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Security report for gostanford.com

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Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website gostanford.com serves as the official athletics platform for Stanford Cardinal, providing sports news, schedules, and multimedia content targeted at sports fans and the Stanford University community. The site demonstrates a consistent branding approach with a professional design and good user experience, optimized for mobile devices. Technically, it employs modern CSS frameworks such as Tailwind CSS and uses Google Fonts, hosted under Google Domains DNS services. However, the site lacks visible security headers, privacy and cookie policies, and explicit contact information, which are critical for compliance and trust. The domain is well-established, created in 1997, and registered with a reputable registrar, indicating high legitimacy. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires improvements in security posture and privacy compliance to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
85
Security headers
25
Email security
35
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
66

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 site positions itself as the authoritative source for Stanford University athletics, targeting collegiate sports enthusiasts and the university community. Its business model revolves around content dissemination rather than direct commercial transactions. The absence of explicit business contact details or certifications limits deeper business intelligence insights. The domain's long history supports its credibility and market presence. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. The site’s content and structure suggest a medium-sized operation focused on sports media and fan engagement.

Security posture

The current security posture is basic with no detected security headers or explicit security policies in the HTML content. The domain uses HTTPS (implied by the URL) but DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. No incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No forms or input fields were detected to assess input security. Overall, the site should enhance its security headers, enable DNSSEC, and publish clear privacy and security policies to improve its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  5. Conduct a security audit to identify and remediate any potential vulnerabilities and improve overall security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Official athletics website for Stanford Cardinal, providing sports news, schedules, and related content.
Key services
Sports news, Schedules and results, Multimedia content, Athletics information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Tailwind CSS, Google Fonts, Swiper.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is the official athletics site for Stanford Cardinal.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No security headers or explicit security policies detected in the HTML content.
  5. Uses modern CSS framework Tailwind and Google Fonts for styling.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled for the domain.
  9. Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other protections, indicating domain is secured against unauthorized changes.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Tailwind CSS and Google Fonts, ensuring a responsive and visually consistent design. The use of Swiper.js indicates interactive content sliders. Hosting appears to be managed via Google Domains DNS, but no CMS or backend technologies were identified from the HTML snippet. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of optimization or caching strategies. Accessibility features are basic, with some semantic HTML elements but no ARIA roles or advanced accessibility attributes detected. SEO optimization is basic, with a descriptive title but no meta description or Open Graph tags found in the provided snippet. The site would benefit from enhanced SEO metadata and accessibility improvements.
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. 62/100Medium36 findingsView report
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