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Security report for synergypartners.ca

Synergy Partners Consulting Ltd. · Real Estate · Canada

Medium risk. 5 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

Synergy Partners Consulting Ltd. is a Canadian engineering consulting firm specializing in building engineering and advisory services for new and existing buildings. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company serves property owners, managers, designers, and builders across various real estate sectors. Their core services include advisory, restoration engineering, and enclosure engineering, positioning them as a trusted and experienced player in the Canadian real estate engineering market. The website reflects a professional and well-established business with clear branding and comprehensive service descriptions. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, and Magnific Popup for enhanced user experience. SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin, and Google Analytics is integrated for visitor tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good performance, although some improvements in security headers and DNSSEC could be made. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain locks to prevent unauthorized changes, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers that would strengthen its posture. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, and no cookie consent mechanism despite the use of tracking scripts, which may impact privacy compliance. The WHOIS data is consistent with the business claims, showing a legitimate and stable domain registration. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, with minor gaps in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic improvements in these areas would enhance the company's digital trust and compliance 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

5 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. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
40
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Synergy Partners operates in the Canadian real estate engineering consulting market, offering specialized services in building restoration, enclosure engineering, and advisory. Their business model focuses on professional services delivered by an employee-owned firm, emphasizing merit-based advancement and mentoring. The company targets property owners, managers, and construction professionals seeking expert engineering advice and project support. Growth indicators include active recruitment, frequent news updates, and a strong social media presence. The firm maintains a medium size with over 200 years of collective experience among its team. Partnerships and integrations appear limited to industry-related events and social media channels, with no evident subsidiaries or parent companies. The company’s transparent WHOIS data and domain management practices support its credibility and market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and domain status locks to prevent unauthorized domain transfers or deletions. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents missed opportunities to harden security. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and preparedness perception. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism despite active tracking via Google Analytics. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a professional services website but could be improved to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations given the use of tracking scripts.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Synergy Partners Consulting Ltd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Synergy Partners Consulting Ltd.
Description
Engineering Services for Existing & New Buildings
Key services
Advisory, Restoration Engineering, Enclosure Engineering
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Slick Carousel, Magnific Popup, Google Analytics, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status locks to prevent unauthorized transfer or deletion

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

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 and well maintained.
  2. Content is rich and relevant to the engineering consulting industry.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with multiple channels.
  4. No evidence of security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite use of tracking scripts.
  6. No DNSSEC enabled which is a minor security gap.
  7. Social media presence is active and linked.
  8. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business location.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Slick Carousel, and Magnific Popup for interactive elements. SEO is managed via Yoast SEO plugin, and Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking. The site loads resources from trusted CDNs and Google Fonts, ensuring performance and reliability. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and media queries. However, the site lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are important for modern web security. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by optimizing scripts and leveraging caching. The technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance features.
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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