use present but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR compliance details. No contact information or incident response channels are explicitly provided. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences, but improvements in privacy compliance and security hardening are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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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
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
57

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

The website represents a provincial healthcare program focused on behavioural supports for older adults in Ontario, Canada. It operates as a government or non-profit entity providing informational resources and regional program locators. The business model is informational and service-oriented, targeting caregivers and healthcare providers. The domain age and branding consistency support a stable market position. The partnership with brainxchange.ca indicates collaboration within healthcare knowledge exchange networks. The absence of direct contact information and limited privacy disclosures suggest a focus on information dissemination rather than direct client engagement. Growth potential lies in expanding digital services and improving user engagement through enhanced privacy and security features.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The website uses HTTPS and domain transfer protections but lacks DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager introduces moderate user tracking without explicit cookie consent, posing privacy compliance risks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site would benefit from implementing security best practices and privacy compliance mechanisms to reduce risk and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and update the privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance.
  4. Publish clear contact information including security incident response contacts.
  5. Conduct a security audit to identify and remediate any hidden vulnerabilities and improve overall security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Behavioural Supports Ontario
Description
Provides information and support about behaviour change in older adults and the Behavioural Supports Ontario program initiative, enhancing behavioural support systems of care across Ontario.
Key services
Information dissemination, Regional program locator, Caregiver support resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.3.1, Modernizr 2.8.3, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Translate Widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager scripts loaded over HTTPS)
  • ClientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited domain statuses

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a provincial healthcare support portal for behavioural supports in Ontario.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to target audience.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage or header/footer.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners found.
  5. Use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager indicates moderate user tracking.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  8. WHOIS data is privacy protected but domain age and status are consistent with legitimate use.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional web stack with jQuery and Modernizr for frontend enhancements and Google Analytics and Tag Manager for analytics. The hosting DNS is managed via Google Cloud DNS, indicating reliable infrastructure. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and basic accessibility but lacks advanced SEO features and structured data markup. The CMS is custom or unknown, which may limit scalability and integration capabilities. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of slow loading but could benefit from optimization. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates technical debt in security configuration. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could be modernized and hardened to improve security and 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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