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Security report for simplevote.ca

Simply Voting Inc. · Technology · Canada

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Simply Voting Inc. operates the website simplevote.ca, providing a comprehensive online voting system designed to facilitate transparent and secure electoral processes. The company targets a diverse clientele including associations, educational institutions, unions, local governments, political parties, cooperatives, and other organizations primarily in Canada. Their business model includes both self-managed and fully managed election solutions, covering internet, telephone, and paper ballot voting methods. The website is professionally designed, bilingual (French primary), and features extensive customer testimonials and sector-specific solutions, positioning the company as a trusted provider in the online voting market. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with modern front-end technologies such as jQuery, Font Awesome, and Slick Carousel. It employs performance optimizations including WP Rocket caching and lazy loading. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are used for analytics and marketing, with Google Ads integrated for advertising. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and implements several security best practices such as deferred script loading and no exposed sensitive data. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy could be enhanced, and no public incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is found. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern, potentially indicating recent registration or privacy protection, which slightly lowers trust but is mitigated by the professional web presence. Overall, the risk profile is moderate with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic recommendations include improving security header policies, publishing vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts, and monitoring domain registration status to ensure ongoing legitimacy.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Cloudflare

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • 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
75
Security headers
80
Email security
90
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
76

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

Simply Voting Inc. holds a strong market position as a specialized provider of online voting solutions across multiple sectors including government, non-profit, education, and corporate governance. Their competitive advantage lies in offering flexible voting methods (internet, telephone, paper) and managed services with dedicated project managers. Revenue streams likely include subscription fees for self-managed elections and service fees for managed elections. The company targets organizations requiring secure, anonymous, and transparent voting processes, emphasizing ease of use and customer support. The presence of multiple sector-specific pages and testimonials indicates a well-developed partnership ecosystem and a focus on client trust and satisfaction. Growth indicators include recent content updates and active marketing via Google Ads. The company operates primarily in Canada, with bilingual content supporting French and English audiences.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, use of security-conscious script loading, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The presence of Google Tag Manager and Google Ads scripts is managed asynchronously to reduce risk. However, the lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap. No security.txt file or explicit mention of frameworks like ISO 27001 or NIST is found. The site could benefit from enhanced Content-Security-Policy headers and additional security headers such as Referrer-Policy. Overall, the security posture is solid for a commercial website but could be improved to meet higher compliance standards and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a strict Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Add explicit incident response contact information on the website for transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance security headers with Referrer-Policy and Feature-Policy to improve privacy and security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Simply Voting Inc.
Description
Simple Vote est un système de vote en ligne complet conçu pour faciliter votre processus électoral de manière transparente et sécurisée.
Key services
Managed elections, Internet voting, Telephone voting, Paper ballot voting and hybrid elections
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, jQuery 3.7.0, Font Awesome 5.15.4, Slick Carousel 1.8.1, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), WP Rocket caching and optimization
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Lazy loading and deferred scripts to reduce attack surface
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Google Ads with proper async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in French
  2. Professional and consistent branding with clear business focus
  3. Multiple customer testimonials and third-party review logos present
  4. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimizations
  5. No visible security or privacy policy gaps on the website
  6. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and warrants further monitoring
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with up-to-date versions of jQuery and Font Awesome, indicating good maintenance. Performance optimizations via WP Rocket and lazy loading contribute to fast load times and good user experience. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with comprehensive SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine visibility. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found, but the use of CDN domains like Cloudflare's CDNJS suggests a robust delivery network. The technical stack is appropriate for the business model, with no evident technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to further modernize security headers and implement advanced privacy controls.
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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