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Security report for gamingcommission.ca

Kahnawake Gaming Commission · Government · Canada

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission operates as the official regulatory authority overseeing gaming activities within the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke, Canada. Established in 2008, it provides licensing, compliance, player protection, and dispute resolution services for both interactive and land-based gaming sectors. The Commission maintains a clear market position as a sovereign jurisdiction regulator with a focus on integrity and player safety. Technically, the website is built on WordPress, leveraging modern web technologies including jQuery and Google Analytics, with hosting and DNS services involving Go Daddy and Cloudflare. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, SEO practices, and a professional design. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain protections in place, though improvements such as enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers are recommended. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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

8 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 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';…

  2. 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

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
30
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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 Commission targets gaming operators, players, and stakeholders within its jurisdiction, offering regulatory oversight and licensing services. Its business model is regulatory and compliance-focused, generating trust through transparent licensing and player protection mechanisms. The organization benefits from a stable domain registration dating back to 2008, reinforcing its legitimacy. Partnerships appear limited to service providers such as website developers. The Commission's ecosystem supports interactive gaming permit holders and land-based licensees, with community consultation as part of its governance. Growth indicators include active news updates and regulatory announcements. The business operates in a niche government sector with a small organizational size.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses domain status protections to prevent unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose DNS to spoofing risks. No advanced security headers were detected, and there is no public security policy or incident response information. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file limits transparency for security researchers. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used, indicating moderate user tracking without explicit privacy controls. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in DNS security, header implementation, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve privacy compliance.
  4. Add a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to engage with security researchers.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
Description
Licensing and regulating authority for gaming activity within and from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke. The Commission licenses and regulates interactive gaming and land-based gaming including poker rooms, raffles, and electronic gaming devices.
Key services
Interactive Gaming Licensing, Land Based Gaming Licensing, Player Protection, Dispute Resolution, Regulatory Compliance, Community Consultation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
The SEO Framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

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 government regulatory authority for gaming in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke.
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation for interactive and land-based gaming.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or linked menus.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with phone numbers, physical address, and email for inquiries.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices is evident.
  6. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. No data protection officer contact information found.
  9. Website uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC.
  10. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for tracking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery and Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting and DNS are managed via Go Daddy and Cloudflare respectively. The site uses The SEO Framework plugin for SEO optimization. Performance is moderate with lazy loading images and preconnect hints for external resources. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and adaptive images. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA roles and semantic markup. No critical technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and DNS configuration for better resilience.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 53/100Medium28 findingsView report
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