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Security report for michigangaming.com

Michigan Gaming · Government · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Michigan Gaming is a specialized information resource focused on the gaming industry within the state of Michigan, providing regulatory news, licensing information, and industry updates. The site is operated by RMC Ventures, LLC, with contributions from legal and gaming experts, positioning it as a trusted source for government officials, industry professionals, and the public interested in Michigan gaming. The website leverages WordPress CMS with a custom theme and integrates common web technologies such as jQuery, AOS for animations, and Contact Form 7 for user interactions. Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA are used for analytics and security respectively. The SSL certificate is valid but lacks modern TLS protocol support, and security headers are partially implemented. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are found, indicating potential compliance gaps. Contact information is clearly provided, including email, phone, and a contact form. Overall, the site demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with room for improvement in security and compliance.

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

7 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 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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
30
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
68

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

Michigan Gaming holds a niche position as a comprehensive resource for gaming regulation and news in Michigan, serving a specialized audience including government officials and industry stakeholders. Its business model centers on content publication and regulatory guidance, supported by partnerships with legal entities such as RMC Ventures, LLC. The site’s longevity since 1997 and consistent content updates indicate stable market presence. The integration of event information and newsletters suggests engagement with the community and stakeholders. The partnership with RMC Legal enhances credibility and provides legal expertise. The site’s reliance on WordPress and standard web technologies supports efficient content management but may require modernization to maintain competitive advantage and security standards.

Security posture

The website exhibits a basic security posture with a valid SSL certificate and some security headers like X-Content-Type-Options and X-XSS-Protection enabled. However, the absence of TLS 1.2 or higher protocols and lack of HSTS implementation represent significant security gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published, which could hinder timely handling of security issues. The use of Google reCAPTCHA helps mitigate automated abuse on contact forms. DNS configuration includes SPF records but lacks DNSSEC and CAA records, reducing DNS security. Overall, the site is moderately secure but requires enhancements to meet modern security best practices and compliance requirements such as GDPR.

Recommendations

  1. Enable TLS 1.2 or higher protocols to secure data in transit.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with a custom theme (adc_custom) and uses common JavaScript libraries including jQuery and AOS for animations. Contact Form 7 plugin is used for form handling with Google reCAPTCHA integration for spam protection. Hosting is provided by Flywheel, as indicated by server headers. Performance is fast with no reported load times or resource counts, suggesting efficient delivery possibly aided by caching and CDN. SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin with structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets and Open Graph metadata for social sharing. However, the SSL configuration lacks modern TLS support, and security headers are minimal. DNS records are standard but lack DNSSEC and CAA. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from security and modernization 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

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