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Security report for nextstepbasketball.com.au

Next Step Basketball Pty Ltd · Retail · Australia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Next Step Basketball Pty Ltd is a small Australian business specializing in basketball training, equipment sales, and basketball court construction services. The company partners with local businesses such as Winter Landscapes, Goalrilla, and Swish Courts to provide comprehensive basketball-related products and services. The website targets basketball enthusiasts and families in Australia seeking quality basketball solutions. The business operates primarily through retail and service partnerships, positioning itself as a niche provider in the Australian basketball market. Technically, the website is built on the Weebly/EditMySite platform, utilizing technologies such as jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and HubSpot for marketing and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic SEO and accessibility features. Hosting appears to be managed by Identity Digital Australia Pty Ltd, consistent with the domain registration. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and standard tracking technologies with a cookie consent mechanism. However, it lacks explicit security headers and dedicated security or incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is limited due to privacy protection but does not raise immediate concerns. Overall, the site demonstrates a moderate security posture suitable for a small business. The overall risk assessment indicates a legitimate small business with good business credibility and moderate technical and security maturity. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and maintaining updated third-party components to improve security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
64

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

Next Step Basketball operates in a niche retail and service sector focused on basketball training and equipment in Australia. The company leverages partnerships with local businesses to expand its offerings, including landscaping and court construction. The business model combines direct retail sales with service facilitation, targeting basketball players, families, and sports enthusiasts. The website content and social media presence indicate active engagement with the target market. The company appears to be a small-sized entity with consistent branding and a clear market position. Growth opportunities may include expanding digital marketing and formalizing security and compliance frameworks to build trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure. Tracking and marketing tools are used responsibly with cookie consent. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No dedicated security or incident response information is provided, which could impact incident handling readiness. The WHOIS data is privacy-protected but consistent with a legitimate small business. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for the business scale but with room for improvement in formal policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing data retention policies and user rights in the privacy policy.
  5. Consider adding verified contact phone numbers and physical address to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Next Step Basketball Pty Ltd
Description
Next Step Basketball is a basketball-focused business offering training and basketball-related products and services in Australia. They partner with companies like Winter Landscapes, Goalrilla, and Swish Courts to provide basketball goals, courts, and landscaping services.
Key services
Basketball training, Basketball equipment sales, Basketball court construction and landscaping
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, Weebly/ EditMySite platform, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, HubSpot tracking, POWR plugins
Platforms
Weebly / EditMySite CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics with consent banner

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, HubSpot
Marketing tools
HubSpot, POWR Social Feed
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. WHOIS data is limited and privacy-protected, typical for small businesses.
  3. Website uses multiple tracking and marketing tools with cookie consent.
  4. Content is focused on basketball training and related products/services.
  5. Social media presence is established with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube links.
  6. No contact phone number explicitly provided; only email and contact form.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  8. Website built on Weebly/EditMySite platform with standard plugins.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Weebly/EditMySite CMS platform, using jQuery 1.8.3 and various marketing and analytics integrations such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and HubSpot. The site is mobile responsive with moderate performance. SEO and accessibility features are basic but functional. Hosting is provided by Identity Digital Australia Pty Ltd. The technical stack is typical for small business websites but could benefit from modernization and improved security configurations. No critical technical issues were detected, but performance optimization and enhanced accessibility could improve user experience.
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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