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Security report for nationalpremierleagues.com.au

National Premier Leagues · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The National Premier Leagues website serves as the official digital platform for Australia's National Premier Leagues football competitions, providing news, fixtures, results, videos, and ticketing information. It targets football fans, players, and stakeholders across multiple Australian states and territories. The site leverages modern web technologies including Drupal 10 CMS, Google Tag Manager, and Google Analytics, ensuring a contemporary and responsive user experience. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and standard security headers likely in place, although explicit privacy and terms of service documentation are absent, which impacts privacy compliance scores. WHOIS data is limited and lacks registrant transparency, but the website's content and partner links indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, content-rich, and well-branded, serving its niche effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
60

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 website positions itself as a central hub for National Premier Leagues football in Australia, collaborating with official football organizations and state associations. Its business model revolves around sports media and community engagement, offering timely updates, multimedia content, and ticket sales. The presence of multiple partner domains and social media channels strengthens its ecosystem. While direct revenue streams are not explicit, the site likely benefits from advertising and sponsorships. The platform's medium size and consistent branding support a stable market presence within Australian football. Growth opportunities include expanding digital engagement and enhancing privacy and security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, asynchronous loading of analytics and advertising scripts, and a cookie consent mechanism indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of explicit privacy policies, terms of service, vulnerability disclosure policies, and security contact information represents compliance gaps. WHOIS data opacity reduces transparency and trust. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, adding incident response contacts, and implementing a security.txt file to improve security culture and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add clear contact information including security and incident response contacts.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to meet compliance standards.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
National Premier Leagues
Description
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) website provides news, fixtures, results, videos, and information related to the National Premier Leagues football competitions across various Australian states and territories.
Key services
News updates, Match fixtures and results, Video highlights, Ticket sales, Competition information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), FontAwesome, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Async loading of analytics and ad scripts
  • Consent mechanism for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
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 related to Australian football leagues.
  2. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found on the homepage content.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented indicating some privacy compliance.
  4. Multiple official social media links and partner domains are present.
  5. WHOIS data is limited and does not provide full transparency on registrant.
  6. Website uses modern technologies and CMS (Drupal 10).
  7. Advertising and analytics scripts are present but managed asynchronously.
  8. No security or incident response contact information is visible.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  10. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, utilizing modern web fonts, FontAwesome icons, and Google services such as Tag Manager and Analytics. Advertising is managed via Google DoubleClick with asynchronous script loading to optimize performance. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO practices including canonical links and meta tags. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in accessibility and privacy compliance. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the use of Identity Digital Australia for domain registration suggests Australian hosting or registrar services. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence.
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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