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Security report for footytips.com.au

ESPNfootytips · Media · Australia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Footytips.com.au operates as Australia's largest online sports tipping platform, focusing primarily on AFL and NRL tipping competitions. The website targets Australian sports fans who participate in tipping competitions with friends and colleagues. The business model revolves around providing an engaging platform for sports tipping, likely monetized through advertising networks and analytics-driven marketing. The site branding is consistent and professional, with a clear focus on sports media and community engagement.

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

10 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. 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

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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
82
Security headers
20
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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 platform holds a strong market position within the Australian sports tipping niche, leveraging partnerships with ESPN branding and offering a comprehensive tipping competition experience. The use of multiple ad networks and tracking services suggests a revenue model based on advertising and user engagement metrics. The absence of explicit business registration details or contact information limits transparency but is typical for media platforms relying on digital presence. The target audience is well-defined, and the platform appears to have a medium-sized user base given its market claim.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and employs monitoring tools such as New Relic, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the lack of visible security headers, privacy policies, cookie consent mechanisms, and incident response contacts reveals gaps in compliance and security best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The security score is moderate but could be improved by implementing standard security headers and publishing clear privacy and security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ESPNfootytips
Description
Australia's largest tipping site. Footy tips, AFL tipping, NRL tipping. Run a tipping competition with workmates and friends. The best guide to tipping.
Key services
Footy tipping competitions, AFL tipping, NRL tipping, Tipping competition management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, React (implied by SPA and module scripts), New Relic monitoring, Crazy Egg analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google DoubleClick ads, Rubicon Project Prebid
Frameworks
React
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of New Relic for monitoring
  • Origin trials for enhanced security features

Analytics and tracking

Services
New Relic, Crazy Egg, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, Rubicon Project
Tracking pixels
Crazy Egg, New Relic
Marketing tools
Crazy Egg
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the HTML content
  2. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided
  3. Use of multiple analytics and advertising scripts indicating monetization through ads
  4. Modern web technologies used including React and module scripts
  5. Good mobile optimization and SEO metadata present
  6. No visible forms or data collection fields in the provided HTML snapshot
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  8. No security headers explicitly detected in the HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript stack, likely React, with module-based scripts and asynchronous loading for performance optimization. Analytics and advertising scripts are integrated from reputable providers such as Google, Crazy Egg, and Rubicon Project. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO metadata is well implemented. However, accessibility features appear basic, and no CMS or hosting provider information is discernible from the HTML. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and 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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