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Security report for westsmagpies.com.au

Western Suburbs Magpies · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Western Suburbs Magpies is a historic Australian rugby league club with a strong community presence and a focus on senior and junior rugby league competitions. The website serves as an official platform for club news, membership, merchandise sales, and fan engagement. The club leverages multiple social media channels and partnerships to maintain its market position. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, and various JavaScript libraries to deliver a responsive and visually appealing experience. However, some security best practices such as security headers and privacy policies are missing, which could be improved to enhance compliance and trust. Overall, the site is accessible, professional, and trustworthy, with a moderate security posture and room for privacy compliance enhancements.

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

9 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 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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 club operates primarily in the sports and community sector, targeting rugby league fans and aspiring players in New South Wales, Australia. Revenue streams include memberships, merchandise sales, and sponsorships from reputable companies. The club's long history since 1908 and its role as a pathway to professional rugby league via the Wests Tigers position it well in the regional sports market. Partnerships with local businesses and sponsors strengthen its ecosystem. The website supports growth through digital engagement but lacks some formal compliance documentation which could be a focus area for future development.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in its HTML content. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also indicates gaps in compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR. While no critical vulnerabilities were detected, improving these areas would enhance the overall security maturity and reduce risk.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users, including those with disabilities.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Western Suburbs Magpies
Description
Western Suburbs Magpies are a foundation club of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), fielding senior teams in the premier NSWRL competition, the NSW Knock-On Effect Cup. They provide a pathway to success for juniors from the Macarthur, Liverpool and the Southern Highlands to the NRL via the Wests Tigers, with representative sides featuring in the Harold Matthews (Under 16's) and S.G. Ball (Under 18's) competitions.
Key services
Senior rugby league teams participation, Junior player development pathways, Merchandise sales, Membership programs, Community and fan engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, Flickity, DataTables, Moment.js, Font Awesome
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external scripts

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

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 WAF or blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is privacy protected with minimal information available.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, email, and physical address.
  5. Multiple social media channels are linked and active.
  6. Technical stack uses modern libraries and frameworks but lacks some security headers.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy present.
  8. Content is focused on sports club activities, merchandise, and community engagement.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
  10. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for tracking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a solid technical foundation using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. It integrates several JavaScript libraries such as Flickity for carousels and DataTables for tabular data display. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are used for tracking and analytics. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile optimized, though accessibility features are basic. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business needs but could benefit from modernization in security and accessibility.
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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