Skip to main content

Security report for dealmakersinsports.com

Leaders Group · Media · United States

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents the 2025 SBJ Dealmakers Conference, a professional event organized by Leaders Group targeting senior executives in sports, finance, media, and technology sectors. It provides detailed information about the event date, venue, pricing, sponsors, and registration. The site is well-structured, visually consistent, and uses modern web technologies including Foleon platform, Vimeo for video content, and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and LinkedIn Insight Tag. Privacy and terms of service are linked to the parent domain sportsbusinessjournal.com, indicating a broader corporate ecosystem. However, the domain WHOIS data is missing or indicates the domain is not registered, which is a significant anomaly that impacts trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: dealmakersinsports-com.mail.protection.outlook.com

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching dealmakersinsports.com

This scan found 23 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
68

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 event targets a niche market of sports business dealmakers and executives responsible for growth, investment, and technology in sports. The business model revolves around hosting annual conferences with sponsorship and registration revenue streams. The presence of notable past speakers and reputable sponsors positions the event as a key player in the sports business conference market. The partnership with sportsbusinessjournal.com enhances credibility and reach. The website content and marketing tools suggest a mature digital presence, though some compliance and security transparency aspects could be improved.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses external analytics with consent attributes, indicating a baseline security posture. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, and no published security policy or incident response information is available. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy and data protection officer contact reduces transparency. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a notable risk factor. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from enhanced header implementation, explicit cookie consent, and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Investigate and resolve the domain WHOIS registration anomaly to improve domain legitimacy and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Leaders Group
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Leaders Group
Description
SBJ Dealmakers brings together senior executives in sports, finance, media and technology to discuss the financial ecosystem within the sports industry.
Key services
Annual Dealmakers conference, Networking opportunities, Industry insights and programming, Sponsorship opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Vimeo Player API, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Foleon platform
Platforms
Foleon (content platform)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of external analytics with consent attributes

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight
Marketing tools
LinkedIn Insight Tag
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 event page for the 2025 SBJ Dealmakers Conference in New York City.
  2. Content is rich with event details, venue, pricing, sponsors, and contact information.
  3. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  4. No WHOIS data available for domain, which is unusual for an active site.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and external analytics.
  6. Privacy and terms links point to sportsbusinessjournal.com domain.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response info found.
  8. No visible phone numbers with clear company context found.
  9. Multiple sponsor logos and partner links present.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Foleon platform, leveraging modern JavaScript modules and external services like Vimeo for video playback and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive images and accessible navigation. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed and accessibility features. The technical stack is modern but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy consent mechanisms. The hosting appears to be managed by Foleon's CDN infrastructure. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional user experience but could be enhanced with stronger security and compliance features.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with dealmakersinsports.com. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review dealmakersinsports.com.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.