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Security report for cqnews.net

重庆华龙网集团股份有限公司 · Media · China

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

重庆华龙网集团股份有限公司 operates the website www.cqnews.net, a leading provincial-level mainstream media portal for Chongqing, China. The company is government-affiliated and provides multi-platform news and media content including digital newspapers, TV, radio, and mobile apps. The website is professionally designed with rich, up-to-date content targeting a general audience interested in regional news and events. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies such as jQuery and JavaScript, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, there is a lack of visible privacy and cookie policies, and no WHOIS data is available to verify domain registration details, which impacts trust and compliance ratings. Security posture is basic with HTTPS enabled but missing security headers and no visible incident response or security policies. Overall, the site is a credible media source but would benefit from improved transparency and security practices.

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. 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';…
  2. 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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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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
71

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention cqnews.net, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
244
Employees
0
Customers
196
Third parties
48
Weak passwords
30%

9 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The business is positioned as a major regional media entity with government backing, providing comprehensive news coverage and digital media services. Its business model revolves around content publishing and multi-channel distribution, supported by advertising. The company targets a broad audience in Chongqing and surrounding areas. The website links to multiple affiliated domains indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include frequent content updates and multimedia integration. However, the absence of clear contact and compliance information may limit user trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS but lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are critical for mitigating common web attacks. No visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is present. The use of third-party analytics (Baidu Analytics) introduces moderate user tracking without clear privacy disclosures. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is basic and improvements are needed to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Establish a clear vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact channels to enhance security transparency.
  4. Verify and publish domain WHOIS information or use a reputable registrar to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain a secure and user-friendly platform.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
重庆华龙网集团股份有限公司
Description
重庆华龙网集团股份有限公司(WWW.CQHLW.CN)成立于2000年12月20日,是国务院新闻办公室批准组建的首批省级重点新闻网站,由中共重庆市委宣传部主管,重庆日报报业集团、重庆市国有文化资产经营管理有限责任公司、重庆广播电视集团(总台)作为股东联手打造,是集数字报、广播、电视、网络、手机报、客户端、微博、微信、户外LED、杂志等“十媒一体”的重庆首个全媒体网站。
Key services
news publishing, digital media content, multi-platform media distribution
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
Platforms
web, mobile app
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics
Marketing tools
hlx-buried-point.js
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a major regional news portal for Chongqing, China.
  2. Content is rich, updated, and professionally presented.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies are visibly present on the main page.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the content.
  5. Multiple external domains linked, mostly related to affiliated media and government entities.
  6. Uses Baidu Analytics for tracking.
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  8. HTTPS is used but no detailed SSL configuration info available.
  9. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  10. No social media official links explicitly found in the content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional web technology stack with jQuery and JavaScript, supported by CSS for styling. It serves content from multiple resource domains affiliated with the parent media group. The site is mobile-optimized with a redirect to a mobile app version for mobile devices. Performance is moderate with lazy loading of images. No modern CMS or frameworks were explicitly detected. The absence of structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) limits SEO potential. The site could benefit from modernization including improved accessibility, SEO enhancements, and stronger security configurations.
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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