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Security report for 168jm.com

Retail · N/a

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

168创业加盟网 is a Chinese-language online platform dedicated to providing franchise and entrepreneurship information across multiple industries including retail, hospitality, education, and beauty. The website offers a comprehensive range of services such as franchise project listings, news, videos, guides, and a community for entrepreneurs and investors. It targets individuals seeking investment opportunities and business partnerships in various sectors. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, Layui, and Swiper.js, and supports mobile users via redirection to a mobile subdomain. The website design is professional with good navigation and content relevance, though accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. No contact emails or phone numbers are provided, and there is no incident response or security policy information available. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, indicating potential registration issues or recent registration, which impacts the trustworthiness assessment. No third-party analytics or advertising networks are detected, suggesting minimal user tracking. Overall, the website presents a solid business information platform with good content quality and technical implementation but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security best practices, and transparency to enhance credibility and user trust.

Scanned

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

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

  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

  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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
70
Security headers
45
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
62

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 platform positions itself as an important player in the Chinese franchise and entrepreneurship market, offering a wide array of franchise opportunities across diverse sectors such as food and beverage, education, beauty, and retail. Its business model revolves around aggregating and presenting franchise information, facilitating connections between investors and franchise providers. The site features popular franchise brands and industry news, indicating active content management and market engagement. However, the absence of clear company registration details and contact information limits the ability to fully verify business legitimacy. The platform appears to serve a medium-sized audience of entrepreneurs and investors, with growth potential tied to expanding franchise markets in China. Strategic partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS usage ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces protection against common web attacks. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found in the HTML content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, indicates gaps in compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR. The site does not appear to use third-party analytics or tracking scripts, which reduces privacy risks but also limits insights into user behavior. Overall, the security maturity is basic and would benefit from implementing standard security headers, transparent privacy practices, and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Provide clear and accessible contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security incident reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
168创业加盟网是一个为创业者和投资者提供招商连锁加盟信息的网站。致力于为广大网友提供实用的连锁加盟创业项目、资讯、视频、新闻、加盟指南、加盟常识等内容，以及一个实用性佳、内容丰富的连锁加盟，创业加盟项目交流社区。加盟行业覆盖餐饮、教育、美容、酒店、干洗、饰品等多个行业，为创业者提供优质创业机会。
Key services
招商连锁加盟信息, 创业项目资讯, 加盟指南, 视频海报, 加盟榜单, 创业加盟项目交流社区
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, Swiper.js, Layui
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Layui
Platforms
Web, Mobile redirect to m.168jm.com
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URL usage)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Chinese language franchise and entrepreneurship platform
  2. Content is rich with multiple industry categories and franchise listings
  3. Mobile users are redirected to a mobile subdomain
  4. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided
  6. No security or incident response contact information found
  7. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible domain registration issues
  8. No third-party analytics or tracking scripts detected
  9. No advertising or affiliate program disclosures found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, Layui, and Swiper.js for UI components and interactivity. It supports mobile users by redirecting them to a dedicated mobile subdomain, indicating attention to mobile optimization. The site structure is clear with well-organized navigation and categorized content. Performance appears moderate with no explicit indicators of slow loading, though no performance metrics were provided. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary content management approach. The absence of analytics and tracking scripts indicates minimal data collection, which may limit marketing insights but benefits privacy. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could be improved with enhanced accessibility and security 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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