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Security report for bowlstv.com.au

Bowls Australia · Media · Australia

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bowls TV is the official streaming platform of Bowls Australia, providing live and on-demand coverage of major bowls events in Australia. The platform targets bowls enthusiasts and sports fans, offering exclusive content such as live matches, replays, and expert commentary. It operates as a niche sports media service with a subscription or access-based business model. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and uses modern video streaming technologies including Video.js and NPAW analytics for user engagement tracking. Hosting is via AWS infrastructure, ensuring reliable delivery. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and explicit incident response policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve in security and privacy 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

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 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
60

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 serves as a digital extension of Bowls Australia, reinforcing its market position as the authoritative source for bowls content in the country. Its partnerships with state-level bowls associations strengthen its ecosystem and content offerings. The business model focuses on streaming and media delivery, likely monetized through subscriptions or memberships. The target audience includes sports fans and bowls players, with growth potential in digital sports media. The site’s integration with official bowls bodies and consistent branding enhances credibility. However, the absence of detailed business registration data and physical contact information limits full business transparency.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and domain registration protections but lacks critical security headers such as CSP and HSTS, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, and incident response contacts are not provided. The use of third-party analytics and video streaming plugins introduces potential attack surfaces that require monitoring. Privacy compliance gaps, especially regarding cookie consent, pose regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a media site but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and cookie policy to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bowls Australia
Description
Bowls TV is Bowls Australia’s official streaming platform, delivering high-quality live and on-demand coverage of major bowls events including the Australian Open, Bowls Premier League, Nationals, and Australian Indoor Championships. It offers live streaming, expert commentary, highlights, and behind-the-scenes content accessible across multiple devices.
Key services
Live streaming of bowls events, On-demand video replays, Exclusive sports content
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Video.js, NPAW analytics plugin, jQuery
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of security status domain flags in WHOIS (clientDeleteProhibited, etc)

Analytics and tracking

Services
NPAW (Nice People At Work) analytics plugin
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
NPAW analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional sports streaming platform for Bowls Australia.
  2. Content is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected, indicating potential GDPR compliance gaps.
  4. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found.
  5. Use of modern video streaming technologies and analytics.
  6. Clear contact email provided but no phone or physical address found.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; SSL is enabled.
  8. WHOIS data shows domain is protected with standard status flags but DNSSEC is not enabled.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder, ensuring ease of content management and responsive design. Video streaming is handled via Video.js with integration of NPAW analytics for detailed user engagement tracking. Hosting on AWS DNS infrastructure suggests reliable performance and scalability. The site is mobile optimized and uses standard SEO meta tags. However, the absence of advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and privacy areas. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but should be enhanced for security and 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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