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Security report for sportspittsburgh.com

SportsPITTSBURGH · Other · United States

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

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SportsPITTSBURGH is a sports development division under VisitPITTSBURGH focused on promoting and supporting sports events in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The website serves as a destination for sports event planners, athletes, and fans, offering event planning support, marketing, and operational expertise. The site positions Pittsburgh as a premier sports destination with world-class facilities and a rich sports culture. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and lazy loading for images, hosted likely on DigitalOcean infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises some concerns about domain transparency, although the professional affiliation with VisitPITTSBURGH supports legitimacy. Overall, the website is a credible and professional platform for sports event promotion but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

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 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. 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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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
45
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
64

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 business operates in the sports event development and tourism sector, targeting event planners, athletes, and sports fans. It leverages Pittsburgh's reputation as a 'City of Champions' to attract events and visitors, driving economic impact. The business model centers on providing event support services, marketing, and collaboration with local sports programs and facilities. The website content and branding are consistent and professional, reflecting a medium-sized organization under the VisitPITTSBURGH umbrella. The lack of explicit contact emails and phone numbers suggests a preference for controlled communication channels via forms. The use of tracking and analytics tools indicates a focus on marketing effectiveness and visitor insights. The domain's missing WHOIS data is a risk factor but does not negate the business's operational presence.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a critical security baseline. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML. The absence of published privacy and cookie policies indicates a compliance gap, especially regarding GDPR and other privacy regulations. No incident response or security contact information is available, limiting transparency in security management. The site uses standard tracking scripts which may raise privacy concerns if not properly disclosed. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing security headers, publishing privacy documentation, and providing clear security contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for support and security.
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident response.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to enhance domain transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SportsPITTSBURGH
Description
SportsPITTSBURGH, the sports development division of VisitPITTSBURGH, is here to drive visitation and economic impact through hosting sports events in Allegheny County.
Key services
sports event planning support, marketing, event operations, sports event hosting facilitation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, WebFont Loader, Flickity carousel, LazyLoad images
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and focused on sports event promotion in Pittsburgh.
  2. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via forms only.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected on main page.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and tracking scripts.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data; HTTPS is used.
  6. WHOIS data missing, which is a concern for domain transparency.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with asynchronous loading of analytics and tracking scripts, lazy loading of images, and responsive design techniques. Hosting assets on DigitalOcean Spaces and using imgix for image optimization indicates a focus on performance and scalability. The site employs Flickity for carousels and Google Fonts for typography. While the site is well-structured and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data, there is room for improvement in security headers and privacy compliance. The absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional user experience but should address security and privacy gaps.
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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