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Security report for sportdirect.com

Sportdirect.com · Retail · Netherlands

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sportdirect.com is a Dutch e-commerce retailer specializing in sports clothing, sports articles, and teamwear. The website targets sports enthusiasts and teams primarily in the Netherlands, offering a broad range of sports-related products. The business operates on a Magento 2 platform, indicating a mature e-commerce infrastructure with integrations for marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Trustpilot. The website demonstrates good design quality, mobile optimization, and user experience, supporting its position as a large online retailer in the sports retail sector. However, the absence of explicit privacy and terms of service pages and the lack of visible WHOIS domain registration data introduce some concerns regarding transparency and compliance. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses CAPTCHA protections but lacks visible security headers and formal security policies, suggesting room for improvement in security posture. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

4 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 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 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

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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
55
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
75

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
97
Employees
0
Customers
97
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

2 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

Sportdirect.com holds a strong market position as an established online sports retailer in the Netherlands, focusing on retail and e-commerce sectors. Its business model revolves around direct online sales of sportswear and equipment, targeting both individual consumers and sports teams. The integration of guided selling tools and customer review platforms like Trustpilot indicates a customer-centric approach and efforts to improve conversion rates. The company leverages modern e-commerce technologies and analytics to optimize marketing and user engagement. However, the lack of detailed company registration and domain ownership data limits full verification of business legitimacy. The website's consistent branding and professional content support its credibility in the competitive sports retail market.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS and CAPTCHA protections on forms, reducing risks from common web threats. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth and may expose the site to clickjacking or MIME sniffing attacks. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published, which limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The lack of WHOIS data raises questions about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content itself appears legitimate. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing domain registration transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
  2. Implement and expose standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish terms of service and security policy documents to improve transparency and compliance.
  4. Establish and publicize incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sportdirect.com
Description
Sportdirect.com is an e-commerce retailer specializing in sports clothing, sports articles, and teamwear. The website targets Dutch-speaking customers, offering a wide range of sports-related products.
Key services
Sale of sports clothing, Sale of sports equipment, Teamwear customization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Magento 2, RequireJS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Trustpilot widget, Tweakwise guided selling
Frameworks
Magento 2
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • Invisible CAPTCHA on forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Trustpilot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Tag Manager
Tracking pixels
Trustpilot
Marketing tools
Tweakwise guided selling
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 rich content
  2. No WHOIS data available from raw WHOIS output
  3. Uses Magento 2 e-commerce platform
  4. Includes privacy and cookie consent mechanisms but lacks explicit privacy policy page
  5. Contact phone number is provided in structured data
  6. No visible email addresses or contact forms detected in HTML
  7. Uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies found
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Magento 2, a robust and widely used e-commerce platform, leveraging RequireJS and jQuery for frontend interactivity. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Trustpilot widgets for analytics and customer reviews, and uses Tweakwise for guided selling, indicating a mature marketing technology stack. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets asynchronously, supporting performance optimization. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags and structured data are properly implemented. However, no explicit hosting provider information was found. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and accessibility features. The technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance implementations.
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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