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Security report for sportynews.co.nz

Voyager Internet Ltd T/A 1st Domains · Media · New Zealand

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SportyNews is a New Zealand-based sports news platform focusing on club and school sports content. The website provides news articles, photos, video highlights, and notices relevant to local sports communities. It operates primarily as an advertising-supported media site targeting New Zealand sports enthusiasts and local organizations. The domain is registered with a New Zealand registrar consistent with the website's geographic focus and business nature. Technically, the site uses Angular 8.2.13 as its front-end framework and integrates multiple third-party services including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Adsense, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and advertising. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and has basic SEO and accessibility features. However, it lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for improved security posture. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but does not implement additional security headers or privacy policies, which limits its compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. No contact information or incident response policies are provided, which reduces transparency and trustworthiness. Advertising and tracking are present but without clear consent mechanisms, indicating poor privacy compliance. Overall, the website is functional and serves its niche audience but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security best practices, and transparency to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

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

8 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
57

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

SportyNews occupies a niche market segment providing localized sports news for New Zealand clubs and schools. Its competitive advantage lies in focused content aggregation and community engagement through sports media. The business model relies on advertising revenue, leveraging Google Adsense and partnerships such as HighlightCam. The target customers are local sports clubs, schools, and sports fans in New Zealand. Growth potential depends on expanding content offerings and improving digital maturity. The partnership ecosystem includes advertising partners and analytics providers. Strategic observations suggest the need for enhanced privacy and security measures to build credibility and comply with evolving regulations.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic. HTTPS is implemented, but the absence of DNSSEC and security headers exposes the site to potential risks such as DNS spoofing and clickjacking. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and lack of consent mechanisms. The use of third-party scripts and ad networks introduces additional risk vectors that require monitoring. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small media site but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
  5. Develop and publish an incident response policy and consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Voyager Internet Ltd T/A 1st Domains
Description
SportyNews provides a New Zealand club and school sports feed, focusing on local sports news and updates.
Key services
Sports news articles, Photos, Video highlights, Notices related to sports clubs and schools
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Angular 8.2.13, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Adsense, Facebook Pixel, Modernizr, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Google Publisher Tags
Frameworks
Angular
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Angular framework version 8.2.13
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the main page
  4. Advertising is integrated via Google Adsense and DoubleClick
  5. Tracking includes Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel
  6. No security headers detected in HTML content
  7. DNSSEC not enabled for domain
  8. Content is focused on New Zealand local sports news and media
  9. No forms detected in the provided HTML content
  10. No JSON-LD structured data found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Angular 8.2.13, indicating a modern single-page application framework. It integrates Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Adsense, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and advertising. The site loads moderately fast and is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design elements. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates technical debt in security configuration. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The site uses multiple external domains for ads and tracking, which should be monitored for performance and security impact. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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