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Security report for valenciacf.es

Valencia CF · Media · Spain

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Valencia CF's official website serves as the primary digital platform for the football club, offering news, ticket sales, merchandise, and fan engagement services. The site targets football fans and supporters primarily in Spain, with multilingual support for Catalan and English. The business model revolves around sports media, e-commerce for merchandise, and ticketing services. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, CookiePro for consent management, and video streaming via Video.js. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and Content-Security-Policy headers, though additional headers could enhance protection. Privacy compliance is moderate, with cookie consent implemented but no explicit privacy policy found in the provided content. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly, potentially indicating privacy protection or a recent registration, which slightly impacts trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional, well-branded, and functional, supporting Valencia CF's market position as a major football club in Spain.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

8 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 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
75
Security headers
35
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
60

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

Valencia CF maintains a strong market presence as a leading football club in Spain, leveraging its official website to engage fans and monetize through ticket sales and merchandise. The partnership with prominent brands like Puma and TM Grupo Inmobiliario enhances its commercial ecosystem. The site’s multilingual support and media content indicate a strategy to broaden audience reach. Revenue streams likely include ticketing, merchandise sales, sponsorships, and media rights. The digital infrastructure supports marketing and advertising through Google Ad Manager and tracking services, indicating a mature digital marketing approach. The lack of visible contact information and privacy policy may be areas for improvement to enhance customer trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS and a Content-Security-Policy restricting frame sources to trusted domains. Use of asynchronous loading for tracking scripts and lazy loading for ads improves performance and reduces attack surface. However, the absence of additional security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The cookie consent mechanism aligns with GDPR requirements, but the missing privacy policy and WHOIS transparency reduce overall compliance confidence. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which could hinder rapid response to security events.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and comprehensive privacy policy accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add additional security headers including Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for support and security incidents.
  4. Clarify domain registration details or ensure WHOIS data is publicly accessible to improve trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet international standards and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Valencia CF
Description
Página web oficial del Valencia CF. Toda la información del Club. Noticias, calendario, venta de entradas, fotos, vídeos y servicios a los aficionados. Amunt Valencia.
Key services
News and updates, Ticket sales, Merchandise store, Fan engagement and services, Media content (photos, videos, radio)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Zendesk Widget, Google Fonts, Video.js, DoubleClick for Publishers (Google Ad Manager), CookiePro Consent Management
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content-Security-Policy restricting frame sources
  • Use of Google Tag Manager asynchronously
  • Lazy loading ads

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
CookiePro
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is the official digital presence of Valencia CF football club
  2. Content is in Spanish with alternate language links for Catalan and English
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided HTML snippet
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via CookiePro
  5. Multiple Google advertising and tracking scripts are used
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content
  7. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible, raising some concerns about domain registration transparency
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with Google Tag Manager, CookiePro for consent management, and Video.js for media playback. It integrates multiple advertising slots managed via Google Ad Manager with responsive size mappings and lazy loading to optimize performance. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit, indicating attention to typography and branding. The site is mobile optimized with responsive headers and menus. However, no CMS or hosting provider information was detected. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading but could benefit from further optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data, though structured data like JSON-LD was not found in the provided snippet.
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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