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Security report for realdirtonfarming.ca

Farm & Food Care · Education · Canada

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Real Dirt on Farming website is an educational platform operated by Farm & Food Care, focusing on informing Canadians about food production, farming sustainability, food safety, and agricultural careers. The site targets the general Canadian public interested in understanding the origins and impacts of their food. It provides well-structured content including articles, current issues, and career profiles, supported by a consistent brand identity and partner organizations. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce and uses modern SEO and analytics tools such as Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Hotjar, and Facebook Pixel. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, though there is room for improvement in accessibility and performance tuning. The use of structured data enhances search engine visibility. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration but lacks visible security headers and a formal privacy or cookie policy on the homepage. No WHOIS data was retrievable for the domain, which is unusual and reduces trust slightly, though the site’s professional presentation and organizational backing mitigate concerns. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. Overall, the website is a credible, professional educational resource with moderate technical maturity and a good security baseline. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and WHOIS transparency would enhance trust and 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

7 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 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 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

    • 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
65
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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 website operates in the education and agriculture sectors, serving as a niche informational resource about Canadian farming and food production. It leverages partnerships with Farm & Food Care and related organizations to provide authoritative content. The business model is primarily informational and educational, likely funded or supported by industry stakeholders and partners. The target audience includes Canadian consumers, educators, and individuals interested in agricultural careers. The site demonstrates consistent branding and a clear market position as a trusted source for farming-related information. Growth potential exists through expanded content and enhanced digital engagement. The partnership ecosystem is strong, linking to related agricultural and food organizations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are visible, which may impact GDPR and other privacy regulation compliance. The use of multiple third-party tracking scripts introduces potential privacy risks if not properly managed. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident, limiting transparency and responsiveness to security issues. Overall, the site is secure enough for general informational use but should enhance security controls and privacy compliance to meet best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen web security.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response and vulnerability disclosure process, including a security.txt file.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking technologies to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Farm & Food Care
Description
The website provides educational content about Canadian farming, food production, sustainability, food safety, and humane treatment of farm animals. It aims to inform Canadians about food and farming issues, including climate change, food cost, and careers in agriculture.
Key services
Educational articles, Current issue publications, Career profiles in agriculture, Resource links for educators
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, WooCommerce 10.0.4, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag, jQuery, slick slider
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
Site Kit by Google
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed educational platform about Canadian farming and food production.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and reduces domain trust score.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found on the homepage HTML content.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the main HTML content.
  5. Uses multiple third-party analytics and tracking services including Google Analytics, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  7. No security headers detected in the HTML content analysis.
  8. Website uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration.
  9. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content.
  10. Good SEO practices observed with Yoast SEO plugin and structured data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce integration, indicating potential e-commerce capabilities. It uses popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools including Google Analytics, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. The site employs responsive design techniques and uses slick slider for content presentation. Performance is moderate, with some minified CSS and JS assets. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with enhanced ARIA roles and semantic HTML. The site lacks advanced security headers and formal privacy mechanisms, which are technical debt areas. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but has room for modernization and security hardening.
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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