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Security report for mohawkcollege.ca

Mohawk College · Education · Canada

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mohawk College is a well-established Canadian educational institution offering a wide range of programs including certificates, diplomas, degrees, apprenticeships, and continuing education. The website targets a diverse audience including future and current students, indigenous and international students, alumni, and industry partners. The institution positions itself as a comprehensive provider of post-secondary education with strong community and industry ties. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 and incorporates a modern technology stack including various analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and CrazyEgg. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate rather than fast. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and follows several best practices including privacy and security policy disclosures. However, it lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism and explicit incident response contact details. The absence of WHOIS data reduces transparency but does not detract significantly from the site's legitimacy given the institutional nature and content quality. Overall, Mohawk College's website reflects a mature digital presence with strong business credibility and a good security posture. Enhancements in privacy compliance and transparency around domain registration would further strengthen trust and compliance.

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

3 findings 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 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

  2. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

Mohawk College operates in the education sector in Canada, serving a large and diverse student population. Its business model focuses on delivering a broad spectrum of educational programs and services, including cooperative education and continuing education. The college maintains partnerships with community organizations and industry, enhancing its market position. The website content and linked domains indicate a well-integrated ecosystem supporting students, alumni, and employers. The institution leverages digital marketing and analytics extensively to engage its audience and optimize outreach. Growth indicators include new program offerings and active event promotion. The college's strategic focus on inclusivity, accessibility, and sustainability is evident in its dedicated web pages. While revenue streams are not explicitly detailed, they likely include tuition fees, government funding, and donations. The college's digital maturity is moderate to high, with opportunities to improve privacy compliance and incident response transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Use of multiple security and privacy-related pages indicates organizational awareness of security and compliance. The presence of multiple tracking and marketing scripts introduces some privacy considerations, but no critical vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected. The lack of a cookie consent banner and explicit incident response contacts are notable gaps. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy was found, which could improve transparency and trust. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by implementing stronger privacy controls and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Publish explicit incident response contact information and consider a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security if not already configured.
  4. Improve transparency around domain registration or provide alternative trust signals given the lack of WHOIS data.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mohawk College
Description
Mohawk College is a Canadian educational institution offering certificates, diplomas, degrees, apprenticeships, and continuing education programs across various fields including business, community services, creative industries, health, skilled trades, technology, preparatory studies, and graduate studies.
Key services
Full-time programs, Continuing education, Co-operative education, Online programs, Career services, Student support services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, CrazyEgg, Swiftype Search, ReadSpeaker, Slick Carousel, Featherlight Lightbox, Remodal, Dropkick
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and privacy policies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Facebook Analytics, TikTok Analytics, Reddit Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Snapchat Analytics, CrazyEgg
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
CrazyEgg, Acuity Platform, Connected Interactive
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Reddit Pixel, Snapchat Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
Swiftype Search
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. No WAF or security challenge detected.
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual but not uncommon for Canadian .ca domains.
  4. Strong presence of privacy and security related pages.
  5. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts.
  6. No explicit cookie consent banner detected.
  7. Multiple social media channels linked and active.
  8. Good mobile and accessibility support.
  9. No visible forms collecting sensitive personal data on homepage.
  10. No exposed emails or phone numbers explicitly labeled as contact on homepage; contact info mainly via pages.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, indicating a robust content management infrastructure. It uses a variety of JavaScript libraries and third-party services for analytics, marketing, and user experience enhancements. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, likely due to the number of external scripts loaded. The site uses Google Custom Search and Swiftype for search functionality, enhancing user navigation. Technical debt appears low, but continuous monitoring of third-party dependencies is recommended to avoid vulnerabilities. Hosting details are not explicit, but the use of CDN and cloud services is evident.
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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