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Security report for footballnews.ge

Media · Georgia

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Footballnews.ge is a Georgian-language online media portal specializing in football news, covering both local Georgian football and international leagues. Established in 2014, it serves a niche audience of football enthusiasts in Georgia, providing news articles, video content, and football predictions via affiliated external services. The website uses the DataLife Engine CMS and integrates multiple advertising networks and tracking services to monetize its content. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and slick slider for UI components and is moderately optimized for mobile devices. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, and no advanced security headers are detected, indicating room for improvement in compliance and security posture. The domain registration data is consistent with the site's regional focus and age, supporting its legitimacy. Overall, Footballnews.ge is a moderately professional sports news portal with good content quality but requires enhancements in privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

9 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
20
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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 website positions itself as a key local player in Georgian football news, leveraging partnerships with related Georgian news portals such as score.ge, primenews.ge, and isport.ge. Its business model is primarily advertising-driven, with multiple ad networks integrated. The target audience is Georgian-speaking football fans interested in both domestic and international football. The site demonstrates consistent branding and a structured content hierarchy, which supports user engagement and retention. Growth potential exists through improved privacy compliance and expanded content offerings. The partnership ecosystem indicates a collaborative media environment within Georgia's sports news sector.

Security posture

Footballnews.ge exhibits a basic security posture with HTTPS implied but no explicit security headers visible in the provided HTML content. The site uses third-party analytics and advertising scripts, which increase the attack surface and privacy risks. There is no evidence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Forms present are minimal and lack visible anti-bot protections. The absence of privacy and cookie policies suggests non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. To improve security maturity, the site should implement security headers, privacy notices, and formal incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Introduce CAPTCHA or other anti-bot measures on forms to prevent abuse.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response contact email (e.g., security@ or abuse@) and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
საფეხბურთო სიახლეები (Football news)
Key services
Football news articles, Video content, Match previews and analysis, Football predictions (via external link)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, slick slider, DataLife Engine CMS, Google Analytics, Admixer Ads, AdOcean Ads
Frameworks
DataLife Engine
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google Analytics with consent enabled
  • Use of async and defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Gemius
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Admixer, AdOcean, Adform
Tracking pixels
Gemius, Rakuten, Adobe Demdex
Marketing tools
Admixer, AdOcean
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Georgian football news portal with extensive content and categories
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found
  3. Multiple advertising and tracking scripts present
  4. No visible security headers or advanced security policies
  5. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is well aged
  6. Social media presence includes Facebook, Instagram, Viber
  7. Contact available via external score.ge contact page
  8. Content is in Georgian language
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the DataLife Engine CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and slick slider for interactive UI elements. It integrates multiple advertising networks including Admixer, AdOcean, and Adform, and uses Google Analytics and Gemius for user tracking. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and includes responsive design elements. However, there is no explicit evidence of advanced performance optimization or accessibility features. The hosting appears to be local Georgian servers (proserv.ge). The site could benefit from improved SEO metadata completeness and enhanced accessibility compliance.
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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