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Security report for thegamecockclub.com

TheGamecockClub.com · Education · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

TheGamecockClub.com is a well-established non-profit organization supporting the University of South Carolina's student-athletes through memberships, donations, and ticketing services. The website serves alumni, fans, and donors with comprehensive information about membership benefits, premium seating, and sport-specific giving programs. The organization leverages partnerships with ticketing platforms and digital content providers to enhance member engagement. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and integrates a modern tech stack including jQuery, Swiper.js, and multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. Hosting is provided by Bluehost Inc., and the site uses HTTPS with domain transfer lock enabled, ensuring a secure browsing experience. The site is mobile-optimized and offers good navigation and content quality. From a security perspective, the site follows basic best practices like HTTPS and domain locking but lacks advanced security headers and a published security or incident response policy. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism despite extensive tracking indicates a gap in privacy compliance. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration details and appropriate domain age. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for the Gamecock Club, with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security policy transparency to enhance user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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

  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';…

  3. 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

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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
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Gamecock Club operates as a key supporter and fundraising entity for University of South Carolina athletics, targeting alumni, fans, and donors. Its business model revolves around membership fees, premium seating sales, event rentals, and directed giving programs. The organization maintains a strong market position within collegiate athletics fundraising, supported by strategic partnerships with ticketing and digital content providers. Growth indicators include active membership campaigns and digital engagement through Gamecocks+. The partnership ecosystem includes ticketmaster.com for ticket sales and wmt.digital for website development, indicating a mature operational infrastructure. The club's clear affiliation with the university and published bylaws enhance credibility and governance transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer lock enabled, reducing risks of domain hijacking. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy represent areas for enhancement. The site uses multiple third-party tracking pixels without a visible cookie consent mechanism, posing privacy compliance risks under GDPR and similar regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which limits transparency and preparedness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit organization but would benefit from implementing stronger privacy controls and security policies to mitigate potential risks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  3. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
TheGamecockClub.com
Description
The Gamecock Club provides financial support to student-athletes representing the University of South Carolina, including tuition, meals, housing, medical costs, injury assistance, and other educational needs. It also offers memberships, premium seating, event rentals, and sport-specific giving programs.
Key services
Membership programs, Ticket sales and premium seating, Event rentals, Sport-specific giving programs, Digital content access (Gamecocks+)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Swiper.js, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, TVSquared, Satisfi Chat
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain transfer lock enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, TVSquared
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, TVSquared
Marketing tools
Satisfi Chat
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is well-structured and relevant to collegiate athletics support.
  3. Multiple social media and external links to official and partner domains.
  4. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite use of multiple tracking pixels.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. WHOIS data shows domain is stable and consistent with business purpose.
  7. Use of multiple marketing and analytics tools indicates mature digital marketing strategy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern front-end stack including jQuery and Swiper.js for UI components. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Tag, and TVSquared, indicating a sophisticated digital marketing approach. Hosting is provided by Bluehost Inc., a reputable provider. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. However, the site lacks advanced accessibility features and some security best practices like CSP headers. The technical infrastructure supports the business goals effectively but could be improved with enhanced security and privacy controls to reduce technical debt and future risks.
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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