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Security report for scottish-rowing.org.uk

Scottish Rowing · Non-profit · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Scottish Rowing serves as the official governing body for rowing in Scotland, overseeing the sport's governance, development, and promotion across the country. The organization supports approximately 28 affiliated clubs and a membership base of around 2,500 individuals. Their services include organizing competitions, supporting coaching and volunteer efforts, and providing resources related to safety and wellbeing. The website reflects a well-structured, community-focused non-profit entity with a clear mission to develop rowing in Scotland. Technically, the website is built on the Joomla CMS platform, utilizing common web technologies such as jQuery and FontAwesome. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and moderate performance, with a clean and professional design. However, some improvements could be made in accessibility and the implementation of security headers. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration, ensuring secure communications. From a security perspective, the website shows a solid baseline with HTTPS and CSRF token usage, but lacks advanced security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are important for compliance and protection. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The absence of WHOIS data for the queried www subdomain is due to an invalid query rather than a security concern, as the main domain likely exists and is properly registered. Overall, Scottish Rowing's website is trustworthy and professional, serving its community effectively. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent, adding security headers, publishing incident response and security policies, and clarifying WHOIS information by querying the correct domain. These steps will strengthen the site's security posture and regulatory compliance while maintaining user trust.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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

  4. 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

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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
47
Security headers
30
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
45

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

Scottish Rowing holds a strong position as the national governing body for rowing in Scotland, operating within the non-profit sector focused on sports governance and community development. Their business model centers on membership services, event organization, coaching support, and development programs. The organization benefits from partnerships with recognized bodies such as sportscotland and SAMH, enhancing its credibility and resource base. The target audience includes rowing athletes, clubs, coaches, volunteers, and sports enthusiasts in Scotland. The website's content and structure indicate a stable, community-oriented organization with growth potential through expanded digital engagement and enhanced compliance measures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and CSRF protections in place. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism and privacy compliance indicators suggests potential regulatory compliance risks under GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which limits transparency and preparedness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit sports organization but would benefit from targeted improvements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance and user data handling.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and contact information for security-related issues to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Correct WHOIS queries to target the registered domain without the www prefix to obtain accurate domain registration data.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scottish Rowing
Description
Scottish Rowing is the governing body for rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for the governance and development of rowing in Scotland, both indoor and on the water. There are 28 affiliated clubs with an estimated total membership of around 2,500.
Key services
Governance of rowing, Development programs, Event organization and calendar, Membership services, Coaching and volunteer support, Safety and wellbeing resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, jQuery, FontAwesome, Camera slideshow plugin, MetisMenu
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Facebook SDK, Twitter widgets
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 no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to Scottish rowing community.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  4. WHOIS data query was improperly performed on a non-registered subdomain, resulting in no data.
  5. Social media integration is present with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube links.
  6. No contact email addresses explicitly found in the HTML content provided.
  7. Phone number and physical address are clearly displayed in the footer.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
  9. No incident response or security policy pages found.
  10. Use of Joomla CMS and common web libraries indicates a standard CMS-based site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS, leveraging standard web technologies such as jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements and interactivity. The use of the Camera slideshow plugin and MetisMenu indicates a focus on user experience and navigation. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation menus. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and accessibility features. The absence of advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates some technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the provided data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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