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Security report for kasco.com.sa

Khyrat Alsharq Holding Company · Other · Saudi Arabia

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 3 other checks.

Security score

31/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Khyrat Alsharq Holding Company operates as a diversified holding company in Saudi Arabia with subsidiaries in education, health care, energy, food supply, and training sectors. The website titled 'KASCO' presents the company as a regional player emphasizing integration, quality, leadership, and trust. The digital presence includes social media links and multimedia content but lacks modern security and privacy features. Technically, the site uses older JavaScript libraries and deprecated Flash content, indicating a need for modernization. Security posture is weak due to absence of HTTPS enforcement and security headers, and no privacy or cookie policies are present, exposing compliance risks. Overall, the site is functional but requires significant improvements in security, privacy, and technical modernization to meet current standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

11 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
31

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 company positions itself as a medium-sized holding entity with multiple subsidiaries across various sectors including education, health care, energy, and catering. Its business model focuses on providing integrated services and commercial activities to clients and partners in Saudi Arabia. The presence of social media and downloadable content suggests efforts to engage stakeholders. However, the lack of detailed business registration data and privacy policies limits transparency. The company appears to maintain a moderate market position with room for growth and digital maturity improvements.

Security posture

The website exhibits a low security maturity level with critical issues such as lack of HTTPS, use of deprecated Flash technology, and absence of security headers. No incident response or security policy information is available, and no secure forms or data protection officer contacts are found. These gaps expose the company to potential risks including data interception, compliance violations, and reputational damage. The security score is low, and urgent remediation is recommended to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce secure connections site-wide.
  2. Remove deprecated Flash content and replace with modern, secure multimedia technologies.
  3. Develop and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR and local compliance.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Establish incident response procedures and provide clear security contact channels.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Khyrat Alsharq Holding Company
Description
Khyrat Alsharq Holding Company contains some services and commercial companies active in training, education, health, energy, food supply and networks. It focuses on integration, quality guarantee, continuous updating, leadership, trust and excellence.
Key services
Education & Training, Health Care, Energy & Power, Food and Catering, Construction, Information Technology
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.6.2, AnythingSlider, Superfish menu, Fancybox 1.3.4, bxSlider, easySlider 1.7, Flash (deprecated)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses outdated Flash content which is deprecated and insecure
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. Contact email present only in footer as mailto link
  4. No visible phone numbers or physical addresses found
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter consistent with company branding
  6. No forms detected on homepage; limited data collection observed
  7. Technical stack relies on older JavaScript libraries
  8. No HTTPS enforcement visible in HTML content; SSL status unknown
  9. No security headers detected in provided data
  10. No structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) found in HTML head
Technical notes

Notes

The website relies on outdated JavaScript libraries including jQuery 1.6.2 and plugins like AnythingSlider, Superfish, Fancybox 1.3.4, bxSlider, and easySlider 1.7. The presence of Flash content is a significant technical debt and security risk. The site shows moderate performance but lacks mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data. Hosting provider and CMS are not identifiable from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure requires modernization to improve security, performance, and user experience.
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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