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Security report for pokerzone.com

Casino City · Media · N/A

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

PokerZone is a specialized media portal focused on poker-related content including news, strategy, rules, player profiles, and tools such as an odds calculator. Owned by Casino City, it targets poker enthusiasts and players globally, providing educational resources and affiliate links to poker rooms. The website uses a legacy ASP.NET Web Forms platform with some outdated technologies like Flash, but integrates modern tracking tools such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Despite having a privacy policy, it lacks a cookie consent mechanism and GDPR compliance details. The security posture is weak due to an invalid SSL certificate and absence of TLS protocols, although HSTS is properly configured. Overall, the site serves as an informational and affiliate marketing platform with moderate content quality and basic user experience.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

2 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
90
Email security
55
DNS health
85
Network security
100
Average
83
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

PokerZone operates in the media sector with a focus on poker content and affiliate marketing. Its business model relies on advertising and partnerships with online poker schools and rooms. The site leverages its parent company Casino City's network for advertising and related services. The target audience is poker players seeking news, strategy, and educational content. The presence of multiple poker schools and poker room links indicates a diversified affiliate ecosystem. The site shows moderate digital maturity but requires modernization and enhanced compliance to improve market competitiveness and user trust.

Security posture

The current security posture is suboptimal. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of TLS protocol support expose users to potential risks and undermine trust. While HSTS is enabled with strong settings, the site does not implement cookie consent or disclose security policies and incident response contacts. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The site lacks visible contact information for security or abuse reporting. These gaps indicate limited security governance and compliance readiness, which could impact user confidence and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all site traffic.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and strong cipher suites to enhance encryption.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide incident response contact information.
  5. Modernize the technology stack by removing deprecated technologies like Flash and improving mobile optimization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with extensive use of ViewState and postback forms. It uses JavaScript for UI enhancements and includes legacy Flash content. Hosting is behind Cloudflare DNS but the SSL configuration is invalid, disabling HTTPS security. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and tracking. Performance is fast with minimal resource loading indicated. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic, with room for improvement. The site lacks modern SEO enhancements but has clear navigation and relevant content. Technical debt is evident from legacy technologies and missing security 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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