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Security report for 178.com

Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. · Media · China

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

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

178.com is a well-established Chinese gaming news portal founded in 1998, providing professional gaming news, guides, forums, and promotional content primarily targeting the Chinese gaming community. The website is hosted and registered through Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., reflecting a stable and legitimate technical infrastructure. The site uses common web technologies such as jQuery and Bootstrap, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is moderate with domain locks in place but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for enhanced protection. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating compliance gaps with modern data protection standards. Contact information including email, phone, and physical address is clearly provided, supporting business credibility.

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

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 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 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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  • 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
64

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 website operates as a media portal in the gaming sector, focusing on delivering up-to-date gaming news, community interaction, and game-related promotions. Its market position is that of a recognized domestic gaming news source in China, leveraging Alibaba Cloud's infrastructure for hosting and DNS services. The business model revolves around content publishing and advertising, with partnerships likely in the gaming and advertising sectors. The site shows consistent branding and regular content updates, appealing to a medium-sized audience of gamers and gaming enthusiasts. No direct parent or subsidiary companies are identified beyond the registrar and hosting provider.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The domain benefits from registrar-level protections such as clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited statuses, reducing risk of unauthorized domain changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options weakens defense against DNS spoofing and common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are published, limiting transparency and readiness. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and similar regulations. Overall, the site is functional and stable but would benefit from enhanced security controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain and improve security posture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Description
178游戏网是国内专业的游戏门户,全年365天保持不间断更新,您可以在这里获得专业的游戏新闻资讯,完善的游戏攻略,人气游戏论坛互动以及新游戏新手卡,激活码等
Key services
game news, game guides, gaming forums, new game activation codes
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, DNSPod DNS, Alibaba Cloud hosting
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Tagtic
Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Chinese gaming news portal with regular content updates.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations.
  4. Uses common web technologies like jQuery and Bootstrap.
  5. Contains advertising scripts and tracking pixels from Baidu and Tagtic.
  6. Contact information including email, phone, and physical address is provided in the footer.
  7. No forms detected that collect user data on the homepage.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML.
  9. ICP license and public security registration numbers are displayed, indicating compliance with Chinese regulations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional tech stack with jQuery and Bootstrap for UI and responsiveness. Hosting is provided by Alibaba Cloud, a reputable provider, ensuring reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization but basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured content but could be improved with additional semantic markup. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Advertising and analytics scripts are present, including Baidu Analytics and Tagtic ad network, indicating monetization through ads. No forms are present on the homepage, reducing immediate data collection risks but also limiting user interaction. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could be modernized with enhanced security and compliance 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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