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Security report for lignesante.ca

thehealthline.ca Information Network (NFP) · Healthcare · Canada

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website lignesante.ca serves as a regional health service directory for Ontario, Canada, operated by the non-profit thehealthline.ca Information Network. It provides localized health and community service information across multiple Ontario regions through a network of linked regional healthline sites. The site targets Ontario residents seeking health-related resources and information. Technically, the site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with legacy jQuery and integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking. The hosting DNS is managed via Google Domains, indicating a reliable infrastructure. Security posture shows room for improvement, with outdated JavaScript libraries, lack of DNSSEC, and missing security headers. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which impacts compliance and user trust. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registrant information and appropriate domain age. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from modernizing its technical stack and enhancing security and privacy compliance.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
58

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

Thehealthline.ca Information Network operates as a non-profit entity providing essential health service information to Ontario residents. Its market position is that of a trusted regional health information provider with a network of partner sites covering various Ontario health regions. The business model focuses on information dissemination rather than commercial transactions. The site’s partnerships with regional healthline domains strengthen its ecosystem and regional reach. The absence of direct contact information and privacy policies suggests a focus on information provision over direct customer engagement. Growth potential lies in digital modernization and enhanced user engagement through improved privacy and security measures.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level. Key strengths include domain registration protections and consistent WHOIS data. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version introduces potential vulnerabilities. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces resilience against DNS and web-based attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires significant improvements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Upgrade jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve transparency and GDPR compliance.
  5. Introduce incident response contact information and vulnerability disclosure policies to strengthen security culture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
thehealthline.ca Information Network (NFP)
Description
Local health services for Ontario including Erie St. Clair, South West, Waterloo Wellington, Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant, Central West, Mississauga Halton, Toronto Central, Central, Central East, South East, Champlain, North Simcoe Muskoka, North East and North West.
Key services
Health service directory, Community services information, Regional health site navigation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms, jQuery 1.3.2, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
45/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status includes clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited to prevent unauthorized transfers/updates

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional health service directory for Ontario, Canada.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Uses outdated jQuery version which may pose security risks.
  4. No visible security headers or HTTPS enforcement details in HTML content.
  5. Includes Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking user behavior.
  6. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is registered to a relevant non-profit organization.
  7. Site content is accessible with no WAF or blocking detected.
  8. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the main page.
  9. Site navigation includes links to multiple regional healthline subdomains.
  10. No social media links detected except a YouTube video link.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on legacy ASP.NET Web Forms technology with an outdated jQuery 1.3.2 library, indicating technical debt and potential security risks. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for analytics and marketing purposes. The site is hosted with DNS managed by Google Domains, suggesting reliable DNS infrastructure but lacks DNSSEC. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site would benefit from modernization to improve performance, security, and compliance.
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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