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Security report for judobase.org

International Judo Federation · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 5 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 International Judo Federation (IJF) operates Judobase.org, a comprehensive and authoritative platform dedicated to judo sports enthusiasts worldwide. The website serves as the official source for competition results, athlete rankings, event calendars, and multimedia content related to IJF-sanctioned events. It targets a global audience including athletes, coaches, officials, and fans, positioning itself as a key resource in the judo sports ecosystem. The business model is primarily federation-driven, supported by sponsorships and partnerships, with a medium-sized operational scale and a history dating back to at least 2007. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript frameworks, Bootstrap for responsive design, and integrates third-party services such as Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for analytics and marketing. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile devices, with a clean and professional design that facilitates excellent user experience and navigation. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a dedicated security policy page, which are areas for improvement. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear comprehensive, indicating a reasonable level of GDPR compliance. Contact information is clearly provided with official domain emails, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, Judobase.org demonstrates a strong security posture and high business credibility, with no signs of suspicious activity or content safety concerns. The lack of WHOIS data due to privacy protection is typical for such organizations and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, implementing explicit cookie consent mechanisms, and publishing a formal security incident response policy to further strengthen compliance and user trust.

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

5 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
70
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

IJF's Judobase.org holds a strong market position as the official digital platform for international judo competitions and rankings. Its competitive advantage lies in exclusive access to official data, comprehensive athlete profiles, and multimedia content. The business model is federation-centric, focusing on information dissemination and fan engagement rather than direct monetization. Revenue streams likely include sponsorships and partnerships with sports brands and broadcasters. The target customer segments encompass athletes, coaches, officials, and global judo fans. Growth indicators include regular updates, integration with live event streaming, and active social media presence. The partnership ecosystem includes official IJF domains and media partners like ippon.tv. Operationally, the platform is well-maintained with consistent branding and professional content delivery.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and no visible exposure of sensitive information. Use of asynchronous loading for analytics and social SDKs reduces performance impact but requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a moderate risk that could be mitigated. Privacy policies and cookie notices are present but lack explicit consent mechanisms, which may pose compliance risks under GDPR and similar regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is found, indicating an opportunity to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security culture appears adequate for the business type but would benefit from formalized policies and enhanced technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add explicit cookie consent banners/mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide detailed data retention policies to strengthen privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
International Judo Federation
Description
IJF's groundbreaking Judobase platform is the ultimate online resource for judo fans. The must-see website is already a favourite among judo fans who can follow every competition, every judoka and every country with results, fight videos and the key info from every IJF competition.
Key services
World Ranking Lists, Competition results and contest sheets, Video content and live streams, Profiles for competitors, countries, and competitions, Event calendar and medal rankings
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, YouTube API, Bootstrap CSS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for analytics and SDK scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or privacy protected, limiting domain registration transparency.
  3. Website uses HTTPS and modern web technologies.
  4. Privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies are present and linked in footer.
  5. Contact email is official and consistent with domain.
  6. No security headers detected in provided data; opportunity for improvement.
  7. Content is highly relevant to judo sports community and official federation activities.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. External links mostly to trusted social media and official federation domains.
  10. Google Analytics and Facebook SDK used for tracking and marketing.
Technical notes

Notes

Judobase.org is built on a modern technology stack leveraging JavaScript, Bootstrap, and integration with major third-party services like Google Analytics and Facebook SDK. The site uses asynchronous script loading to optimize performance and is hosted on a CDN-backed infrastructure, likely Rackspace or similar, ensuring fast content delivery globally. The design is responsive and mobile-optimized, providing a seamless user experience across devices. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. However, the absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform, which may require dedicated maintenance resources. Opportunities exist to improve technical robustness by adding security headers and enhancing accessibility compliance.
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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