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Security report for galwayconvention.com

Gamblers Anonymous & Gam-Anon Ireland & International Convention 2025 · Non-profit · Ireland

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The Galway Convention website serves as an informational and promotional platform for the 2025 Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon Ireland & International Convention. It targets members and affiliates of these support groups, providing event dates, venue details, and booking options. The business operates as a small non-profit entity focused on community event organization within Ireland. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Elementor page builder and hosted on Inventive Cloud servers. However, it lacks a valid SSL certificate and modern TLS support, exposing it to security risks. The absence of privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies indicates low compliance with data protection regulations. Security posture is weak with no published incident response or security policies. Overall, the website offers good design and user experience but requires significant improvements in security and compliance to enhance trust and protect user data.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
85
Average
89
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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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 niche event organizer for the Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon community, focusing on the 2025 convention in Galway, Ireland. Its business model revolves around event promotion and booking facilitation for a non-profit audience. The target market is specialized, comprising individuals seeking support for gambling addiction and their families. The site does not reveal revenue streams or partnerships, and no parent or subsidiary companies are identified. Content quality is good with consistent branding, but lacks trust signals such as certifications or social proof. The business appears small in scale and localized to Ireland.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols, which are critical for protecting data in transit. No security headers beyond basic HTTP headers are implemented, and no vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available. The site does not demonstrate GDPR compliance or data protection officer presence, indicating compliance gaps. The lack of privacy and cookie policies further exacerbates regulatory risks. The security culture appears minimal, with no evident best practices or proactive measures. This posture exposes the organization to potential data breaches and undermines user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and secure communications.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with Elementor as the page builder, hosted on Inventive Cloud servers using LiteSpeed technology. It uses Google Fonts and jQuery libraries. Performance metrics are not available, but the lack of SSL and modern TLS suggests outdated infrastructure. Mobile optimization is good, but SEO is poor due to missing metadata and noindex directives. Accessibility is basic with some focus styles present. The site lacks analytics and tracking tools, indicating minimal data collection. Technical debt includes missing security configurations and absence of compliance documentation, which could impact business operations and user trust.
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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