Canadian Food Focus is a Canadian-based content and educational platform dedicated to providing information on how food is grown, raised, and prepared in Canada. The website offers recipes, podcasts, courses, and articles aimed at helping consumers make confident food choices. The platform targets Canadian consumers interested in food, agriculture, and culinary education, positioning itself as a niche resource in the Canadian food ecosystem. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO, Genesis Framework, and various plugins for content display and user interaction. The site is mobile optimized, uses HTTPS, and includes structured data for SEO benefits. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain registration protections, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The site uses third-party analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel, indicating moderate user tracking. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security hardening.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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.
Security headers
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High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
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 canadianfoodfocus.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 website operates as a small-sized content and educational platform in the Canadian food sector. It leverages partnerships, such as with a French language site, to broaden reach. The business model focuses on providing free educational content, recipes, and courses, likely supported by marketing and sponsorships. The target audience includes Canadian consumers, food enthusiasts, and learners interested in agriculture and cooking. The site maintains a consistent brand and professional content quality, with active social media engagement. Growth potential exists through expanded course offerings and deeper partnerships. No direct e-commerce or transactional services are evident.
Security posture
The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and has domain registration protections enabled. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present on the site. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require ongoing monitoring. Privacy compliance is lacking, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, which may expose the site to regulatory risks under GDPR or Canadian privacy laws. Overall, the site is functional and reasonably secure but requires improvements in security headers, DNS security, and privacy transparency.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
Add explicit security and incident response policies including contact channels for reporting issues.
Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and reduce attack surface.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Canadian Food Focus
Description
Explore how food is grown and raised, share recipes and provide useful advice to help you make confident food choices.
WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO Premium, Genesis Blocks, Ninja Forms, Smart Post Show Pro, Mai Engine, Ultimate Blocks, FontAwesome, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
Genesis Framework
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other EPP protections
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Metricool
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Metricool tracker
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website is a content and educational platform focused on Canadian food and agriculture.
No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on homepage or linked menus.
No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found; contact likely via forms or social media.
Uses multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts including Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager.
No DNSSEC enabled on domain, which is a security improvement opportunity.
Website uses WordPress CMS with multiple plugins and a modern theme.
Site is mobile optimized and has good SEO metadata and structured data.
No security headers detected in provided data; recommend adding for improved security posture.
No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
Social media presence is linked and includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a well-known CMS (WordPress) with a modern theme and multiple plugins enhancing functionality and SEO. It uses structured data (JSON-LD) for improved search engine understanding and includes social media integration. Hosting is via Fullhost with GoDaddy as registrar. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site uses Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing, indicating a moderate level of user tracking. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security configurations and privacy compliance to align with best practices.
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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