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Security report for shakeoutbc.ca

Shakeout BC · Government · Canada

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Shakeout BC is a regional public safety initiative focused on earthquake preparedness in British Columbia, Canada. The website serves as a platform to promote annual earthquake drills, provide educational resources, and facilitate participant registration. The organization targets residents and institutions within British Columbia to enhance community resilience against earthquakes. The site is positioned as a trusted non-profit or government-affiliated campaign with a clear mission and consistent branding. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins such as Yoast SEO and MonsterInsights for analytics. It employs modern web technologies including jQuery and Selectize.js, and integrates Google Fonts and social media platforms. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although some accessibility features could be improved. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes reCAPTCHA scripts to protect forms. However, it lacks explicit security headers and published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy, but no cookie consent mechanism is present, which may pose compliance risks. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its public safety purpose effectively. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response transparency would enhance its security posture and regulatory adherence.

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

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 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';…

  2. 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
53

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

Shakeout BC operates as a non-profit or government-related entity promoting earthquake preparedness drills and education in British Columbia. Its market positioning is strong within the regional public safety sector, leveraging partnerships with media and community organizations. The business model focuses on awareness and community engagement rather than commercial revenue. The website supports growth through participant registration and resource dissemination. The presence of social media channels and structured data indicates a mature digital presence. No direct revenue streams or commercial partnerships are evident, consistent with a public safety mission. The organization benefits from trust signals such as consistent branding, HTTPS, and clear privacy policies. However, the lack of direct contact information and incident response details may limit stakeholder engagement. The site’s ecosystem includes external domains for analytics, fonts, and social media, but no direct partner or subsidiary domains were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA for form protection. The absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is partially met with a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service, but the lack of a cookie consent banner and absence of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate areas for improvement. No security contact emails or security.txt files were found, which could hinder timely incident reporting and response. Recommendations include implementing security headers, adding cookie consent mechanisms, publishing vulnerability disclosure policies, and providing clear incident response contacts to strengthen the security culture and compliance posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit incident response contact information on the website.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Shakeout BC
Description
Annual earthquake preparedness event in British Columbia encouraging participation in earthquake drills and preparedness activities.
Key services
Earthquake drill registration, Educational resources on earthquake safety, Participant mapping and event coordination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.6.4, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights), jQuery 3.5.1, jQuery UI 1.12.1, Selectize.js, PDF Poster plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCAPTCHA script for forms

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

  1. Website is a WordPress-based earthquake preparedness campaign for British Columbia.
  2. Content is well-structured with clear calls to action for drill participation.
  3. Social media integration is present with official accounts linked.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  5. Privacy policy and terms are clearly linked and comprehensive.
  6. No signs of malware, phishing, or suspicious activity detected.
  7. No cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  9. Use of Google Analytics indicates moderate user tracking.
  10. No WHOIS data available from CIRA WHOIS service.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with up-to-date plugins such as Yoast SEO and MonsterInsights for analytics. It uses standard web technologies including jQuery, jQuery UI, and Selectize.js. The site loads external resources from trusted CDNs like Google Fonts and Cloudflare. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, and mobile optimization is good. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve accessibility and security header implementation. The site lacks explicit hosting provider information and advanced frameworks but is suitable for its public safety mission. Monitoring and updating third-party libraries regularly will help maintain security and performance.
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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