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Security report for nswcountryrugby.com.au

NSW Country Rugby Union · Non-profit · Australia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NSW Country Rugby Union is a community-oriented non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting rugby across regional New South Wales, Australia. The website serves as a hub for players, volunteers, and fans, offering information on playing opportunities, volunteer roles, community programs, and media content. The organization maintains partnerships with various corporate and regional entities, enhancing its community engagement and resource base. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and several plugins, providing a modern and responsive user experience. While the site uses HTTPS and has a valid SSL configuration, it lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers, which are recommended for enhanced security. Privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly found, indicating a gap in compliance with privacy regulations. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-branded, but could improve in 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

8 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 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 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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The organization positions itself as a key regional sports body with a focus on community engagement and volunteerism. Its business model is non-profit, relying on partnerships, sponsorships, and community involvement. The website highlights multiple pathways for participation, including juniors, seniors, men, women, and colts, indicating a broad target audience within the rugby community. The presence of corporate partners and regional councils suggests a strong partnership ecosystem. The site’s content and design quality support its credibility and market position as a trusted community sports organization.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The site uses third-party analytics (Matomo) and marketing tools (Mailchimp) with moderate user tracking. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a community sports site but could be enhanced to protect user data and improve trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent spoofing.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
NSW Country Rugby Union
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NSW Country Rugby Union
Description
NSW Country Rugby Union is a community-focused organization promoting rugby in regional New South Wales. It supports players, volunteers, and fans through programs, pathways, and events. The organization partners with various sponsors and offers opportunities to play, volunteer, and watch rugby.
Key services
Rugby playing opportunities, Volunteer coordination, Community rugby programs, Streaming and media content, Partnership and sponsorship engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, PHP, jQuery, Swiper.js, Mailchimp for WordPress, Matomo Analytics, Slider Revolution
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in AJAX calls

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress site using Elementor and several plugins for enhanced UI and functionality.
  2. Content is focused on community rugby in regional NSW, Australia.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or footer.
  4. Contact information is present but no phone numbers explicitly labeled as company contact found.
  5. Social media presence is strong with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube links.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. Site uses HTTPS with valid SSL.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and various plugins including Slider Revolution, Mailchimp for WordPress, and Matomo analytics. The tech stack includes jQuery and Swiper.js for UI components. Hosting and DNS are managed by Synergy Wholesale and wpdns.host respectively. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate but lacks DNSSEC. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and accessibility 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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