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Security report for runnersworldonline.com.au

Corporation Service Company (Aust) Pty Ltd · Media · Australia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Runner's World Australia and New Zealand is an established online media platform providing running news, training advice, inspiring stories, and gear reviews targeted at runners and fitness enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand. The website leverages a WordPress CMS with a modern Newspaper theme and integrates multiple analytics and advertising technologies including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Google AdSense. The technical infrastructure is solid with good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although performance is moderate. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the business appears credible with consistent WHOIS data and professional content presentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. 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 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

    • 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
51

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 website operates in the media sector focusing on running and fitness content, serving a regional market in Australia and New Zealand. Its business model is content publishing monetized through advertising and possibly subscriptions. The site shows good branding consistency and trust indicators such as SEO optimization and social media presence. The absence of explicit business contact details and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in transparency. The use of Klaviyo indicates marketing automation efforts. No suspicious domains or partners were identified.

Security posture

The site uses HTTPS and integrates standard security practices but lacks DNSSEC and security headers like CSP or X-Frame-Options. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published. Tracking scripts are extensive, indicating moderate to extensive user tracking. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The security score is moderate with recommendations to enhance DNS security and publish security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust and preparedness.
  5. Review and minimize tracking scripts to balance analytics needs with user privacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Corporation Service Company (Aust) Pty Ltd
Description
The online home of Runner's World magazine Australia and New Zealand. Running news, training advice, inspiring stories, running shoe reviews, gear tips, and more.
Key services
Running news, Training advice, Inspiring stories, Running shoe reviews, Gear tips
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google AdSense, jQuery, PHP, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
WordPress Newspaper Theme, Advanced Ads plugin, Klaviyo marketing scripts
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No DNSSEC
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel with proper async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo
Marketing tools
Klaviyo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional online magazine for runners in Australia and New Zealand.
  2. Content is rich with articles, training advice, and gear reviews.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found in the scanned content.
  4. Strong use of third-party analytics and advertising scripts.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
  7. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Newspaper theme and several plugins including Yoast SEO and Advanced Ads. It uses jQuery and modern JavaScript libraries for UI and analytics integration. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses Google Fonts. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS servers and registrar indicate Australian hosting. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site lacks advanced accessibility features but has good SEO metadata and structured data for enhanced search engine understanding.
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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