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Security report for start-warhammer.com

Games Workshop Limited · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Start-warhammer.com is a professionally developed website dedicated to introducing newcomers to the Warhammer hobby, a leading tabletop miniature gaming brand managed by Games Workshop Limited. The site provides educational content, interactive quizzes, and links to official stores and products, supporting the broader Warhammer ecosystem. It targets hobbyists interested in collecting, painting, playing, and reading Warhammer-related content. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including React and Next.js, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, with strong mobile optimization and good SEO practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms, though it lacks explicit vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact details. The domain registration is consistent and legitimate, registered recently by a reputable registrar, aligning with the brand's expansion strategy. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-branded, and provides a safe, engaging experience for its audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

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

  2. 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';…

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
63

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention start-warhammer.com, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 serves as an important entry point for the Warhammer brand, enhancing customer engagement and driving sales through education and community building. It supports multiple languages, indicating a global market focus. The business model is retail-centric with strong digital marketing integration via Google Tag Manager and CookiePro. Partnerships with official Warhammer domains and related sites like Black Library and Citadel Colour reinforce brand cohesion. The site’s content and design reflect a mature, large-scale enterprise with a strong market position in the tabletop gaming industry. No direct contact information is provided, suggesting centralized customer support through main corporate channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and cookie consent compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a public vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file and lack of explicit incident response contacts represent areas for improvement. DNSSEC is not enabled, which could enhance DNS security. Overall, the site is secure for users and aligns with industry best practices but could improve transparency around security incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Add explicit incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Continue monitoring and updating third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide more detailed privacy and data retention disclosures.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Games Workshop Limited
Description
Start Warhammer is a website dedicated to helping newcomers get started with the Warhammer hobby, including guidance on choosing games, factions, painting miniatures, and finding stores.
Key services
Educational content on Warhammer hobby, Links to official Warhammer stores and online shops, Introductory quizzes and guides, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, CookiePro, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookiePro
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured for newcomers to Warhammer.
  2. Strong brand consistency with Games Workshop and Warhammer official domains.
  3. Multiple language support indicated by hreflang links.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the site; contact likely centralized on main Games Workshop domains.
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policies are present and comprehensive.
  6. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The site uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile responsiveness. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. Google Tag Manager and CookiePro are integrated for analytics and privacy compliance. The site has well-structured metadata and hreflang tags for international SEO. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless CMS approach. Performance is optimized with deferred scripts and preloading of critical CSS. Accessibility is good with skip links and semantic HTML. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust, scalable, and aligned with modern web standards.
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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