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Security report for bluehens.com

University of Delaware Athletics · Education · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The University of Delaware Athletics official website serves as the primary digital platform for the university's sports teams, providing comprehensive information including schedules, rosters, news, and ticketing. It targets students, alumni, and sports enthusiasts, positioning itself as a trusted source for athletics-related content. The site leverages modern web technologies such as Vue.js and Nuxt.js frameworks, hosted on AWS infrastructure with CDN support, ensuring a responsive and performant user experience. Privacy and cookie policies are clearly presented with consent mechanisms, reflecting compliance with GDPR and other regulations. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and domain registration transparency, though DNSSEC is not enabled. The site integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Eloqua, balanced with user privacy considerations. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, supporting the university's athletics branding and engagement goals.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 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

7 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 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

    • 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
25
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
64

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 website reflects a medium-sized educational athletics department with a clear business model focused on fan engagement, ticket sales, and sports information dissemination. It benefits from partnerships with ticketing platforms and the Sidearm Sports CMS provider, enhancing operational efficiency. The presence of extensive social media links and marketing tools indicates a mature digital marketing strategy aimed at broad audience reach. The domain age and WHOIS data support the legitimacy and long-term presence of the athletics program online. The site’s content and structure suggest a well-established market position within collegiate sports digital media.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain status set to clientTransferProhibited, reducing risk of unauthorized domain transfers. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, the use of modern frameworks and consent management tools indicates attention to security and privacy best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. However, enabling DNSSEC and enhancing visible security headers would further strengthen the security posture. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, representing an area for improvement in transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Audit and explicitly implement recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Regularly review third-party scripts and marketing tools for security and privacy compliance.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility, including official emails and phone numbers, to improve user trust and support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
University of Delaware Athletics
Description
The official athletics website for the University of Delaware Hens, providing sports schedules, rosters, news, tickets, and related athletics information.
Key services
Sports schedules, Team rosters, News and archives, Ticket sales, Social media engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, AWS DNS, Cloudfront CDN, Sidearm Sports platform
Frameworks
Nuxt.js, Vue.js
Platforms
Sidearm Sports CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No DNSSEC enabled (recommend enabling)
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel with consent management

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, AppNexus (acdn.adnxs.com)
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Eloqua, Pixie (iHeart Media)
Marketing tools
Eloqua
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official university athletics website with comprehensive sports coverage.
  2. Use of modern web technologies and third-party marketing/analytics tools.
  3. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent management.
  4. No visible security or content blocking issues.
  5. Strong social media integration and ticketing links.
  6. Domain registration and WHOIS data consistent and trustworthy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework stack (Vue.js/Nuxt.js) and hosted on AWS with Cloudfront CDN, providing good performance and scalability. The use of Sidearm Sports CMS indicates a specialized platform for collegiate athletics. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. The integration of multiple analytics and marketing tools is balanced with privacy compliance mechanisms. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve DNS security and security header implementation. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly digital presence.
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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