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研招网 · Education · China

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

研招网 is a Chinese online educational consultation platform specializing in graduate entrance exam information and services. It provides comprehensive resources including exam schedules, registration guides, training institutions, university and major information, exam materials, score inquiries, and more. The website targets prospective graduate students in China and positions itself as a leading resource in this niche. The business model revolves around providing free informational content and possibly monetizing through partnerships or advertising. Technically, the website uses a traditional web stack with Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring responsive design and moderate performance. The site is mobile-optimized and structured for good SEO, but lacks advanced accessibility features. Hosting details are not explicit, but the domain is registered with a known Chinese registrar. The site includes multiple internal and external links to related educational and service domains. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks DNSSEC and important security headers, which reduces its security posture. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps. The WHOIS data shows an unusual domain creation date in the future relative to content timestamps, which raises questions about registration consistency. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Overall, the website is functional and content-rich for its educational purpose but requires improvements in security, privacy compliance, and domain registration transparency to enhance trust and reduce risk.

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. 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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 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';…

  4. 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

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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
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
53

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

研招网 operates in the education sector, focusing on graduate exam preparation and consultation in China. It holds a moderate market size with a clear target audience of graduate exam candidates. The platform offers a wide range of services including exam schedules, registration guides, training institution listings, and exam materials, positioning itself as a comprehensive resource. The business model likely includes advertising and partnerships with educational institutions. The presence of multiple regional subdomains indicates a broad geographic reach within China. The site maintains partnerships with various related informational websites, enhancing its ecosystem. Growth indicators include frequent news updates and extensive content coverage. However, the lack of explicit business registration details and privacy policies suggests areas for operational maturity improvement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, which is mandatory. However, it lacks DNSSEC, which could protect against DNS spoofing attacks. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or X-Content-Type-Options are detected, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with data protection regulations like GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, limiting the site's ability to handle security incidents effectively. The WHOIS data inconsistency regarding domain creation date may indicate registration anomalies. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with significant room for improvement to protect user data and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other data protection regulations.
  4. Establish an incident response contact channel and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security readiness.
  5. Verify and correct WHOIS domain registration data to ensure consistency and enhance legitimacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
研招网
Description
研招网,国内领先的考研在线咨询网站,为考生提供考研报名时间,考研报考指南,考研培训机构,考研院校专业,考研复习资料,考研复试调剂,考研线上辅导,考研准考证打印,考研复试分数线,考研成绩查询及考研真题下载。
Key services
考研报名时间信息, 考研报考指南, 考研培训机构信息, 考研院校专业介绍, 考研复习资料, 考研复试调剂, 考研线上辅导, 考研准考证打印, 考研复试分数线, 考研成绩查询
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Baidu linksubmit push.js
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an educational portal focused on graduate entrance exam information in China.
  2. Content is in Simplified Chinese and well structured with multiple sections and news updates.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. Contact information is limited to a phone number and contact forms; no email addresses found.
  5. No social media links detected.
  6. Uses Bootstrap and jQuery for frontend UI.
  7. No advanced security headers detected; DNSSEC not enabled.
  8. HTTPS is implied but no explicit SSL configuration details provided.
  9. External links mostly to related Chinese informational and service sites.
  10. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a classic web technology stack with Bootstrap and jQuery, providing responsive design and moderate performance. The HTML structure is valid and SEO-friendly with appropriate meta tags. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic and could be enhanced. The site loads external scripts from Baidu for link submission, indicating some SEO optimization efforts. No modern CMS or advanced frameworks are detected, which may limit scalability and modernization. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the registrar is a known Chinese company. The site does not use advanced analytics or tracking services beyond minimal form data collection. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced 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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