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Security report for thehighwayhome.ca

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · Non-profit · Canada

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The High Way Home? is a Canadian non-profit educational website sponsored by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and Desjardins. It provides interactive content and resources aimed at raising awareness about substance use and promoting harm reduction strategies across Canadian provinces and territories. The website targets the general public with a focus on safe decision-making related to substance use. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS and employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and performance monitoring. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with a clear navigation structure. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place, though improvements such as enabling DNSSEC and publishing explicit security policies are recommended. Privacy compliance is supported by a clear cookie consent mechanism and links to comprehensive privacy and terms of use policies hosted on the authoritative CCSA domain. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its educational mission effectively.

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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…
  3. 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
52
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
49

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention thehighwayhome.ca, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 website operates within the non-profit sector focusing on substance use education and harm reduction. Its market position is niche but authoritative due to sponsorship by CCSA, a recognized Canadian organization. The business model is educational and awareness-driven without commercial transactions. Key services include interactive journey modules and quizzes to engage users. The target audience is Canadian residents across all provinces and territories. The site demonstrates consistent branding and trust signals through sponsorship logos and secure domain registration. Growth potential lies in expanding educational outreach and partnerships within the public health domain.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections. However, it lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file indicates room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. Compliance with GDPR is not explicitly indicated, though privacy policies are comprehensive. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit educational site but could be enhanced with additional security controls and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy compliance measures to align with GDPR and other regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Description
The website is a project focused on substance use and addiction awareness, providing educational content and interactive tools to help users understand risks and make safer choices.
Key services
Educational content on substance use, Interactive journey modules (Party Time, Getting Home, Your Route), Quiz for awareness
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Modernizr, Font Awesome, Drupal CMS
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

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 no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is focused on harm reduction and substance use education
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the site
  4. Privacy and terms policies are linked to authoritative CCSA pages
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  6. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published
  7. Cookie consent banner present and functional
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and Google services for analytics and tag management. The HTML structure is valid and includes responsive design elements for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, enhancing usability. SEO is supported by canonical links, meta viewport tags, and structured navigation. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified beyond the registrar Webnames.ca Inc. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and security headers would modernize the security posture further.
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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