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Security report for playtechacademy.com

Playtech Academy · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Playtech Academy appears to be an educational platform focused on providing product learning related to Playtech's offerings. The website content is minimal but consistent with an educational/training business model targeting a general audience interested in Playtech products. The technical infrastructure is based on modern web technologies such as React and includes Google Translate integration for multilingual support, indicating some digital maturity. However, the website lacks critical security and compliance features such as privacy policies, cookie consent mechanisms, and contact information, which impacts its trustworthiness and user confidence. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about the domain's legitimacy and age, suggesting it may be newly registered or unregistered, which is unusual for a business-oriented site. Overall, the security posture is weak with no visible security headers or HTTPS confirmation, and no analytics or tracking mechanisms are detected, indicating minimal user data collection but also limited business intelligence capabilities.

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 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 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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 business operates in the education sector, specifically focusing on product training for Playtech products. The market positioning is unclear due to limited content and lack of business details. The business model is likely B2B or B2C education/training. No revenue streams, partnerships, or certifications are evident from the site. The target audience is general users interested in learning about Playtech products. The lack of contact details and policies limits transparency and may hinder customer trust and growth. The partnership ecosystem is not visible, and no related domains or subsidiaries are identified.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low. The site lacks visible HTTPS confirmation and security headers, which are critical for protecting user data and preventing common web attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating non-compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. There is no evidence of incident response readiness or security contact channels. The absence of forms reduces attack surface but also limits user engagement. Overall, the site requires significant improvements in security best practices and compliance to reduce risk and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all communications.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Publish contact information including support and security incident response contacts.
  4. Deploy security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Conduct a full security audit to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Playtech Academy
Description
Start your Playtech journey with us. Learning about our products has never been easier.
Key services
product learning, training
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Google Translate
Frameworks
React
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is minimal and focused on product learning for Playtech.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found.
  4. No security headers or HTTPS status visible from provided data.
  5. No forms detected on the homepage content.
  6. External dependencies limited to Google Translate scripts.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. No social media links or business certifications found.
  9. WHOIS data is missing, indicating possible domain registration issues.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses React framework and includes Google Translate scripts for multilingual support, indicating a modern frontend technology stack. The site appears to be a single-page application with minimal content and no detected CMS or backend platform. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data or Open Graph tags detected. No analytics or tracking tools are present, limiting business insights. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not discernible from the provided data. The site would benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and performance optimizations to improve user experience and search visibility.
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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