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Security report for game.co.uk

Frasers Group Trading Limited · Retail · United Kingdom

Partial score · DNS & email only

63/100

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

GAME.co.uk is a leading UK-based retailer specializing in video games, consoles, and gaming accessories. Owned by Frasers Group Trading Limited, the company operates a prominent e-commerce platform targeting gamers and consumers across the United Kingdom. The website offers a broad range of gaming products including the latest pre-order games, positioning itself as a market leader in the gaming retail sector. The business model focuses on direct retail sales through an online storefront, supported by a recognized brand and consistent digital presence. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, OneTrust for cookie consent, and Optimizely for personalization and A/B testing. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and moderate performance, with asynchronous loading of scripts to enhance user experience. However, explicit CMS or hosting provider details are not evident from the provided data. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism, indicating compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Nonetheless, the absence of explicit security headers and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts suggest areas for improvement. The WHOIS lookup for the www subdomain failed due to domain naming rules, but this is consistent with standard domain practices where www is a subdomain and not separately registered. Overall, GAME.co.uk presents a professional and trustworthy online retail platform with a solid security posture and good privacy compliance. Strategic enhancements in security header implementation, transparency of privacy policies, and incident response information would further strengthen its security maturity and customer trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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
0
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
63

Not counted

  • Security headers: 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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

GAME.co.uk operates as a large retail entity within the UK gaming market, leveraging the backing of Frasers Group Trading Limited. Its competitive advantage lies in its established brand, extensive product catalog, and integrated e-commerce platform. The business targets gamers and tech consumers, offering both physical and digital gaming products. Revenue streams primarily derive from direct sales of games, consoles, and accessories. The company utilizes advanced marketing and personalization tools such as Optimizely and Peerius to enhance customer engagement and conversion rates. The partnership ecosystem includes major analytics and consent management providers, supporting data-driven marketing strategies. The absence of direct contact information on the analyzed page suggests customer support and corporate communications may be handled via dedicated channels or other site sections.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and a robust cookie consent framework, reflecting GDPR compliance efforts. The use of third-party analytics and marketing tools is managed with consent categories, indicating privacy-aware data collection. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. Incident response contacts are not publicly visible, which could delay reporting and mitigation of security incidents. Overall, the site is secure for general users but would benefit from enhanced security header deployment and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages linked prominently on the website.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents, such as a dedicated security@ or abuse@ email address.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Frasers Group Trading Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Frasers Group Trading Limited
Description
GAME.co.uk is the UK's leading games retailer with great deals on video games, consoles, accessories and the latest pre-order games.
Key services
Video games retail, Console sales, Accessories sales, Pre-order games
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, OneTrust Consent Management, Optimizely, Peerius personalization
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async and defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, Optimizely
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Segment Analytics, Peerius
Marketing tools
Optimizely, Peerius
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and scripts
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in provided HTML snippet
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the analyzed content
  6. Use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  8. WHOIS data for www subdomain is not available due to domain naming rules; main domain likely registered properly
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-heavy front end with asynchronous loading of analytics and personalization scripts to optimize performance. Technologies detected include Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, OneTrust for consent management, Optimizely for experimentation, and Peerius for personalized recommendations. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and preconnect/dns-prefetch hints for performance. No explicit CMS or hosting provider information was found. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with meta tags and canonical links. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and accessibility compliance. The technical infrastructure supports a scalable e-commerce platform but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and transparency.
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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