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Security report for cnib.ca

CNIB Foundation · Non-profit · Canada

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The CNIB Foundation website represents a well-established Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to supporting people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision. The organization has a rich history dating back to 1918 and offers a variety of programs including guide dogs, live events, play, work, learning, and technology services. The website is professionally designed using Drupal 10 and incorporates modern tracking and analytics tools to support marketing and outreach efforts. Contact information is clearly provided, including a toll-free phone number and a contact form. However, explicit privacy and cookie policies are not clearly found in the provided content, which is a compliance gap. The WHOIS data for the domain is not available, likely due to privacy protection, but the website's professional appearance and content strongly indicate legitimacy.

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

3 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 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

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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
85
Security headers
55
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
74

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

CNIB Foundation holds a strong market position as a leading Canadian non-profit in the blindness and low vision sector. Its business model focuses on delivering innovative programs and advocacy to empower its target audience. The organization leverages partnerships and digital marketing tools to enhance outreach and fundraising, including a secure donation platform and an online shop. The website content is rich and relevant, targeting Canadians impacted by blindness. The foundation's long history and national presence support its credibility and trustworthiness in the sector.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and includes multiple third-party tracking and advertising scripts, which are loaded asynchronously to optimize performance. However, there is no evidence of advanced security headers or published security policies. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are found, which could be improved to enhance transparency and security readiness. The absence of a security.txt file and explicit security framework references suggests room for maturity in security governance. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from formalized policies and headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CNIB Foundation
Description
The CNIB Foundation is a non-profit organization driven to change what it is to be blind today. We deliver innovative programs and powerful advocacy that empower people impacted by blindness to live their dreams and tear down barriers to inclusion.
Key services
Guide Dogs, Live programs, Play programs, Work programs, Learn programs, Tech programs, Mobile Hub
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Yahoo CTV tracking, TTD Universal Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, TVSquared Tracking
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of security and analytics scripts asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Yahoo CTV tracking, TVSquared
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Yahoo Ads, The Trade Desk
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, TVSquared
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed Drupal 10 site for CNIB Foundation, a Canadian non-profit.
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and well-structured with clear navigation and accessibility features.
  3. Multiple tracking and advertising scripts are used, indicating extensive analytics and marketing efforts.
  4. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found in the provided content.
  5. Contact information includes a toll-free phone number and a contact form link.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable, possibly due to privacy protection or query limitations.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and robust CMS platform, and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Yahoo CTV tracking, and TVSquared. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured content. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve speed. The lack of visible hosting provider info and security headers suggests potential areas for technical enhancement. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence.
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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