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Security report for suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Suicide Call Back Service · Non-profit · Australia

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

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Suicide Call Back Service is a government-funded, non-profit organization providing free, 24/7 telephone and online counselling services for individuals affected by suicide in Australia. The service targets people feeling suicidal, those worried about someone at risk, bereaved individuals, and health professionals. Delivered by Lifeline, it holds a strong market position as a trusted national mental health support provider. The website is well-branded, professionally designed, and content-rich, offering extensive resources and support information. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Genesys Messenger for chat support. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. Security measures include HTTPS, reCAPTCHA, and secure integration of third-party scripts, though some security headers could be improved. The security posture is solid with no evident vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is good, with clear privacy and cookie policies and GDPR considerations. However, WHOIS data is incomplete and malformed, which slightly impacts trust but is likely due to registry restrictions rather than malicious intent. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and serves a critical public health function. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing an incident response policy, and adding a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further strengthen trust and security culture.

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 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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
61

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention suicidecallbackservice.org.au, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
97
Employees
0
Customers
97
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
19%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Suicide Call Back Service operates as a non-profit entity funded by the Australian Government and delivered by Lifeline. Its business model focuses on providing free mental health counselling and suicide prevention services nationwide. The service leverages partnerships with government and health organizations to maintain credibility and reach. Target customers include individuals at risk of suicide, their families, and health professionals. The organization demonstrates growth through comprehensive online resources and multi-channel counselling access (phone, chat, video). The partnership ecosystem includes Lifeline and government health departments, reinforcing its market position and operational stability.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms, and integration of secure chat services. Security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options and X-Frame-Options are likely present, though Content-Security-Policy and Referrer-Policy headers are not explicitly detected and should be added. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of an incident response policy or security contact information is a gap. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, indicating good data protection practices. Overall, the security culture appears proactive but can benefit from formalized incident response and vulnerability disclosure processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS and data injection risks.
  2. Add a Referrer-Policy header to control information leakage via referrer URLs.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide clear security contact channels.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program, possibly via a security.txt file.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize supply chain risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Suicide Call Back Service
Description
Free counselling for suicide prevention & mental health via telephone, online & video for anyone affected by suicidal thoughts, 24/7.
Key services
24/7 phone counselling, Online chat and video counselling
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Google reCAPTCHA, Genesys Messenger Chat Widget
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure chat widget integration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Genesys Messenger
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional, government-funded suicide prevention service.
  2. Content is comprehensive, relevant, and well-structured.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. WHOIS data is incomplete, possibly due to query or registry restrictions.
  5. Good use of modern web technologies and analytics.
  6. Security posture is good but can be improved with additional headers and policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Bootstrap framework and uses jQuery for client-side scripting. It integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar, managed via Google Tag Manager. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection and Genesys Messenger for live chat support. Performance is moderate with potential for optimization. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD). Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing security monitoring. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content.
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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