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Security report for westmorlandfa.com

Westmorland County FA · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Westmorland County FA operates as the regional governing body for football in Westmorland, supporting grassroots to competitive football through coaching, refereeing, and league organization. The website reflects a small non-profit entity affiliated with The Football Association, targeting football players, coaches, referees, and clubs within the region. The digital presence is professionally designed with consistent branding and good content relevance, though it lacks comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. Technically, the site uses modern tracking and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Stackla, and eCal widgets, with HTTPS enabled ensuring secure communications. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data and security headers reduces trustworthiness and security posture. Overall, the site is functional and informative but requires improvements in 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

3 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"

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  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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  • Security score drift

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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
64
Security headers
55
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
74

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 organization positions itself as a key regional football authority under The Football Association umbrella, providing essential services to the local football community. Its business model is non-profit and community-focused, with revenue likely derived from membership fees, league fees, and FA support. The website's partnership with The Football Association enhances credibility. The target audience includes football clubs, players, coaches, and referees in Westmorland. The digital ecosystem integrates marketing and analytics tools to engage users and monitor traffic. Growth indicators are limited due to lack of detailed business data. Strategic partnerships appear limited to The Football Association and related football entities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted data transmission. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a notable gap. No explicit incident response or security policy information is available, and no contact channels for security issues are provided. The use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts introduces moderate tracking but no evident vulnerabilities. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in headers, policies, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and improve trust.
  4. Publish clear contact information including security incident response contacts to facilitate communication and compliance.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate potential risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Westmorland County FA
Description
We are the governing body for football in Westmorland. We support football at all levels, from grassroots to competitive play, offering coaching, refereeing, leagues and more. Westmorland FA.
Key services
football governance, coaching support, refereeing support, league organization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Stackla widget, eCal widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Stackla, eCal
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no WAF blocking
  2. No WHOIS registration data found for domain
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in content
  5. Website uses multiple external tracking and marketing scripts
  6. Content is focused on football governance and community support
  7. Branding consistent with The Football Association
  8. Security headers not detected in provided data
  9. HTTPS is enabled and used
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking, Stackla for social media integration, and eCal for event management. The site is served over HTTPS, indicating a secure transport layer. The HTML content is well structured with appropriate meta tags for SEO and social sharing (Open Graph and Twitter cards). Mobile optimization appears good with responsive design elements. However, no CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly identified. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements possible by optimizing third-party scripts and assets. Accessibility features are basic but present. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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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