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Security report for 10play.com.au

Network Ten · Media · Australia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 10.com.au represents Network Ten's streaming platform '10 play', offering free access to TV show episodes primarily targeting Australian audiences. However, the provided HTML content is an error page indicating the service is not available in the user's region, limiting content accessibility and analysis. The domain is registered through a reputable registrar and uses AWS DNS infrastructure, but DNSSEC is not enabled. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies were found in the provided content, and no contact information or social media links are present. The technical infrastructure appears basic with minimal metadata and no detected scripts or analytics in the sample provided. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for improved security posture. The regional blocking and error page reduce the ability to assess the full site content and functionality. The domain registration data is consistent with a legitimate media company, but the absence of privacy and cookie policies and lack of security best practices lowers the overall security and compliance score. Overall, the site shows a low content quality and security posture score due to content blocking and missing policies. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and improving error handling to enhance user experience and trust. The site is safe for general audiences with no adult content detected.

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

9 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 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

    • 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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

Network Ten operates as a major Australian free-to-air television network with a digital streaming platform, 10 play, providing free access to TV shows. The business model is ad-supported streaming targeting general Australian audiences. The company holds a significant market position in media and entertainment in Australia. The domain and technical infrastructure indicate a large enterprise with AWS hosting and professional domain registration. However, the lack of visible privacy and cookie policies and minimal technical metadata suggest areas for digital maturity improvement. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the provided data. The regional blocking indicates geo-restriction policies likely due to content licensing agreements.

Security posture

The current security posture is limited based on the provided data. The site uses HTTPS (implied by URL), but no security headers were detected in the HTML snippet. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. The site returns a 500 error page with a message about regional unavailability, indicating geo-blocking rather than a WAF challenge. No incident response or security policy information is available. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps. No vulnerabilities such as exposed credentials or scripts were detected, but the lack of security best practices lowers the security score. Recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, publishing security and privacy policies, and improving error handling.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to protect against common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Improve error handling pages to provide user-friendly messages without exposing server errors.
  5. Establish and publish incident response and security policies to demonstrate security maturity and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. The website returns a 500 error page with a message indicating the service is not available in the user's region, suggesting content blocking or geo-restriction rather than a WAF challenge. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
Network Ten
Description
Network Ten operates 10 play, a platform for watching full episodes of TV shows for free, targeting Australian audiences with entertainment content.
Key services
Free streaming of TV shows, On-demand video content
Content quality
poor
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, AWS DNS
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is blocked or restricted by region, showing a 500 error page.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML content.
  3. No contact information or forms detected on the error page.
  4. No scripts or analytics detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Minimal content available limits full analysis.
  6. Domain uses AWS DNS servers but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  7. No security headers detected in the provided content.
  8. No social media or external business-related links found in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Google Fonts and is hosted on AWS infrastructure as indicated by DNS nameservers. The HTML content is minimal and lacks modern frameworks or CMS indicators. No JavaScript libraries or analytics scripts were detected in the provided snippet. The site lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are technical risks. The error page indicates regional blocking, which may impact user experience and accessibility. The site’s SEO metadata is basic with only a title tag present. Mobile optimization and accessibility cannot be assessed from the limited content. Overall, the technical implementation is basic and could benefit from modernization and security enhancements.
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.

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