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Security report for sportline.ge

Sportline.ge · Media · Georgia

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Sportline.ge is a Georgian language sports news portal founded in 2022, providing comprehensive coverage of football, basketball, rugby, wrestling, tennis, and combat sports. The site targets Georgian-speaking sports fans and operates primarily as an online media platform monetized through advertising. The website uses DataLife Engine CMS and integrates multiple third-party analytics and advertising services including Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, and AdOcean. The technical infrastructure is moderate in performance with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks important security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Privacy and terms of service policies are not found, indicating compliance gaps. WHOIS data is consistent and domain registration is appropriate for the business age. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

9 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 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

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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
20
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
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

Sportline.ge occupies a regional niche in Georgian sports media, offering timely news and updates on local and international sports events. Its business model relies on advertising revenue, supported by partnerships with ad networks like AdOcean and Top.ge. The site maintains active social media presence, particularly on Facebook, to engage its audience. The content is regularly updated and covers a broad range of sports categories, indicating a strategy to attract diverse sports fans. The relatively recent domain registration aligns with the startup nature of the business. There is no evidence of parent or subsidiary companies. The site’s competitive advantage lies in localized sports content in the Georgian language, filling a market need for regional sports news.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces protection against common web attacks like clickjacking and content injection. The use of multiple third-party scripts increases the attack surface and raises privacy concerns, especially without a visible cookie consent mechanism. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements to align with best practices and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publicly link a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking technologies.
  3. Configure and deploy essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and HSTS.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Review and minimize third-party scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve page load performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sportline.ge
Description
Sports news portal focused on football, basketball, rugby, wrestling, tennis, combat sports and other sports news primarily in Georgian language.
Key services
Sports news articles, Sports event coverage, Sports team and player updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, AdOcean advertising scripts, DataLife Engine CMS
Frameworks
DataLife Engine
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google Analytics with consent
  • Use of async scripts to improve load

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Gemius
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
AdOcean, Top.ge
Tracking pixels
Gemius, Facebook Pixel (via Facebook SDK)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Georgian language sports news portal with comprehensive sports coverage.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in provided content.
  3. Uses multiple third-party analytics and advertising scripts without visible cookie consent mechanism.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  5. Contact available via contact page and social media links.
  6. Site uses DataLife Engine CMS and common JS libraries.
  7. No visible security headers in HTML content; SSL is enabled.
  8. WHOIS data consistent and domain is relatively new but legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the DataLife Engine CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and other JavaScript libraries for UI and functionality. It integrates Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for analytics and social features, alongside AdOcean for advertising. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements and uses asynchronous loading for scripts to improve performance. However, the lack of advanced accessibility features and limited SEO optimization suggest room for technical enhancement. Hosting appears to be managed via proserv.ge nameservers, indicating a regional hosting provider. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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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