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Security report for nba.com

NBA · Media · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

85/100

Risk levelLow

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

NBA.com is the official website of the National Basketball Association, providing comprehensive coverage of NBA scores, schedules, news, teams, players, and ticketing services. The site serves a global audience of basketball fans and sports enthusiasts, offering digital content such as live game streaming via NBA League Pass, fantasy sports, and an official merchandise store. The website reflects a strong market position as the authoritative source for NBA-related content and services. Technically, NBA.com employs modern web technologies including React with Next.js framework, Adobe DTM for tag management, and New Relic for performance monitoring. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices, features fast loading times, and adheres to good SEO and accessibility standards. The use of HTTPS and multiple security headers indicates a strong security posture. Security-wise, the site demonstrates best practices such as enforcing HTTPS, implementing security headers, and avoiding exposure of sensitive data. However, explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly evident, representing areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is robust with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. Overall, NBA.com presents a low-risk profile with high trustworthiness and professionalism. The lack of WHOIS transparency is mitigated by the site's official branding and ecosystem. Strategic recommendations include publishing dedicated security and incident response information and establishing a vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency and security culture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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

2 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 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

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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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
85

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

NBA.com operates as a leading digital platform in the sports media sector, leveraging its exclusive rights to NBA content to attract a large global audience. Its business model integrates media content delivery, ticket sales, fantasy sports, and e-commerce. The site benefits from strong brand recognition and partnerships with ticketing and fantasy sports providers. Growth indicators include active engagement with emerging digital experiences such as NBA Play and integration with gaming leagues. The partnership ecosystem includes NBA subsidiaries and official ticketing platforms, reinforcing its market dominance and operational scale.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations. However, the absence of a public security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure channels suggests room for enhancing transparency and readiness. The site does not show signs of WAF blocking or security challenges, indicating stable and secure accessibility. Overall, the security maturity is high but could benefit from formalized public security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate reporting of security issues.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance transparency around data retention and privacy compliance details.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NBA
Description
Follow the action on NBA scores, schedules, stats, news, teams, and players. Buy tickets or watch the games anywhere with NBA League Pass.
Key services
NBA scores and stats, News and updates, Ticket sales, NBA League Pass streaming, Fantasy sports, Official merchandise store
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), Adobe DTM (Adobe Tag Manager), New Relic, Google Fonts, JavaScript ES6+
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF protections implied

Analytics and tracking

Services
New Relic, Adobe Analytics (via DTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Flashtalking
Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official NBA website with comprehensive sports content and services.
  2. Strong branding and consistent user experience.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanisms.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on homepage HTML.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, likely privacy protected but consistent with a major brand.
  7. No security policy or incident response page explicitly found.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected.
  9. Multiple trusted partner domains linked.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

NBA.com is built on a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with server-side rendering capabilities, ensuring fast and responsive user experiences. The site integrates Adobe DTM for tag management and New Relic for performance monitoring, indicating a sophisticated technical infrastructure. Use of Google Fonts and CDN-hosted assets optimizes content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary content management solution. Hosting provider details are not disclosed but performance and security configurations are strong. Opportunities exist to further document technical architecture and enhance security transparency.
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. 77/100Low27 findingsView report
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