Skip to main content

Security report for roosters.com.au

Sydney Roosters · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sydney Roosters is a professional rugby league club based in Australia, operating an official website that serves as a hub for fans and stakeholders. The site provides comprehensive sports-related content including news, match fixtures, ticketing, membership, and merchandise. The website demonstrates a solid market position as a leading sports entity with a focus on rugby league enthusiasts. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and integrates analytics and marketing tools like Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Optimizely, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and privacy policies are absent, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy, but could enhance privacy compliance and contact transparency to further strengthen user trust and regulatory adherence.

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. 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"

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. 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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching roosters.com.au

This scan found 21 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
72
Security headers
70
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

The Sydney Roosters website positions the club as a prominent player in the Australian rugby league sector, targeting sports fans and members. The business model revolves around fan engagement, ticket sales, merchandise, and corporate hospitality. Partnerships with ticketing platforms and sponsors like BYD Automotive enhance revenue streams and brand visibility. The site’s integration with official league and streaming partners reflects a well-established ecosystem. Growth indicators include active content updates and digital engagement tools. Strategic observations suggest opportunities in expanding privacy and security transparency to align with evolving compliance standards.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data detected. Use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts is evident, which requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS is a gap that could be addressed to harden defenses. No incident response or security contact information is publicly available, limiting transparency in security governance. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is not clearly demonstrated, indicating potential compliance gaps. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced policy disclosures and header implementations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publicly display comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add explicit security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection inquiries to enhance transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Enhance accessibility and SEO features to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sydney Roosters
Description
The official website of the Sydney Roosters.
Key services
News updates, Match fixtures and results, Ticket sales, Membership registration, Merchandise shop, Corporate hospitality
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, AppDynamics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Optimizely
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security-focused scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Optimizely
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, ZoomInfo Pixel, Optimizely
Marketing tools
Optimizely
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is the official site for Sydney Roosters rugby league club
  2. Content is rich with sports news, fixtures, and membership info
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found in the HTML content
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the visible content
  5. Use of modern JavaScript frameworks and analytics tools
  6. No signs of malware or phishing
  7. WHOIS data is not publicly available, indicating privacy protection
  8. No WAF or security challenge detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern JavaScript framework (Vue.js) and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools, indicating a contemporary technical stack. Performance is moderate with optimizations such as font preloading and asynchronous script loading. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, supporting a broad user base. The absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting details are not explicit, but the use of AppDynamics indicates performance monitoring. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require vigilant security management.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with roosters.com.au. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review roosters.com.au.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.