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Security report for sportsinpa.com

PA Sports · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PA Sports is a collaborative sports tourism organization representing 13 member destinations across Pennsylvania, aiming to attract and service quality sports events. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and uses modern web technologies including RequireJS, jQuery, and Google Tag Manager. The site employs HTTPS and a consent management platform to manage user privacy preferences. However, no explicit privacy policy or terms of service were found on the analyzed page, and no contact information is readily available. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing, which raises concerns about domain registration transparency but does not necessarily indicate illegitimacy given the professional nature of the site. Overall, the website presents a good security posture with room for improvement in privacy compliance and domain registration transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 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

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  4. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

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 organization operates in the hospitality sector focusing on sports tourism within Pennsylvania. It targets sports event organizers and visitors interested in sports events. The business model revolves around destination marketing and event hosting facilitation. The website content is relevant and well-structured, supporting the organization's mission. The presence of partner domains like filminpa.com indicates a broader tourism ecosystem. The lack of visible contact details and privacy documentation suggests potential areas for operational transparency enhancement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a consent management platform (Osano) to manage cookie and tracking preferences, denying ad and analytics storage by default until consent is given. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the HTML content, suggesting potential improvements. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of incident response contacts and security policies on the site limits the ability to assess incident readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened by publishing security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the main navigation or footer.
  2. Implement and explicitly declare HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts and general business contacts.
  4. Clarify domain registration details or ensure WHOIS data is publicly available to improve trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking technologies to ensure compliance and security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PA Sports
Description
PA Sports is a team of leading sports tourism organizations from throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Their mission is to attract quality sports events to Pennsylvania and service them at the highest level. They represent 13 member destinations serving as host cities for sports events.
Key services
Attracting sports events, Hosting and servicing sports events, Providing information on venues and regions, Submitting RFPs for sports events
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
RequireJS, jQuery 2.2.4, Lodash, Moment.js, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Font Awesome 6 Pro, Cloudinary, Vimeo Player, Plyr Video Player
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of consent management platform (Osano)
  • Cookie consent with denied ad and analytics storage by default

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Amazon Advertising, AppNexus (adnxs.com), DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Spotify Pixel, Osano CMP
Marketing tools
Osano Consent Management
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 about Pennsylvania sports tourism.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which limits domain trust verification.
  3. Uses multiple third-party analytics and advertising services with consent management.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on the analyzed page.
  5. Good technical implementation with modern libraries and responsive design.
  6. No security incidents or vulnerabilities detected in the visible content.
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on the page.
  8. No security or incident response contact information found.
  9. No certifications or compliance badges displayed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including RequireJS for module loading, jQuery 2.2.4, Lodash, Moment.js, and integrates with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking. It uses Font Awesome 6 Pro for icons and Cloudinary for image hosting. The site is built on Simpleview CMS, a platform common in tourism websites. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site uses asynchronous loading for many scripts to improve load times. There is no evidence of legacy or deprecated technologies that would pose immediate risk, but jQuery 2.2.4 is an older version and should be monitored for vulnerabilities.
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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