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Security report for raycomsports.com

Raycom Sports · Media · United States

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Raycom Sports is a well-established national leader in sports media production, sponsorship sales, and event management, serving collegiate athletic conferences, professional teams, and broadcasters. Their business model focuses on live event production, content development, programming and distribution, project management, and brand partnerships. The company leverages digital platforms and partnerships with major broadcasters like ESPN and Gray Media Group to reach a broad audience of sports fans and commercial clients. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and integrates modern SEO and analytics tools, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though improvements are needed in DNS security and security headers. Privacy compliance is lacking due to missing policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, supporting Raycom Sports' market position as a key player in sports media.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
100
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

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

Raycom Sports holds a strong market position as a specialized media production and distribution company with a focus on sports. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive live event production experience, digital content leadership for major collegiate conferences, and integrated sponsorship sales through Gray Sports + Entertainment. Revenue streams likely include media rights, sponsorship deals, content licensing, and event management fees. The target customers include sports brands, teams, broadcasters, and advertisers. Growth indicators include active social media engagement and partnerships with high-profile entities. The company operates within a robust partnership ecosystem including Gray Media Group and ESPN, enhancing its market reach and credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer lock enabled. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represent gaps that could expose the site to certain attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are published, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. The use of reCAPTCHA on forms is a positive security control. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be strengthened by implementing recommended best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  5. Establish a public vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file and provide incident response contact information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Raycom Sports
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Raycom Sports
Description
Raycom Sports delivers expert sports media production, sponsorship sales, and event management services for brands, teams, and broadcasters. They produce live events for collegiate athletic conferences, professional teams, and network partners, with content distributed nationwide through Gray Media Group stations, ESPN, and others. They also lead digital content creation and distribution for ACC and Big 12 conferences and provide marketing solutions through Gray Sports + Entertainment.
Key services
Live Production, Content Development, Programming & Distribution, Project Management, Brand Partnerships
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Gravity Forms, SociableKIT LinkedIn widget
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of reCAPTCHA script for forms
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and consistent messaging.
  2. Content is rich and relevant to sports media production and event management.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies are visibly published, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices is evident.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content detected.
  7. Social media presence is active and integrated via LinkedIn widget.
  8. No visible forms collecting personal data except possibly via Gravity Forms, but no explicit privacy notice on forms.
  9. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security shortfall.
  10. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content, which could be improved.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast SEO for search optimization. It integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking and uses Gravity Forms for form handling. The site loads media-rich content including videos and images optimized for performance. Mobile optimization is good, and accessibility is basic but could be improved. Hosting appears to be via GoDaddy, consistent with the registrar information. The site uses asynchronous loading for scripts and fonts, contributing to moderate performance. Technical debt is low, but security-related technical improvements are recommended to reduce risk.
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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