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Security report for swpalliativecare.ca

South West Hospice Palliative Care Network · Healthcare · Canada

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The South West Hospice Palliative Care Network operates as a regional healthcare network focused on providing hospice and palliative care information, resources, and collaborative services within the South West LHIN region of Ontario, Canada. The website serves multiple audiences including patients, families, healthcare providers, and network members, offering educational content, event information, and resource links. The organization appears to be a small-sized non-profit entity founded in 2012, with a consistent brand presence and partnerships with reputable healthcare organizations.

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

8 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 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

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
58

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

The network holds a solid regional position in the healthcare sector, specifically in hospice and palliative care. Its business model centers on information dissemination and network collaboration rather than direct healthcare services. The website reflects a professional and consistent branding strategy, supported by partnerships with multiple healthcare organizations. The absence of direct contact information and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in user engagement and compliance. The partnership ecosystem is strong, with many linked reputable healthcare domains.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and has domain registration protections in place, but lacks visible security headers and privacy/cookie policies, which are important for compliance and security best practices. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager indicates moderate user tracking without clear privacy compliance. The security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing security headers, DNSSEC, and publishing privacy and cookie policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security.
  4. Add a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and mobile responsiveness to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
South West Hospice Palliative Care Network
Description
Provides information and resources about Hospice and Palliative Care Services in the South West LHIN region. Offers tools, resources, educational events, and updates related to palliative care.
Key services
Information dissemination, Educational events, Resource sharing, Network collaboration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS (LESS), JavaScript, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Jssor Slider, Google Translate Widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled (implied by domain and scripts loaded via HTTPS)
  • Use of clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited domain statuses

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional healthcare network site focused on hospice and palliative care.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Terms of Use page is present and linked in footer.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Multiple partner logos and external links to reputable healthcare organizations.
  6. Uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No explicit security headers detected in provided data.
  9. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic to good.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or unknown CMS with a technology stack including HTML5, CSS (LESS), JavaScript, jQuery, and Jssor Slider for UI components. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, and Google Translate for multilingual support. Hosting is likely via Google Domains DNS services. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization but basic accessibility and SEO features. There is no evidence of modern frameworks or CMS platforms like WordPress or Drupal. Technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities exist, especially in security and compliance.
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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