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Organisation du Sport Africain Travailliste et Amateur (OSTA) · Non-profit · Cameroon

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Organisation du Sport Africain Travailliste et Amateur (OSTA) is a non-profit international sports organization founded in 2001, focused on promoting and coordinating amateur and workers' sports activities across Africa. It holds official recognition from the African Union and other continental sports bodies, positioning itself as a key player in African amateur sports governance. The organization operates from its headquarters in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and engages with multiple national sports organizations through regional liaison offices. The website serves as an informational platform detailing its history, structure, and activities, primarily targeting African sports organizations and amateur athletes. Technically, the website is built on the WordPress platform hosted by Automattic Inc. (WordPress.com), utilizing standard WordPress technologies including Jetpack, jQuery, and Swiper.js. The site demonstrates moderate performance with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO practices are adequately implemented with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and has domain transfer protections in place. However, it lacks advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. No privacy or cookie policies are published, indicating gaps in compliance with data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, which could be improved to enhance trust. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, improved security headers, and clearer contact information. These improvements would strengthen its security posture and regulatory adherence, thereby increasing stakeholder confidence.

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

9 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
52
Security headers
30
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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

OSTA occupies a niche within the African non-profit sports sector, focusing on workers and amateur athletes. Its recognition by major continental bodies like the African Union and ANOCA provides competitive advantage and legitimacy. The organization’s business model centers on coordination, promotion, and development of sports activities rather than commercial revenue generation. Its target audience includes national sports organizations, workers, and amateur athletes across Africa. The website reflects a stable but small-scale operation with a clear mission. Partnerships with continental sports confederations and government agreements (e.g., Cameroon headquarters) indicate a solid partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include regular continental assemblies and executive meetings. However, the digital presence is basic, suggesting opportunities for modernization and expanded outreach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registration includes transfer prohibitions, which are positive indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and additional security headers reduces the overall security robustness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of published security policies, incident response plans, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates limited transparency and preparedness. Data protection compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The site’s reliance on WordPress.com hosting provides some inherent security benefits but also limits customization of security controls. Business impact of current gaps is moderate, primarily affecting regulatory compliance and user trust rather than direct technical vulnerabilities.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR and data protection compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to increase transparency and security readiness.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility by adding verified company emails and phone numbers on the website.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Organisation du Sport Africain Travailliste et Amateur (OSTA)
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Organisation du Sport Africain Travailliste et Amateur (OSTA)
Description
The African Workers and Amateurs Sport Organization (OSTA) is an international sports organization founded in Banjul, Gambia on April 25, 2001. It promotes and organizes sports activities for workers and amateurs in Africa. It is recognized by the African Union and other continental sports bodies.
Key services
Promotion and organization of sports activities for workers and amateurs, Coordination of national sports organizations, Hosting continental general assemblies and executive council meetings, Training and education through an international sports institute
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Jetpack, jQuery, Swiper.js, Gravatar Hovercards, PHP
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress.com
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
WordPress.com Stats
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
WordPress.com Stats
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress.com hosted site for a non-profit African sports organization.
  2. Content is bilingual (French and English) focused on organizational history, structure, and activities.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  4. Contact is available via a dedicated contact page with a form; no direct emails or phone numbers found in the main content.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  7. Site uses HTTPS with valid SSL and standard WordPress.com security.
  8. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  9. Minimal tracking via WordPress.com stats pixel.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a standard WordPress.com infrastructure, leveraging Jetpack and common JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Swiper.js for UI components. Hosting by Automattic Inc. ensures reliable uptime and SSL management. Performance is moderate, with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data, aiding social media sharing and search engine indexing. However, the site lacks advanced technical optimizations such as DNSSEC and comprehensive security headers. The content management system is up to date with no visible deprecated or vulnerable libraries. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to modernize security and privacy features to align with best practices.
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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