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Security report for sport.fr

Groupe Sport.fr SA · Media · France

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sport.fr is a French media company operating an online sports news platform that covers over 100 sports, providing live updates, results, transfer market news, and various sports-related content. The website targets sports enthusiasts primarily in France and French-speaking regions, positioning itself as a comprehensive source for sports news. The company behind the site is Groupe Sport.fr SA, a medium-sized entity with a professional online presence and active social media channels. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Blocksy theme and incorporates modern JavaScript libraries and third-party services such as Google Tag Manager, Ezoic, and Taboola for advertising and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and basic accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses a consent management platform to comply with GDPR cookie requirements. However, it lacks several security headers and does not publicly provide a privacy policy or terms of service page, which are important for compliance and user trust. No WHOIS data is publicly available, indicating privacy protection for the domain registration, which is common for media websites. Overall, Sport.fr presents a professional and credible sports media platform with room for improvement in privacy transparency and security best practices. Strategic recommendations include publishing clear privacy and terms policies, enhancing security headers, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure process to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

5 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. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048
  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
75
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
35
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
67

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention sport.fr, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
281
Employees
0
Customers
280
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
14%

5 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Sport.fr operates in the competitive French sports media market, offering extensive live coverage and news across multiple sports disciplines. Its business model relies on advertising revenue through multiple ad networks and marketing tools integrated into the site. The company leverages partnerships with major ad platforms and maintains a strong social media presence to engage its audience. The lack of explicit business founding date or parent company information suggests an independent or standalone operation. The site’s content quality and branding consistency support a solid market position among French sports news providers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, reflecting GDPR awareness. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web threats. No public security policy or incident response contacts are provided, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file further indicates limited formal security processes. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities were detected, improvements are needed to elevate security maturity and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the website footer.
  2. Implement essential security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response contact or security policy to improve transparency.
  4. Create a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Groupe Sport.fr SA
VAT number
FR27814915047
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Groupe Sport.fr SA
Description
Sport.fr, c'est l'actualité en direct de plus de 100 sports : résultats, mercato, insolites. Toutes les stars du sport, tous vos clubs préférés, toutes les compétitions que vous suivez sont sur Sport.fr !
Key services
Live sports news, Results and scores, Mercato (transfer market) updates, Multisport coverage
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Ezoic, Taboola, Marfeel SDK, WordPress
Frameworks
WordPress Blocksy theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management platform implemented
  • Cookie consent with category-based control

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Ezoic Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, Ezoic, Opti Digital, Taboola
Tracking pixels
Taboola
Marketing tools
Ezoic SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. No WHOIS data publicly available; domain likely privacy protected.
  3. Cookie consent and CMP implemented indicating GDPR awareness.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in provided content.
  5. Contact phone number found in structured data; no email addresses publicly listed.
  6. Multiple ad networks and tracking scripts present, typical for media sites.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. SSL/TLS is properly configured with HTTPS enforced.
  9. Website uses WordPress CMS with Blocksy theme and modern JavaScript libraries.
  10. Social media presence is linked and consistent with brand.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using the Blocksy theme, supported by a range of JavaScript libraries and third-party SDKs for advertising and analytics. The integration of Google Tag Manager, Ezoic, and Taboola indicates a mature digital marketing infrastructure. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and mobile optimization in place. However, there is some technical debt in the form of missing security headers and limited accessibility features. The site’s SEO is well configured with proper meta tags and structured data, supporting good search engine visibility. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the presence of Ezoic and CDN services suggests a robust hosting environment.
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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