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Hockey Ireland · Other · Ireland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hockey Ireland is the official national governing body for field hockey in Ireland, providing comprehensive services including membership management, competitions, coaching, umpiring, and high-performance programs. The website reflects a mature organization with a strong market position supported by multiple sponsorships and partnerships. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern frameworks and plugins, offering good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some security best practices, though improvements such as DNSSEC and CSP headers are recommended. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, enhancing trust. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its business objectives.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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';…

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
55

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 organization operates as a non-profit sports governing body targeting players, coaches, umpires, clubs, and schools across Ireland. Its business model focuses on sport development, community engagement, and event organization. The presence of multiple sponsors and partners indicates a strong ecosystem and revenue through sponsorships and membership fees. The website content and structure support clear communication and service delivery to its audience, with ongoing events and news updates reflecting active engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, use of security plugins like Wordfence, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of DNSSEC and Content-Security-Policy headers represents potential areas of risk. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which could be improved to enhance security culture and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but can be strengthened.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to secure DNS queries and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience.
  5. Consider adding explicit security and incident response policies on the website to build trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hockey Ireland
Description
Hockey Ireland is the national governing body for field hockey in Ireland, providing membership services, organizing competitions, coaching, umpiring, and development programs.
Key services
Membership registration and management, Competitions and leagues organization, Coaching and umpiring courses, Events and clinics, High performance and international teams support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Bootstrap, Yoast SEO, MonsterInsights (Google Analytics plugin), Events Calendar Pro, Responsive Lightbox, Ajax Search Lite, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugin Wordfence (indicated by script)
  • Lazy loading images to improve performance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights (Google Analytics plugin)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained national sports governing body site.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, membership, and partner information.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. Security posture is good but can be improved with DNSSEC and CSP.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages; contact likely via forms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery, and various plugins for SEO, analytics, events management, and search functionality. Hosting is managed through VMotion with DNS servers from Digicert. Performance is moderate with lazy loading images and CDN usage for fonts and scripts. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with structured data and Open Graph tags. Some technical debt is noted in missing advanced security headers and partial accessibility features, representing opportunities for modernization.
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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