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Security report for ballymorestadium.com.au

Ballymore Stadium · Hospitality · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ballymore Stadium is a prominent rugby and event venue located in Queensland, Australia, serving as the home for the National Rugby Training Centre and associated rugby teams such as the Buildcorp Wallaroos and Queensland Reds. The website highlights the stadium's modern facilities including training fields, function rooms, and meeting spaces available for corporate and personal events. The business is positioned as a key player in the sports and hospitality sector within the region, targeting rugby organizations, event planners, and the local community. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies including Next.js and React, with content delivery optimized via Amazon CloudFront CDN. It integrates common analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Google Tag Manager, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is mobile responsive and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data in the HTML content. However, it lacks advanced security headers and does not provide visible security policies or incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is weak, with no visible privacy or cookie policies or consent mechanisms, which could pose compliance risks especially under GDPR or similar regulations. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures, improved contact information visibility, and implementation of security best practices to strengthen trust and compliance.

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

6 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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
72
Security headers
45
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62

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

Ballymore Stadium operates in the hospitality and sports sectors, focusing on rugby training and event hosting. Its competitive advantage lies in its association with prominent rugby teams and its modernized facilities. The business model revolves around facility hire and event management services. The target customers include rugby teams, corporate clients, and community groups. The presence of partner domains like rugbyxplorer.com.au suggests integration with rugby event management platforms. Growth indicators include redevelopment investments and diversified event spaces. The company maintains a consistent brand and leverages digital marketing tools to engage its audience.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and no obvious exposure of sensitive information. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and explicit security policies indicates room for improvement. Lack of incident response contact details and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms reduces transparency and preparedness. Privacy compliance is minimal, lacking GDPR indicators and cookie consent. The current security setup is adequate for a public informational site but should be enhanced to mitigate risks and improve user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to harden the site against common attacks.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response and abuse contacts.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ballymore Stadium
Description
Ballymore Stadium is home to the newly developed National Rugby Training Centre (NRTC) as well as three training fields and open green spaces. The NRTC is home of the Buildcorp Wallaroos and the Queensland Reds. It features state of the art training and recovery facilities, as well as the capacity to host corporate events, functions and meetings. The precinct has undergone redevelopment including a 110-pax function room, a 77-seat private auditorium, and multiple meeting rooms available for hire.
Key services
National Rugby Training Centre facilities, Room hire, Facilities hire, Corporate events and functions, Training fields
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), Video.js, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Amazon CloudFront CDN
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No DNSSEC (not enabled)
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Metricool
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Metricool
Marketing tools
AddThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found on the main site or in navigation.
  3. Contact information such as emails or phone numbers are not explicitly present in the visible content or forms.
  4. Site uses modern JavaScript frameworks and CDNs for performance.
  5. Tracking and advertising scripts are present but no aggressive or suspicious tracking detected.
  6. Content is focused on rugby and event facilities in Queensland, Australia.
  7. No security policy or incident response information is provided.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  9. No data protection officer contact found.
  10. Site lacks explicit GDPR or cookie consent mechanisms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with server-side rendering capabilities, enhancing SEO and performance. It leverages Amazon CloudFront CDN for content delivery, improving load times globally. Analytics and marketing integrations are standard and well implemented. The site is mobile optimized and accessible at a basic level. However, the absence of advanced accessibility features and some SEO best practices could be addressed. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless approach. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from further optimization 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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