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Security report for sportingeventsuk.com

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Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sporting Events UK is a website focused on providing listings and registration services for running and sporting events, primarily targeting runners and sports enthusiasts. The site offers event information and registration capabilities, positioning itself as a niche platform within the sports event domain. The business model appears to be centered on event promotion and participant engagement, though detailed business information is not available. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and Bootstrap, integrates YouTube for media content, and uses Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting is via Amazon CloudFront CDN, suggesting a scalable infrastructure. However, the site lacks comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, which impacts compliance and user trust. Security posture is basic, with no detected security headers or incident response information, and WHOIS data is unavailable, raising concerns about domain legitimacy. Overall, the site is accessible and functional but requires significant improvements in security, compliance, and business transparency to enhance trust and professionalism.

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

6 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 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

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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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54

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 targets a specialized market segment of runners and sporting event participants in the UK, offering event listings and registration services. The business appears small-scale with limited public information on company structure or market positioning. The lack of registrant data and absence of privacy and security policies suggest a nascent or informal operation. The use of common third-party services like YouTube and Google Analytics indicates basic digital marketing efforts. No partnerships or certifications are evident, limiting competitive advantage. Growth potential exists if the business improves compliance, security, and trust signals. The platform could benefit from clearer business information, contact details, and enhanced user engagement features to strengthen market presence.

Security posture

The website's security maturity is low to moderate. HTTPS is implied but not explicitly confirmed; no security headers were detected in the provided data. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR and NIS2 regulations. No evidence of DNSSEC or domain registration legitimacy further weakens trust. The site uses modern frameworks but lacks visible security best practices such as CSP or HSTS headers. There are no signs of exposed sensitive data or known vulnerabilities from the analysis, but the lack of security controls and policies poses risks. Incident response readiness appears minimal, with no dedicated security contacts. Overall, the site requires urgent security enhancements and compliance measures to reduce risk and protect user data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS configuration and enforce it site-wide.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Publish terms of service and security policy documents to improve transparency.
  4. Configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Establish incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure procedures to enhance security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Great events for everyone who runs
Key services
sporting event listings, event registration
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
YouTube iframe API, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Bootstrap Datetime Picker
Frameworks
Vue.js, Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. WHOIS data unavailable or domain not registered
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact information or security policies present
  4. Basic website with limited content and minimal trust indicators
  5. Uses common third-party services like YouTube and Google Analytics
  6. No WAF or blocking detected, site is accessible
  7. No adult or explicit content detected
  8. Moderate technical implementation with modern JS frameworks
  9. Security posture is weak due to missing headers and policies
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Vue.js and Bootstrap, integrating YouTube for video content and Google Analytics for user tracking. Hosting is via Amazon CloudFront CDN, which supports performance and scalability. The site includes responsive design elements and basic SEO meta tags but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site build. Performance is moderate with potential for optimization. The absence of security headers and compliance policies indicates technical debt in security and governance. Opportunities exist to modernize further by adopting automated security scanning, improving accessibility, and enhancing SEO practices to boost user experience and search visibility.
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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