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Security report for grandbaywestfield.ca

Town of Grand Bay-Westfield · Government · Canada

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield operates an official municipal website serving residents and visitors with comprehensive information on municipal services, events, council administration, planning, and community resources. The website is positioned as a local government authority in New Brunswick, Canada, providing essential public services and community engagement tools. The business model is typical of a small municipal government entity focused on public service delivery and community communication. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and SEO optimization via Yoast SEO Premium. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, enhancing user experience. Hosting is provided by Rebel.ca Corp., a Canadian registrar, supporting regional consistency. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections enabled, but lacks DNSSEC and some recommended security headers. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and cookie consent mechanisms are absent, indicating room for improvement in privacy compliance. External scripts from unrelated domains may pose a risk and should be reviewed. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, with a strong business credibility score. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, publishing security policies, and adding cookie consent to enhance compliance and security posture.

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

6 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 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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
66

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 Town of Grand Bay-Westfield holds a stable market position as a local government entity providing municipal services to a small community. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive digital communication and community engagement through events and service listings. The business model is service-oriented, funded by public resources, targeting residents and local businesses. Growth indicators include active event programming and strategic planning workshops. The partnership ecosystem includes social media platforms and third-party service providers like Jotform. Operationally, the town maintains a consistent brand and clear communication channels, supporting effective governance and community relations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities such as exposed credentials or outdated libraries were detected, but the use of external scripts from unrelated domains introduces potential risk vectors. Privacy compliance is basic, lacking cookie consent and explicit incident response contacts. The security culture appears nascent, with opportunities to formalize policies and improve technical defenses to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website, including dedicated contact channels for security issues.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  5. Review and audit external scripts from third-party domains to ensure they do not introduce vulnerabilities or privacy risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Town of Grand Bay-Westfield
Registration number
Registration not
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Town of Grand Bay-Westfield
Description
Official website of the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield providing municipal services, news, events, council information, and community resources.
Key services
Municipal services, Events calendar, Council and administration information, Planning and development, Recreation, parks and facilities, Environmental initiatives
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, Modern Events Calendar Lite, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer and update prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Jotform
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government site for Town of Grand Bay-Westfield, Canada.
  2. Content is comprehensive with multiple service categories and event listings.
  3. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and event information.
  4. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. External scripts include some from unrelated domains which may warrant review.
  7. Accessibility features implemented via Accessibility Light plugin.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and domain ownership consistency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature WordPress platform with a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. SEO is enhanced through Yoast SEO Premium, and event management is handled by Modern Events Calendar Lite. Hosting is stable with a Canadian registrar, supporting regional compliance. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Accessibility features are implemented via a dedicated plugin, improving usability for diverse users. Technical risks include reliance on external scripts from domains not clearly related to the municipality, which may introduce security or privacy concerns. Overall, the infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization in security and privacy controls.
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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