Ontario Craft Brewers is a well-established non-profit industry association representing local craft breweries across Ontario. The organization advocates for the craft beer sector, providing membership services, organizing conferences, and promoting craft beer trails. Their market position is strong as the leading voice for craft beer in the province, targeting breweries, suppliers, and consumers interested in craft beer. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and clear navigation.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
Network security
Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.
Critical
Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL
Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server
What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN
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"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54
After the cap
49
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 · found on this site
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention ontariocraftbrewers.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The business operates as a non-profit association focused on advocacy and industry support. Their revenue streams likely include membership fees and event registrations. The target audience includes local breweries and suppliers, as well as craft beer enthusiasts. The organization maintains partnerships with suppliers and uses digital tools for member engagement. The website content and structure support their mission and market positioning effectively.
Security posture
The website enforces HTTPS and uses domain status protections, indicating a baseline security posture. However, it lacks DNSSEC and advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a privacy compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for improvement in policy transparency and technical controls.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
Publish a clear security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to enhance transparency.
Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and privacy best practices.
Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to reduce vulnerability exposure.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Ontario Craft Brewers
Description
The Ontario Craft Brewers is the voice of craft beer in Ontario and represents local craft breweries in communities across the province. They advocate for locally-owned craft breweries and work with government, regulators, and partners to promote and advance Ontario’s craft beer industry.
Key services
Advocacy, Membership services for breweries and suppliers, Organizing conferences, Craft beer trails promotion, Brewers Quality Program
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin), Font Awesome, Google Fonts (Barlow), Bricks theme and Bricks child theme, Automatic CSS plugin, Ivory Search plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
ClientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited domain status
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professional non-profit association site for Ontario craft breweries.
Content is rich with industry news, member directories, and event information.
Uses modern WordPress theme and plugins with SEO and analytics integration.
No privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Domain is well-established and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress using the Bricks theme and several plugins including MonsterInsights for analytics and Ivory Search. Hosting is provided by SiteGround, a reputable provider. The site uses modern web fonts and icon libraries, and is mobile optimized with good SEO metadata. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading and responsive design features. Technical risks include missing DNSSEC and lack of some security headers, which should be addressed to reduce attack surface.
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.
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