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Security report for racetochicago.com

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Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Race to Chicago' is dedicated to promoting a new board game by Jim Westergren but is currently inactive and serves primarily as a placeholder with a newsletter subscription form. The business appears to be a small-scale project or startup with minimal digital presence and no active content or contact information. Technically, the site is built using the N.nu website builder platform, hosted with Cloudflare DNS, and uses HTTPS. However, it lacks modern security headers and DNSSEC, and no privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating low compliance maturity. The security posture is basic with standard domain protections but missing important headers and policies. Overall, the site has low content quality and poor user experience, with no evident business credibility signals or trust indicators.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

9 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

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
58

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 targets board game enthusiasts and potential customers interested in new board games, relying on newsletter subscriptions for marketing. The market position is not established due to the inactive state of the website. The business model appears to be direct-to-consumer sales or marketing. There are no visible partnerships, certifications, or contact details to support credibility. The domain age and registration details are consistent with a small new business or individual project. Growth indicators and strategic partnerships are not evident from the current data.

Security posture

The security maturity level is low to moderate. HTTPS is enabled, and domain transfer protections are in place, but no DNSSEC or security headers are implemented. The site lacks privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR compliance. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available. The inactive status of the website and absence of updates may pose risks if the site is targeted. Overall, the security posture requires significant improvements to meet best practices and compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  4. Provide clear contact information and business details to increase trust and credibility.
  5. Regularly update and maintain the website to avoid inactivity warnings and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Website for a new board game called 'Race to Chicago' by Jim Westergren. The site is currently inactive and serves as a placeholder with a subscription form for newsletter notifications.
Key services
Newsletter subscription for updates on board game launch
Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Platforms
N.nu website builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
redistats.com
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
redistats.com
Marketing tools
Newsletter subscription iframe
Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website is currently inactive and serves as a placeholder
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers provided
  4. Uses N.nu website builder platform
  5. Includes newsletter subscription iframe
  6. No social media or business contact links present
  7. No security headers detected
  8. HTTPS enabled with Cloudflare DNS
  9. WHOIS data shows domain is registered until 2027 with standard transfer protections
  10. No adult or explicit content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a basic HTML5 and CSS3 stack with JavaScript for tracking via redistats.com. It is built on the N.nu platform, which provides hosting and site-building tools. Performance is moderate but limited by minimal content and basic mobile optimization. SEO is poor due to lack of meta tags beyond canonical and no indexing (robots noindex). Accessibility is basic with no ARIA or advanced features detected. The site is served over HTTPS with Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, indicating technical debt and modernization opportunities.
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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