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Security report for coachathletics.com.au

Athletics Australia · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Athletics Australia operates the website coachathletics.com.au as a national hub for Track and Field coaching resources, courses, and programs. The platform targets athletics coaches and enthusiasts in Australia, providing educational content and official accreditation courses from Level 1 to Level 4 and recreational running. The website is positioned as the authoritative source for athletics coaching in the country, supported by official social media channels and consistent branding. Technically, the website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Fonts, FontAwesome icons, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility basics. Hosting and domain registration are consistent with a reputable organization, with SSL and HSTS enabled for secure communications. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices with HTTPS enforcement and HSTS but lacks DNSSEC and some advanced security headers. There is no visible privacy policy or cookie consent mechanism, which presents compliance risks under GDPR and similar regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, indicating room for improvement in security transparency. Overall, the website is a professional and trustworthy resource for athletics coaching in Australia, with strong business credibility and technical implementation. However, it should address privacy and security policy gaps to enhance 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

5 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 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

  4. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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

Athletics Australia holds a strong market position as the national sporting organization for Track and Field in Australia. The business model focuses on education and accreditation, offering structured coaching courses and resources to a defined target audience of coaches and athletics professionals. Revenue streams likely include course fees and memberships. The organization maintains a partnership ecosystem evident through linked domains such as revolutionise.com.au for certificate downloads. The website's consistent branding and official social media presence support its authoritative role in the athletics community. Growth indicators include active content updates and online learning features, positioning the organization well within the sports education sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and HSTS enabled, ensuring encrypted and secure user connections. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor gap in DNS security. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a privacy policy, cookie consent, and security.txt file indicates incomplete compliance and incident response readiness. The site does not publicly disclose security frameworks or certifications. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could benefit from enhanced transparency and additional security controls to meet modern compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  4. Publish a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to minimize potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Athletics Australia
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Athletics Australia
Description
The Athletics Coaching Hub is your home for Track and Field resources, news, courses, online learning, features, and programs. Hosted by Australian Athletics, the National Sporting Organisation of Track and Field in Australia. Take your Track and Field Coaching to the next level! Find information and register in your Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Recreational Running Coaching Courses.
Key services
Track and Field coaching resources, News and updates, Coaching courses (Level 1 to Level 4 and Recreational Running), Online learning and programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google Fonts, FontAwesome icons, Google Tag Manager, JavaScript ES6+, Service Worker (PWA support)
Frameworks
Squarespace platform
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No suspicious scripts detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

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 coaching resource hub for Australian Athletics.
  2. Content is well structured with clear metadata and social media integration.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Security posture is good with HTTPS and HSTS but could be improved with additional headers and DNSSEC.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and CMS platform (Squarespace).
  7. Contact information is clearly provided and consistent with the organization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, which provides a stable and modern CMS environment with integrated hosting and content delivery. The use of Google Fonts and FontAwesome enhances visual appeal and iconography. Google Tag Manager is employed for analytics, indicating a structured approach to data collection. The site uses service workers, suggesting some level of progressive web app capabilities. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and accessibility features. The technical stack is well suited for the business purpose but could be improved with enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance tools.
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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