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Security report for floridagators.com

Florida Gators · Education · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Florida Gators is the official athletics website for the University of Florida's sports teams, providing comprehensive information on schedules, tickets, rosters, and news. The site serves a large audience of sports fans, students, and alumni, positioning itself as the authoritative source for university athletics. Technically, the website leverages a mature technology stack including Sidearm Sports CMS, jQuery, RequireJS, and multiple analytics and advertising platforms. The infrastructure is hosted on AWS CloudFront with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and domain transfer protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing. Privacy compliance is basic but present, with clear privacy and cookie policies linked to a partner domain. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, with no critical security issues detected.

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

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 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 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

  3. 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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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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
75

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 Florida Gators website operates within the education sector, specifically collegiate athletics. It benefits from a strong brand associated with the University of Florida and serves as a key channel for fan engagement and ticket sales. The business model focuses on content delivery, ticketing partnerships (notably with Ticketmaster), and booster club promotion. The site integrates with partner domains for ticketing and privacy management, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include extensive social media presence and comprehensive sports coverage. The site maintains a consistent brand image and leverages multiple marketing and analytics tools to optimize user engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain status flags that prevent unauthorized transfers or updates. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could be a potential area for improvement. The absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests room for enhancement in defense-in-depth strategies. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not publicly available, which could limit rapid response capabilities. Overall, the site maintains a good security baseline appropriate for its public-facing role.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by providing clearer cookie consent options and data retention disclosures.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Florida Gators
Description
The official athletics website for the Florida Gators, representing University of Florida athletics programs and sports teams.
Key services
Sports schedules and results, Ticket sales and management, Team rosters and news, Fan engagement and booster information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, RequireJS, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, DoubleClick Floodlight, ScorecardResearch, Sidearm Sports platform
Frameworks
Knockout.js, Headroom.js, Underscore.js
Platforms
Sidearm Sports CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies and consent management scripts

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense, DoubleClick Floodlight
Tracking pixels
comScore, Microsoft Clarity, ScorecardResearch
Marketing tools
Quantcast
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official university athletics website with comprehensive sports coverage.
  2. Extensive use of third-party analytics and advertising scripts.
  3. Good accessibility features including skip links and ARIA labels.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the main page.
  5. No explicit terms of service found.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked to a related domain (sidearmsports.com).
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  8. No incident response or security contact information found.
  9. Use of multiple Google Tag Manager containers and analytics IDs.
  10. No DNSSEC enabled for domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and modular JavaScript stack with RequireJS and Knockout.js, supported by jQuery and utility libraries like Underscore.js. Hosting is via AWS CloudFront CDN, ensuring global content delivery. Multiple analytics and marketing tools are integrated, including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and comScore, indicating a data-driven approach. Accessibility is addressed with skip links and ARIA attributes. Performance is moderate, with preloading and preconnect hints used. The CMS platform is Sidearm Sports, specialized for collegiate athletics. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation and DNSSEC absence are notable technical risks.
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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