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Security report for corsairathletics.com

UMass Dartmouth · Education · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

UMass Dartmouth Corsairs is the official athletics website for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, providing comprehensive sports information including schedules, rosters, news, and facilities details for a variety of men's and women's sports teams competing at the NCAA Division III level. The site targets students, athletes, alumni, and sports fans interested in university athletics. The business model is focused on supporting and promoting collegiate sports programs within the educational sector. Technically, the website leverages a modern content management platform specialized for sports (Sidearm Sports), combined with common web technologies such as jQuery, RequireJS, and Knockout.js. It uses multiple CDNs including AWS Cloudfront and Rackspace for DNS, and integrates analytics and marketing tools like Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and comScore. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility features, though some performance optimizations and security header implementations could be improved. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but uses an outdated version of jQuery and lacks DNSSEC and some recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism present, but no explicit terms of service or incident response policies are found. No contact emails or phone numbers are directly listed, which may limit user support transparency. Overall, the website is legitimate, professionally maintained, and serves its educational athletics purpose well. Strategic improvements in security headers, library updates, and enhanced privacy disclosures would strengthen its security posture and user trust.

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

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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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

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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
85
Security headers
65
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
73

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

UMass Dartmouth Corsairs operates as the official athletics portal for a mid-sized public university, positioning itself as a key resource for collegiate sports information in the NCAA Division III space. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive coverage of multiple sports, integration with social media channels, and use of a specialized sports CMS platform. Revenue streams are likely indirect, supporting university branding and student engagement rather than direct monetization. The target customer segments include students, athletes, alumni, and local community sports fans. The partnership ecosystem includes Sidearm Sports for platform services and various analytics and advertising providers. Growth indicators include consistent domain age and active social media presence. Operationally, the site supports university athletics communications and fan engagement effectively.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version introduces potential risks, and the absence of DNSSEC weakens DNS security. Missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options reduce protection against common web attacks. Privacy policies exist but lack depth, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident. The site demonstrates basic data protection practices but could improve incident readiness and compliance with GDPR and other regulations. Security culture indicators are limited due to lack of visible security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Publish clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Enhance privacy policy details and cookie consent mechanisms to fully comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UMass Dartmouth
Description
The official athletics website for the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs
Key services
Sports schedules, Team rosters, News and archives, Athletic facilities information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery 1.9.1, RequireJS, Knockout.js, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, ScorecardResearch, Sidearm Sports platform
Frameworks
Sidearm Sports CMS, Google Tag Manager
Platforms
Cloudfront CDN, Rackspace DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, comScore, ScorecardResearch
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, HTLBid
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch
Marketing tools
ID5
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official university athletics site with comprehensive sports information
  2. Uses multiple analytics and advertising technologies
  3. No critical security issues detected but some outdated libraries and missing security headers
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present but basic
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content
  6. Good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Sidearm Sports CMS platform, utilizing JavaScript frameworks such as Knockout.js and RequireJS, with jQuery 1.9.1 as a legacy dependency. It employs multiple CDNs including AWS Cloudfront and Rackspace DNS services. Performance is moderate with preloading and preconnect hints used for optimization. Accessibility is addressed with skip links and ARIA landmarks. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, technical debt is evident in the use of outdated libraries and missing modern security headers. Modernization opportunities include library upgrades, enhanced security configurations, and improved privacy compliance features. Technical risks include potential exploitation of legacy JavaScript vulnerabilities and DNS spoofing due to lack of DNSSEC.
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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