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Security report for sporting-charleroi.be

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club · Media · Belgium

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club operates a professional and comprehensive official website serving its fanbase and stakeholders. The site provides extensive content including news, match schedules, ticketing, merchandising, and community engagement, positioning the club as a significant player in Belgian football. The digital infrastructure is built on WordPress with modern tools like Elementor and WP Rocket, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and standard security headers, complemented by GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies. However, the absence of explicit contact emails or phone numbers and lack of visible incident response or security policy pages suggest areas for improvement in transparency and security communication. Overall, the website reflects a mature, trustworthy, and well-maintained digital presence aligned with the club's brand and audience expectations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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"

    • 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';…

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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
25
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
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

The club targets football fans and local communities with a business model centered on fan engagement, ticket sales, and merchandising. The website's integration with ticketing and shop subdomains indicates a diversified revenue stream. The presence of official social media channels and a dedicated foundation section highlights community involvement and brand extension. The lack of detailed company registration or VAT information on the site is typical for sports clubs but limits deeper business profiling. The club maintains a consistent brand image and leverages digital marketing tools effectively, positioning itself competitively within the Belgian sports market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and may impact user trust in security matters. The site does not expose vulnerable libraries visibly and uses reputable plugins and scripts. Enhancing accessibility and providing explicit security documentation would strengthen the security posture further.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Enhance website accessibility to meet higher standards for all users.
  4. Consider publishing company registration and VAT details to improve business credibility.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
Description
Site officiel du Sporting Charleroi : retrouvez l'actualité du club, matchs et résultats, vidéos, billetterie et boutique en ligne.
Key services
Club news and updates, Match schedules and results, Ticket sales and subscriptions, Merchandising and fan shop, Fan engagement and community information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Fonts, WP Rocket, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

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 and no blocking detected
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with Elementor and WP Rocket for performance
  3. Strong presence of GDPR and cookie compliance mechanisms
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage or header
  5. Social media presence is strong and consistent with official club branding
  6. WHOIS data is restricted, limiting domain ownership transparency
  7. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found
  9. Website content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Elementor for page building and WP Rocket for performance optimization. It employs Google Fonts and jQuery libraries, with asynchronous and deferred script loading to enhance speed. SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses lazy loading for images. No hosting provider details were found, but performance indicators suggest a well-configured hosting environment. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and to document technical and security policies more explicitly.
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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