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Security report for broadcastsportawards.co.uk

Media Business Insight (MBI) Ltd · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 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 Broadcast Sport Awards website represents a well-established event brand under Media Business Insight (MBI) Ltd, a subsidiary of GlobalData. The site focuses on celebrating excellence in sports broadcasting and production, targeting industry professionals such as broadcasters, production companies, and rights holders. It offers event information, sponsorship opportunities, and showcases past winners and shortlists, positioning itself as a leading UK and Ireland sports television awards event. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Permutive for tracking, built on the SHOWOFF CMS platform by ASP.events. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with good performance and consistent branding. However, some improvements could be made in security headers and cookie consent mechanisms to enhance privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and secure form submissions but lacks visible security headers and a published security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent banner or explicit GDPR compliance indicators. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its business purpose effectively. Strategic enhancements in privacy and security policies would further strengthen its compliance and user trust.

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

  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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  • 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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
90
GDPR outside view
53
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

Broadcast Sport Awards operates in the media sector, focusing on sports broadcasting awards in the UK and Ireland. Its competitive advantage lies in its industry recognition, strong partnerships with broadcasters and production companies, and backing by a reputable parent company, GlobalData. Revenue streams likely include sponsorship packages, table sales for event attendance, and advertising. The target customers are industry professionals and companies involved in sports media production. The website reflects a mature digital presence with testimonials and sponsor endorsements indicating strong market positioning and growth potential.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure login forms. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. There is no public security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, indicating good operational security. Privacy compliance is incomplete due to missing cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is adequate but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Include clear company contact information such as support emails and phone numbers to improve trust and user support.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used and maintain privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Media Business Insight (MBI) Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Media Business Insight (MBI) Ltd
Description
Broadcast Sport Awards celebrates the best sports content on TV and digital platforms – from sports documentaries and live sport production to social media, advertising and marketing campaigns. It brings together sports broadcasters, production companies, rights holders and federations to celebrate the best in content over the last year.
Key services
Annual sports content awards, Event hosting and ceremony, Sponsorship opportunities, Table packages for event attendance
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Permutive (tracking), Slick Carousel, ASP.events SHOWOFF CMS, FontAwesome icons
Frameworks
SHOWOFF by ASP.events
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure login form with POST method
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Permutive
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Permutive
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is relevant and targeted to sports broadcasting industry professionals.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage or footer.
  4. Social media presence is strong with official accounts linked.
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  6. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the HTML content.
  7. Uses modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools.
  8. No signs of malware or phishing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the SHOWOFF CMS platform by ASP.events, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. It integrates Google Analytics and Permutive for user tracking and marketing insights. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading and CDN usage for media assets. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms represent areas for modernization and compliance improvement.
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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