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Security report for staystifree.org.au

Alfred Health Victoria · Healthcare · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

StaySTIFree is a Victorian Sexual Health Network initiative operated under Alfred Health Victoria, providing comprehensive sexual health education and resources focused on STI prevention, testing, and treatment. The website serves as a trusted regional platform offering symptom urgency assessments, testing guidance, and a locator for testing services, targeting the general public in Victoria, Australia. The site is affiliated with reputable health organizations, enhancing its credibility and trustworthiness. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Mapbox for mapping, Google Tag Manager, Facebook and TikTok tracking pixels, and ShareThis for social sharing. It is built on the ExpressionEngine CMS and demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Performance is moderate with no major technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses CSRF tokens in forms, but lacks some recommended security headers and a cookie consent mechanism. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy present but no explicit GDPR cookie consent. Contact information is limited to a contact form without direct emails or phone numbers. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and good technical implementation. Strategic improvements include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent, adding security headers, and publishing security and incident response policies to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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

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 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

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

StaySTIFree operates as a non-profit health education platform under Alfred Health Victoria, focusing on sexual health in the Victorian region. Its market positioning leverages partnerships with established health organizations, providing a competitive advantage in trust and reach. The business model centers on public health education and service referrals rather than direct commercial transactions. Target customers are individuals seeking sexual health information and testing services. Growth indicators include comprehensive content offerings and integration with partner clinics. The partnership ecosystem includes Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Sexual Health Victoria, and other community health organizations, reflecting a collaborative approach to public health.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling via CSRF tokens. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could be exploited in certain attack scenarios. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and detailed data retention policies. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which could hinder timely security issue management. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced technical controls to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance contact information availability with verified company emails and phone numbers for improved trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alfred Health Victoria
Description
Provides information and resources to understand prevention, transmission, testing, and treatment of STIs to help people stay STI free in Victoria, Australia.
Key services
STI symptom urgency assessment, STI testing guidance, Testing location finder, Educational fact sheets on STIs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Mapbox GL JS, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, ShareThis, FontAwesome, Google Fonts Roboto, Popper.js, Tippy.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens in forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel
Marketing tools
ShareThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected
  2. WHOIS data is privacy protected and minimal
  3. Site uses modern tracking and analytics tools
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found, only contact form
  5. No explicit privacy cookie consent mechanism detected
  6. Site is well-branded and consistent with healthcare sector
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ExpressionEngine CMS and utilizes modern JavaScript libraries and APIs such as Mapbox GL JS for mapping and Popper.js with Tippy.js for UI tooltips. It integrates multiple analytics and tracking services including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and TikTok Pixel, indicating a data-driven approach to user engagement. The site loads external fonts from Google Fonts and uses ShareThis for social sharing functionality. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and deferred JavaScript to optimize page load. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility features are well implemented, supporting a broad user base. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced by updating security headers and improving 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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