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Security report for ashevillecitysc.com

Asheville City SC · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Asheville City SC operates as a regional soccer club within the USL League Two network, providing team and league information primarily targeting soccer fans and the local community. The website is hosted on the SportNGIN platform and utilizes modern web technologies including AngularJS and jQuery, with integrated Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking. Privacy compliance is addressed through a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data and lack of direct contact information reduce the overall business credibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and security headers in place, but incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are missing. Overall, the site is functional and professional but could improve transparency and contact accessibility.

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

9 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 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';…

  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

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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
42
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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 club positions itself as a community-focused sports entity within the USL League Two ecosystem, leveraging partnerships with USL and SportsEngine. The business model centers on sports team promotion and fan engagement. The website's extensive listing of league teams and partners indicates a broad network presence. Revenue streams likely include ticket sales, merchandise, and sponsorships, though not explicitly detailed. The lack of direct contact details and WHOIS data suggests potential gaps in public business transparency. The site effectively uses marketing and analytics tools to monitor user engagement and optimize outreach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, standard security headers, and cookie consent management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in security governance and transparency. The site would benefit from adding a security.txt file and clear channels for reporting security incidents to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  2. Add clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security inquiries.
  3. Develop and publish incident response and security policies to improve transparency.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve user experience.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS registration data to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Asheville City SC
Description
Asheville City SC is a soccer club associated with USL League Two, providing soccer team information and related content.
Key services
Soccer team information, Community engagement, League participation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, AngularJS, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Osano Consent Management, SportNGIN platform
Frameworks
AngularJS
Platforms
SportNGIN CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Osano Consent Management, Inline Manual
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a sports club site for Asheville City SC within USL League Two.
  2. Content is rich with team logos and league information.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with consent mechanisms.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  5. WHOIS data is missing or domain may not be registered properly.
  6. Uses multiple Google Tag Manager containers and analytics scripts.
  7. No visible security.txt or incident response information.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the SportNGIN CMS platform using AngularJS and jQuery, with integration of Google Analytics and Tag Manager for data collection. The site loads multiple external resources from trusted CDNs and sports-related domains. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. SEO is basic with standard meta tags but could be improved with structured data and enhanced accessibility. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were observed in the provided HTML content. The site uses modern consent management via Osano, indicating attention to privacy 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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