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Security report for rabbitohs.com.au

South Sydney Rabbitohs · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The South Sydney Rabbitohs website serves as the official digital presence for the Australian rugby league club, providing fans and members with news, media content, membership services, merchandise shopping, and community program information. The site is well-branded and targets rugby league supporters and community stakeholders. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, JWPlayer, and multiple analytics and marketing SDKs such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Braze, and OneSignal, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and rich content. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and integrates secure third-party services but lacks visible security headers and published privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is typical for such organizations, and no suspicious indicators were found. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency.

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

6 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 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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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
90
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65

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 Rabbitohs operate as a medium-sized sports organization with a strong market position in Australian rugby league. Their business model includes fan engagement through memberships, merchandise sales, media content, and community outreach programs. The website integrates with ticketing partners and contest platforms, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem. The absence of explicit business contact details on the site suggests a focus on digital engagement rather than direct sales or support. The use of extensive analytics and marketing tools points to a data-driven approach to fan engagement and revenue generation. Growth indicators include active content updates, multimedia integration, and e-commerce capabilities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with enforced HTTPS and use of reputable third-party SDKs for analytics and marketing. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security hardening. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found in the provided content. The absence of published privacy and cookie policies, as well as no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, indicates gaps in compliance and transparency. The site would benefit from implementing these policies and security headers to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and configure security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and appoint a data protection officer if applicable.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and SDKs to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Description
Official page of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, an Australian rugby league team. Provides news, membership, shop, corporate info, and community programs.
Key services
Membership management, Merchandise sales, News and media content, Community programs, Ticketing and event information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.3, Bootstrap 5.2.3, Owl Carousel 2.3.4, JWPlayer, Google Analytics, TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel, Braze Web SDK, OneSignal SDK, Storyteller SDK
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of modern analytics and marketing SDKs with consent mechanisms
  • Input validation scripts for forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, TikTok Analytics, Braze
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Braze
Marketing tools
Braze, OneSignal
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content including news, videos, and e-commerce
  2. Strong use of third-party analytics and marketing tools
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on main page
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected in HTML content
  5. WHOIS data is privacy protected or restricted
  6. Good mobile responsiveness and user experience
  7. No security headers detected in provided data
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a robust and modern technology stack with popular JavaScript libraries and frameworks, ensuring good performance and user experience. The integration of multiple analytics and marketing platforms shows a mature digital marketing strategy. The site is mobile responsive and uses lazy loading for images, enhancing performance. However, there is no detected CMS, which may indicate a custom-built or proprietary platform. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in accessibility and SEO through enhanced metadata and ARIA attributes. The site uses deferred CSS loading to optimize rendering. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing security monitoring.
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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