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Security report for aucklandfc.co.nz

Australian Professional Leagues Company Pty Ltd · Other · New Zealand

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

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Auckland FC is a newly established professional football club competing in the A-League, owned by the Australian Professional Leagues Company Pty Ltd. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for fans and community members, offering news, membership information, ticketing, and multimedia content. The club targets football enthusiasts primarily in Auckland and the broader New Zealand region. The business model revolves around sports entertainment, community engagement, and commercial partnerships. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and various marketing tools, hosted with reputable providers and optimized for mobile users. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and standard protections, though improvements such as DNSSEC and explicit security policies are recommended. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy present but lacking cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned for growth in the sports entertainment sector.

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. 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 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
32
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
57

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 leverages partnerships with major ticketing platforms like Ticketmaster and aligns with the official A-Leagues brand, enhancing market credibility. Revenue streams likely include memberships, ticket sales, sponsorships, and media content monetization. The website's content and structure indicate a focus on fan engagement and community building. The presence of multiple social media channels supports a broad digital marketing strategy. The domain age aligns with the club's recent founding, indicating a fresh market entrant with growth potential. The business ecosystem includes premium and principal partners, reflecting a solid sponsorship base.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and uses security best practices such as reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps in security maturity. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. The site uses multiple third-party scripts for analytics and marketing, which increases the attack surface but appears well-managed. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be enhanced with additional policies and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Australian Professional Leagues Company Pty Ltd
Description
Auckland FC is the new Auckland A-Leagues football team providing news, membership, ticketing, and club information.
Key services
Football team information, Membership packages, Ticket sales, News and media content, Community engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Brightcove Video Player, Optimizely, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
AWS (DNS via AWS Route53)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts with integrity attributes

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense / Google Publisher Tags, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Optimizely
Marketing tools
Optimizely
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich for a new sports club.
  2. Strong use of modern analytics and marketing tools.
  3. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  4. No explicit privacy or security policies beyond basic privacy and terms pages.
  5. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  6. Multiple external trusted domains linked for ticketing and partners.
  7. Social media presence is strong and consistent with brand.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress, leveraging a modern and comprehensive tech stack including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Optimizely for A/B testing. Hosting and DNS are managed via reputable providers with AWS DNS servers. The site is mobile-optimized and uses responsive design techniques. Performance is moderate, with some heavy media content such as large images and videos. SEO is well-implemented with Yoast SEO plugin and structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses multiple external scripts and ad networks, which should be monitored for performance and security impact.
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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