GambleAware is a UK-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing free, confidential advice, tools, and support to individuals affected by gambling harms, including their families and professionals. The website serves as a comprehensive resource offering self-help tools, assessments, a national support network, and research publications. It holds a strong market position as a leading gambling harm prevention entity in Great Britain. Technically, the site is built on ASP.NET MVC, hosted on Amazon AWS with Cloudflare CDN, and uses modern web technologies including jQuery, Gleap SDK for feedback, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site demonstrates excellent design, accessibility, and SEO practices, ensuring a high-quality user experience. Security-wise, the site employs robust headers including HSTS and a strict Content Security Policy, uses a valid SSL certificate, and integrates secure cookies. However, it lacks modern TLS protocol support and DNS security enhancements like DNSSEC and CAA records. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no security.txt file is found. Overall, GambleAware maintains a strong security posture with room for improvement in TLS support and formal security disclosures.
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
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High
Missing X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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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
100
Security headers
45
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
79
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
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Dark web exposure
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
GambleAware operates as an essential non-profit entity focused on gambling harm reduction in the UK. Its business model centers on providing free support services, digital tools, and research to affected individuals and stakeholders. The organization leverages partnerships, notably with GamCare, to deliver live chat and helpline services. Its target audience includes gamblers, their families, and professionals. The website's content strategy and service offerings position it as a trusted leader in the gambling support sector. The use of advanced digital tools and analytics indicates a mature digital presence. The absence of published company registration or VAT details suggests a focus on service delivery over commercial operations.
Security posture
The website exhibits a mature security posture with strong HTTP security headers, including HSTS with preload and a comprehensive Content Security Policy that restricts scripts, styles, images, fonts, frames, and connections to trusted sources. The SSL certificate is valid and issued by a reputable CA. Vulnerability scans indicate no known SSL/TLS weaknesses or common exploits such as Heartbleed or POODLE. However, the lack of TLS 1.2 or higher protocol support is a critical gap that could expose users to downgrade attacks or incompatibility with modern clients. DNSSEC and CAA records are not implemented, reducing DNS and certificate issuance security. No formal security or incident response policies are published, which may impact transparency and trust. The site uses secure cookies with HttpOnly and SameSite attributes, enhancing session security. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by enabling modern TLS protocols, DNS security features, and publishing security policies.
Recommendations
Enable TLS 1.2 or higher protocols to ensure secure and modern encrypted connections.
Implement DNSSEC and CAA DNS records to enhance domain and certificate security.
Publish a security.txt file and formal security and incident response policies on the website.
Regularly review and update Content Security Policy to adapt to new third-party integrations securely.
Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and detailed privacy compliance information.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a robust ASP.NET MVC framework, hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure with Cloudflare CDN providing performance and security benefits. It uses a combination of modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and validation plugins, along with Gleap SDK for user feedback and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The CMS is likely Umbraco, inferred from CSP image sources. Performance is fast with optimized images and deferred script loading. Mobile optimization and accessibility are excellent, with responsive design and ARIA attributes. SEO is well implemented with canonical tags, meta descriptions, and Open Graph tags. Technical risks include the absence of modern TLS protocols and lack of DNS security features, which could impact secure communications and domain integrity. The site uses multiple third-party services for analytics, consent management, and live chat, which are well integrated but require ongoing security and privacy oversight.
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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