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Security report for gamingcommission.ca

Kahnawake Gaming Commission · Government · Canada

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission is a government regulatory authority responsible for licensing and regulating gaming activities within the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke, Canada. It oversees both interactive and land-based gaming sectors, providing player protection, dispute resolution, and community consultation services. The Commission is well-established, with a domain age dating back to 2008, reflecting its longstanding role in gaming regulation. The website serves as an information portal for stakeholders including gaming operators, players, and the local community. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and employs modern web technologies including jQuery and Google Analytics for tracking. It uses Cloudflare for DNS services and has HTTPS enabled, ensuring secure communications. The site is moderately performant and optimized for mobile devices, with good SEO practices and clear navigation. From a security perspective, the site has a good SSL configuration and domain status protections but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy, which is a compliance gap. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not published, limiting transparency in security matters. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy, with strong business credibility but room for improvement in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic enhancements in these areas would strengthen the Commission's digital trust and regulatory transparency.

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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. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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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  • 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
0
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53

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 occupies a niche government regulatory role focused on gaming within a sovereign indigenous territory. Its early adoption of interactive gaming regulation positions it as a pioneer in this sector. The business model centers on licensing, compliance enforcement, and player protection, generating revenue through application fees and regulatory oversight. The target audience includes gaming operators seeking licenses, players requiring protection, and the local community. The Commission maintains partnerships with approved agents and service providers, and its website reflects a stable, authoritative presence. Growth indicators include recent news updates and active community consultation. The lack of extensive marketing or social media presence suggests a focus on regulatory rather than commercial expansion.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and domain status locks to prevent unauthorized domain changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits preparedness transparency. Compliance with GDPR or similar frameworks is not evident due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The use of Google Analytics introduces moderate user tracking, which should be balanced with privacy disclosures. Overall, the security posture is adequate for informational purposes but should be enhanced to meet higher regulatory standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Add an incident response page with contact channels like security@ or abuse@ emails.
  5. Review and minimize user tracking or provide opt-out mechanisms to enhance privacy compliance.

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 regulates interactive gaming and land based gaming including poker rooms, raffles, and electronic gaming devices.
Key services
Interactive gaming licensing and regulation, Land based gaming licensing and regulation, Player protection, Dispute resolution, Community consultation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • 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 professionally designed and well structured.
  2. Content is focused on gaming regulation within the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or footer.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with phone, fax, email link, and physical address.
  5. No visible forms on the homepage; forms likely on subpages.
  6. Uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking.
  7. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  9. Domain is secured with HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS.
  10. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress, leveraging standard web technologies including jQuery and Google Fonts. It uses Cloudflare for DNS management but does not enable DNSSEC, which is a missed opportunity for enhanced security. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site loads CSS and JS assets optimized via Autoptimize plugin, indicating some performance optimization efforts. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data are properly implemented. There is no evidence of advanced frameworks or custom platforms beyond WordPress. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but the registrar is Go Daddy Domains Canada, Inc. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modern security enhancements and privacy-focused improvements.
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. 65/100Medium32 findingsView report
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