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Security report for fanatics.com

Fanatics · Retail · United States

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Fanatics.com is a leading enterprise-level e-commerce platform specializing in officially licensed sports apparel, fan gear, and collectibles. The website targets sports fans across major leagues such as NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and college sports, offering a wide range of merchandise including jerseys, hats, and collectibles. The company holds a strong market position as a trusted retailer with official licensing agreements, catering to a broad audience of sports enthusiasts and collectors. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and integrates third-party analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics and Verint Unified Web SDK. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, although some accessibility features could be enhanced. Performance is moderate with efficient use of fonts and preloading strategies. From a security perspective, Fanatics.com enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and implements key security headers to protect users. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of a publicly available security policy and incident response contact information represents an area for improvement. Privacy compliance is robust with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, Fanatics.com presents a professional, trustworthy, and secure online presence suitable for enterprise e-commerce. The main risk factor is the lack of publicly available WHOIS data, which reduces transparency but is likely due to privacy protection or registry limitations. Strategic recommendations include publishing a dedicated security policy, providing incident response contacts, and enhancing accessibility features to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
76

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

Fanatics operates as a major player in the licensed sports merchandise retail sector, leveraging official partnerships with major sports leagues to offer exclusive products. Their business model focuses on direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales, supported by a strong digital marketing ecosystem and partnerships with logistics providers such as ShopRunner. The company targets a diverse customer base of sports fans and collectors, with revenue streams primarily from merchandise sales. Growth indicators include extensive product offerings, strong brand recognition, and a comprehensive online presence. The partnership ecosystem includes payment processors, analytics providers, and marketing platforms, enabling efficient operations and customer engagement. Fanatics maintains a competitive advantage through official licensing and a broad product catalog, positioning it as a market leader in sports fan gear retail.

Security posture

Fanatics.com demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, robust SSL/TLS configuration, and implementation of essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. The site avoids exposing sensitive information in its HTML content and uses secure cookies. However, the lack of a published security policy and incident response contact details limits transparency and may hinder rapid response to security incidents. No known vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the analyzed scripts. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms indicate compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Overall, the security culture appears strong but could benefit from enhanced communication of security practices and incident handling procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and controls.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve compliance with standards such as WCAG.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Fanatics, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fanatics
Description
Fanatics.com is the ultimate sports apparel and Fan Gear Store, featuring football Jerseys, T-shirts, Hats, Collectibles and merchandise for fans of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Soccer, and College.
Key services
Sports apparel sales, Fan gear and collectibles, Officially licensed merchandise
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Verint Unified Web SDK, Google Analytics
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Verint Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Verint Analytics
Marketing tools
Verint Unified Web SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking detected
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to sports merchandise
  3. Strong use of HTTPS and security headers
  4. No explicit or adult content present
  5. WHOIS data is missing, which reduces transparency
  6. Good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  7. Multiple third-party analytics and tracking scripts in use
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with extensive use of JavaScript and CSS, including custom fonts and preloading for performance optimization. Integration with third-party services such as Verint Unified Web SDK and Google Analytics supports analytics and marketing efforts. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with appropriate meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the presence of Verint CDN and other external domains suggests a distributed content delivery approach. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in accessibility and some technical SEO aspects. No CMS was explicitly detected, indicating a possible custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a scalable and professional e-commerce experience.
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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