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Security report for gls-canada.com

GLS Canada · Transportation · Canada

Medium risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GLS Canada is a large transportation and logistics company providing parcel, freight, warehousing, and logistics services primarily in Canada with a strong connection to the GLS Group. The website offers comprehensive information about their services, including shipment tracking, shipping tools, and customer support. The company maintains a professional online presence with consistent branding and active social media channels. Technically, the website uses modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools but suffers from slow load times and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which impacts security and user trust. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. However, the absence of HTTPS and security headers represents a significant security risk. Overall, the site is functional and informative but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

1 finding 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 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
50
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
75

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

GLS Canada operates in the transportation sector with a business model focused on parcel and freight shipping and logistics solutions. It targets businesses and individuals in Canada, leveraging a broad network across North America and Europe. The company benefits from its affiliation with the GLS Group and partnerships such as Rosenau Transport. Revenue streams likely include parcel shipping fees, freight services, and logistics solutions. The website supports customer engagement through multiple service portals and career opportunities, indicating a mature operational structure. Growth indicators include recent acquisitions and expansion announcements. The company maintains a moderate to high level of digital maturity but could improve technical performance and security posture.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential data interception risks. No HTTP security headers are implemented, and modern TLS protocols are not enabled. While SPF and DMARC DNS records are properly configured, indicating good email security practices, the website itself does not enforce secure communications. No explicit security policy or incident response information is publicly available, which may hinder transparency and trust. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy demonstrate compliance awareness, but critical infrastructure security improvements are necessary to mitigate risks and comply with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Implement essential HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and configure OCSP stapling and session resumption for improved security and performance.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Optimize website performance to reduce load times and improve user experience, especially on mobile devices.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted likely on Microsoft Azure infrastructure, using a mix of custom JavaScript and third-party libraries including Bootstrap Carousel, Google Maps API, Piano Analytics, and LiveChat. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes accessibility features at a basic level. SEO is supported with proper meta tags and alternate language links. However, the site suffers from slow loading times (over 8 seconds) and lacks a CMS indication. The absence of HTTPS and security headers represents a significant technical debt and risk. The DNS configuration is solid with valid SPF and DMARC records, but no DNSSEC or CAA records are present. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but requires modernization 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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