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Security report for fobshanghai.com

FOBShanghai.com · Other · China

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

FOBShanghai.com operates a well-established Chinese foreign trade forum and community platform, providing discussion forums and specialized tools for export professionals. The website targets Chinese-speaking foreign trade practitioners and offers a niche community with active recent content. Technically, the site uses basic HTML and CSS with Google Analytics for tracking, hosted under a reputable registrar with a long domain history dating back to 2000. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanisms. Business credibility is supported by domain age and consistent content but lacks explicit contact information and formal policies. Overall, the site is functional and relevant but requires improvements in privacy, security, and user trust features.

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

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 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
85
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
73

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 serves as a specialized forum and tool provider for foreign trade professionals in China, focusing on export discussions and practical tools to aid trade development. Its market position is that of a niche community platform with a medium-sized user base. The business model revolves around community engagement and tool provision rather than direct sales. The site leverages partnerships with subdomains for forums and related services. Growth indicators include active recent posts and continuous domain registration. However, the lack of formal privacy and security policies may limit expansion into regulated markets.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and has domain-level protections such as clientDeleteProhibited status. However, it lacks DNSSEC and important HTTP security headers, which are critical for preventing common web attacks. No incident response or security contact information is provided, which reduces readiness for handling security events. Privacy compliance gaps exist, notably missing privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms, which may expose the business to regulatory risks. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and implement cookie consent mechanisms.
  3. Add essential HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  5. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FOBShanghai.com
Description
福步外贸网是中国专业外贸论坛，致力于打造最实用的外贸社区。同时福步懒人工具是精准外贸主动开发的利器
Key services
Foreign trade forum, Export discussion and knowledge sharing, Tools for foreign trade development (懒人工具, FEmail工具)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, Google Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other EPP protections

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Chinese foreign trade forum with active recent content.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the main page.
  4. Uses Google Analytics for tracking without visible cookie consent mechanism.
  5. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  6. Domain is well-established and not privacy protected, supporting legitimacy.
  7. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic but functional.
  8. No forms detected on the main page; no data collection fields found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple technology stack primarily based on HTML and CSS with Google Analytics for user tracking. No advanced frameworks or CMS platforms were detected. Hosting is managed via GoDaddy registrar with DNS servers at dnsv2.com. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization. SEO is basic with meta keywords and description tags present but no structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site lacks modern security headers and DNSSEC, indicating technical debt in security practices. There are no visible forms or interactive elements on the main page, reducing attack surface but also limiting user engagement 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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