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Security report for gamblingtherapy.org

Gambling Therapy · Non-profit · United Kingdom

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

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Gambling Therapy is a globally recognized non-profit service operated by Gordon Moody, providing free practical advice and emotional support to individuals affected by problem gambling. The organization targets individuals experiencing gambling harm as well as their friends, family, and colleagues. The website is well-branded, multilingual, and offers a variety of support services including forums, self-help resources, and live support. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern front-end libraries and is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS. The site demonstrates good SEO and mobile optimization with fast performance. Security-wise, the site has a valid SSL certificate but lacks advanced security headers and HSTS, and DNSSEC is not enabled. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms, indicating good compliance with GDPR. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and focused on delivering support services effectively.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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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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
80
Security headers
15
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
90
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention gamblingtherapy.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
675
Employees
0
Customers
675
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
3%

2 subdomains affected

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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 organization operates in the non-profit sector focused on gambling addiction support. Its market position is strong due to global reach and multilingual support. The business model is service-oriented, providing free resources and emotional support. Revenue streams likely include donations and grants, supported by the parent organization Gordon Moody. The target audience includes problem gamblers and affected others worldwide. The site shows strategic partnerships with industry award bodies and development partners. Growth indicators include active social media presence and continuous content updates. The partnership ecosystem includes recognized industry players enhancing credibility.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate with a valid SSL certificate and absence of known SSL vulnerabilities. However, the lack of HSTS, security headers, DNSSEC, and a public security or incident response policy indicates room for improvement. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, which could hinder responsible vulnerability reporting. The site uses third-party scripts including Google Analytics and Zendesk Chat, which require careful privacy management. Incident response readiness is not publicly documented. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with recommendations to enhance security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins, themes, and third-party scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Gordon Moody
Registration number
1124751
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages WordPress CMS version 6.8.1 with Yoast SEO for optimization. Front-end technologies include jQuery, Swiper.js for sliders, AOS for animations, FontAwesome for icons, and Bootstrap Grid for layout. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS with an IPv4 address 80.82.114.233. Performance is fast with good mobile optimization and accessibility. The site uses multilingual CMS capabilities supporting over 35 languages. Technical debt appears low with modern libraries and active maintenance. Potential risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts and lack of advanced security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize SSL protocols and enhance security posture.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 58/100Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 49/100High23 findings · partial scanView report
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