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Security report for praxispr.ca

PRAXIS · Media · Canada

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PRAXIS is a Canadian marketing communications agency specializing in integrated services including PR, digital marketing, live events, social media management, and collaborations. The company positions itself as a leading Canadian-owned agency with a strong client portfolio including major brands such as Pepsi, Cineplex, and Purina. The website is professionally designed with rich content and clear navigation targeting Canadian businesses seeking marketing communications expertise. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and SEO tools, but suffers from a lack of HTTPS security due to an invalid or missing SSL certificate. Security headers are minimal but present, and no cookie consent or GDPR compliance mechanisms are evident. The agency maintains active social media presence and uses Google Analytics and LinkedIn Insight for tracking. Overall, the website reflects a credible and professional business but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
0
Security headers
35
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
52

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

PRAXIS operates in the media sector as a medium-sized marketing communications agency focused on Canadian markets. Their business model revolves around delivering integrated marketing services across five divisions, leveraging partnerships and a strong client base. The company demonstrates good market positioning with affiliations to recognized industry bodies and certifications like Great Place to Work. Their digital maturity is moderate with use of modern CMS and marketing tools, but technical debt is evident in security configurations. The agency's growth potential is supported by a diverse client portfolio and strategic partnerships with marketing platforms and analytics providers.

Security posture

The current security posture of the PRAXIS website is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in unencrypted HTTP traffic. While some security headers like X-Content-Type-Options and X-XSS-Protection are implemented, critical best practices such as HSTS, modern TLS protocols, OCSP stapling, and session resumption are missing. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file. The lack of cookie consent and GDPR compliance indicators further exposes the site to regulatory risks. Immediate remediation is required to install SSL, enable HTTPS, and enhance security headers to protect client and user data effectively.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce secure connections.
  3. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable outdated protocols.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR compliance.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  6. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  7. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  8. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic SEO audits for continuous improvement.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Praxis Public Relations Inc.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using popular plugins such as WPBakery Page Builder, Yoast SEO, Slider Revolution, and Owl Carousel. Hosting is proxied through Cloudflare, providing CDN and some security benefits, but the origin server likely resides with SiteGround. The site uses jQuery and integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking. Performance metrics indicate slow loading times, possibly due to unoptimized resources or lack of caching. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and adaptive images. Accessibility is basic with room for improvement. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical risks include missing SSL, lack of HSTS, and no session resumption, which could impact user trust and search rankings.
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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