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Security report for fiduciedesjardins.com

Fiducie Desjardins · Finance · Canada

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Fiducie Desjardins is a Canadian financial fiduciary service provider affiliated with the well-known Desjardins Group. The company offers fiduciary services to individuals and financial planning and fiscal services, targeting Canadian clients. The website is professionally designed, bilingual (French and English), and clearly branded with Desjardins logos and trademarks, indicating a strong market position and trustworthiness. The site emphasizes deposit protection through membership in the Société d’assurance-dépôts du Canada (SADC), reinforcing its credibility in the financial sector. Technically, the website is built using the Hugo static site generator, Bootstrap framework, and includes modern analytics and consent management tools such as Google Tag Manager, Dynatrace, and OneTrust. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though explicit security headers are not detected and no public security or incident response policies are found. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is unusual and lowers the trust score, but the strong brand association with Desjardins mitigates concerns. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for fiduciary financial services in Canada.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

4 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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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
    • 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
62
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
77

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

Fiducie Desjardins operates in the finance sector, providing fiduciary and financial planning services primarily to individual clients in Canada. The business model focuses on trust and long-term client relationships, leveraging the Desjardins brand and regulatory protections such as SADC membership. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized enterprise with a clear focus on fiduciary services and financial advice. The company benefits from strong parent company support and partnerships, enhancing its market position. The absence of direct email contacts suggests a controlled communication channel, likely to maintain security and compliance. The use of internal service portals linked from the site indicates a mature operational infrastructure. Growth indicators are not explicit but the professional presentation and regulatory compliance suggest stability and reliability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR principles. The use of OneTrust for cookie management and Dynatrace for monitoring indicates attention to privacy and performance. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could be addressed to enhance protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a public security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and readiness perception. Overall, the site is secure for general users but could improve in advanced security practices and disclosure.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish explicit security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Provide a public security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to enhance domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  4. Consider adding verified company contact emails for customer and security communications.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms to align with evolving regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fiducie Desjardins
Description
Fiducie Desjardins, votre gardien de valeurs. Une équipe d’experts de confiance qui contribue à votre tranquillité d’esprit grâce à un accompagnement adapté à vos besoins.
Key services
Services fiduciaires aux particuliers, Services de planification financière et fiscale
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Hugo, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Dynatrace
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with customization
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Dynatrace
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Dynatrace
Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in French targeting Canadian financial clients.
  2. Strong branding with Desjardins logos and references.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and linked to Desjardins main site.
  4. No forms detected that collect personal data directly on the homepage.
  5. No email addresses found in the HTML content; phone numbers provided for customer service.
  6. No social media links detected in the provided HTML.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for a .com domain.
  8. Website uses modern technologies and good security practices but lacks explicit security headers.
  9. No explicit security or incident response contact information found.
  10. No terms of service page clearly identified.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern static site generator (Hugo) combined with Bootstrap for responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. It uses jQuery and integrates Google Tag Manager and Dynatrace for analytics and performance monitoring. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, indicating compliance with privacy regulations. The site loads scripts asynchronously and defers non-critical JavaScript, which supports moderate performance. Hosting appears to be managed internally or by Desjardins, with no third-party hosting providers explicitly identified. The site structure is clear and navigation is straightforward, supporting good user experience. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of some security headers and WHOIS data suggests areas for improvement in infrastructure transparency and security hardening.
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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