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Security report for nrlwa.com.au

NRL WA · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NRL WA is a sports organization representing the Western Australia Rugby League. The website serves as an informational and community hub for rugby league activities in Western Australia. The site uses WordPress CMS with modern plugins such as Nextend Smart Slider 3 and FontAwesome icons, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The technical infrastructure is standard for small to medium sports organizations, hosted via Synergy Wholesale with a secure HTTPS configuration. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Overall, the website is functional, mobile responsive, and professionally designed but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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 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

    • 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

NRL WA operates in the sports and community sector, focusing on rugby league in Western Australia. The business model appears to be community and sports event driven, targeting rugby players, fans, and local clubs. The website positions itself as a regional sports authority with no evident commercial e-commerce activities. The lack of detailed business information and contact details limits deeper business intelligence insights. The organization likely relies on partnerships and community engagement. The domain registration is consistent with the business focus and location, supporting legitimacy. Growth indicators and partnerships are not explicitly visible in the provided content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, which is mandatory. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security score. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for compliance and trust. The use of third-party analytics introduces moderate user tracking but no explicit privacy compliance mechanisms were found. Enhancing security headers, adding privacy and cookie policies, and publishing incident response information would significantly improve the security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish terms of service and incident response contact information including security@ or abuse@ emails.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NRL WA
Description
Western Australia Rugby League
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Analytics, FontAwesome, Nextend Smart Slider 3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based sports league site for Western Australia Rugby League.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or linked pages in the provided content.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the visible content or metadata.
  4. Uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. No incident response or security contact information found.
  7. Website is mobile responsive and uses modern sliders and FontAwesome icons.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the business.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with common plugins for sliders and iconography. It uses jQuery and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is mobile responsive with dedicated CSS for different screen sizes. Hosting is via Synergy Wholesale, a reputable Australian registrar and hosting provider. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. SEO is supported by All in One SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and enhance privacy 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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