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Security report for nycfc.com

New York City Football Club · Other · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

New York City Football Club operates a comprehensive and professionally designed official website that serves as a hub for fans and stakeholders. The site provides extensive content including news, match schedules, ticket sales, merchandise, and community engagement information. The club holds a significant position in Major League Soccer with a strong local and national presence. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as React, Alpine.js, and integrates advanced analytics and advertising tools, ensuring a responsive and engaging user experience across devices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, although explicit security headers and privacy policies are not clearly presented in the analyzed content. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable anomaly that slightly reduces trustworthiness but does not detract from the overall legitimacy indicated by the website content and external partnerships. Strategic recommendations include enhancing transparency with clear privacy and security policies and verifying domain registration details.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

3 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"

  2. 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

    • 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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  • Security score drift

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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
85
Security headers
50
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

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 reflects a well-established sports entity focused on engaging soccer fans and the local community. Revenue streams likely include ticket sales, merchandise, and sponsorships. The presence of youth academy and community programs indicates a broad target audience including families and young athletes. Partnerships with ticketing platforms and stadium entities strengthen the club's operational ecosystem. The digital presence is mature, leveraging multiple marketing and analytics tools to optimize fan engagement and commercial activities. Growth indicators include active content updates and promotional campaigns for upcoming matches and events.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and cookie consent management. However, the lack of visible security policies, incident response contacts, and explicit security headers suggests room for improvement in transparency and defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The use of reputable third-party services for analytics and advertising is noted, but continuous monitoring and auditing of these integrations are recommended to mitigate supply chain risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public-facing sports website but could benefit from formalized security documentation and contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection inquiries.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  5. Verify and publicly confirm domain registration details to enhance trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
New York City Football Club
Description
All the latest news, scores, highlights, photos, and stats from New York City Football Club.
Key services
Ticket sales, Match schedules, News and media content, Merchandise sales, Youth academy information, Community programs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, React, Alpine.js, Google Tag Manager, Snowplow Analytics, Brightcove Video, Google Publisher Tags (GPT), Service Workers, CookiePro Consent Management
Frameworks
React, Alpine.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Service worker registered
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager
Tracking pixels
Snowplow Analytics, Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Snowplow Analytics, Facebook SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with CookiePro.
  4. Multiple social media official accounts linked.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual for a .com domain.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  8. No signs of malware or phishing detected.
  9. No adult or questionable content present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including React and Alpine.js for dynamic content rendering and interactivity. It integrates Google Tag Manager, Snowplow Analytics, and Facebook SDK for tracking and marketing purposes. The site is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design and service worker support for improved performance. Advertising is managed via Google Ad Manager with lazy loading and asynchronous rendering to optimize load times. The site uses CDN-hosted fonts and images for performance. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a high-quality user experience but could improve by explicitly documenting CMS and hosting details.
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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