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Security report for shvic.org.au

Sexual Health Victoria · Healthcare · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sexual Health Victoria is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to promoting reproductive and sexual health for Victorians through clinics, education, and advocacy. The organization offers a broad range of services including clinical care, professional learning, school education, and community resources. Their market position is strong within the healthcare and education sectors in Australia, supported by accreditations such as QPA and Rainbow Tick. The website reflects a professional and inclusive brand, targeting a diverse audience including health professionals, educators, youth workers, and the general public. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and various analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight. The site is hosted with Cloudflare DNS and uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration, ensuring secure communications. Mobile optimization and accessibility are well addressed, and SEO practices are implemented effectively. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices with HTTPS enforcement and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, there are areas for improvement such as enabling DNSSEC, implementing a cookie consent mechanism, and publishing a security policy or vulnerability disclosure framework. The WHOIS data aligns with the organization's Australian presence and shows no suspicious patterns, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the website is a reliable and professional platform for Sexual Health Victoria, with strong content quality and business credibility. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, improving DNS security, and formalizing security policies to further strengthen the organization's digital security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

6 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
65
Security headers
20
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
64

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

Sexual Health Victoria operates as a non-profit healthcare and education provider focused on sexual and reproductive health in Victoria, Australia. The organization leverages a multi-channel approach including clinics, professional training, school education, and advocacy to serve a wide audience. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing presence, comprehensive service offerings, and recognized accreditations. Revenue streams likely include government funding, donations, and service fees. The organization maintains active partnerships with accreditation bodies and community organizations. The website supports growth through digital engagement and resource dissemination, reflecting a mature operational model with strong community ties.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible security flaws or exposed sensitive information. Use of Cloudflare DNS and professional hosting adds resilience. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy are areas for enhancement. The site uses multiple tracking pixels without a visible cookie consent mechanism, which may pose privacy compliance risks. No incident response or security policy information is published, limiting transparency. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adopting additional DNS security measures, formalizing security policies, and enhancing privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan on the website to increase transparency and preparedness.
  4. Add Content-Security-Policy and other security headers to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Consider creating a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Sexual Health Victoria
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sexual Health Victoria
Description
Sexual Health Victoria (formerly Family Planning Victoria) promotes reproductive and sexual health for all Victorians through clinics, education and advocacy. It is an independent, all-choice, health promotion charity dedicated to education, advocacy and care, advancing sexual health literacy and building capacity through education services within primary care and community-based systems.
Key services
Reproductive and sexual health clinics, Professional learning and training, Education in schools, Health promotion resources, Advocacy and research
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4.5.2, Slick Carousel, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Reddit Pixel, Adobe Fonts (Ballinger)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Quick exit button for safety
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-focused headers (assumed but not confirmed)
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, Reddit Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Reddit Pixel
Marketing tools
LinkedIn Insight, Facebook Pixel, Reddit Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and comprehensive content.
  2. Strong focus on sexual and reproductive health education and services in Victoria, Australia.
  3. Multiple social media channels actively linked and used.
  4. No signs of adult or explicit content; content is safe for general audiences.
  5. Use of multiple tracking and marketing pixels without explicit cookie consent banner.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. WHOIS data consistent with business claims and no privacy protection used.
  8. HTTPS enforced with good SSL configuration.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected; full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern and stable technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and slick carousel for UI components. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, and Reddit Pixel, indicating a comprehensive approach to user engagement and data collection. Hosting is managed via Cloudflare DNS, providing performance and security benefits. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine understanding. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed by optimizing scripts and assets. The CMS appears to be Craft CMS, supported by the Sprout SEO plugin. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and well maintained.
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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