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Security report for ithome.com

青岛软媒网络科技有限公司 · Technology · China

Medium risk. 11 critical or high findings in Email security, DNS health and 3 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

IT之家 is a leading Chinese technology news portal operated by Qingdao Ruanmei Network Technology Co., Ltd. The site provides comprehensive coverage of technology news, product reviews, and digital trends, targeting technology enthusiasts and industry professionals. It maintains a strong market position as part of the Ruanmei group with multiple affiliated platforms and subsidiaries. Technically, the website uses a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery and Owl Carousel, with Baidu Analytics for user tracking. The site is HTTPS secured and performs moderately well with good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with no visible vulnerabilities, though security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is limited due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is unusual but does not detract from the site's legitimacy given its professional presentation and business affiliations. Overall, IT之家 is a credible and well-established technology media platform in China.

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

11 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
25
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
50

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 under Qingdao Ruanmei Network Technology Co., Ltd, a large technology and media company in China. Its business model centers on content publishing, product reviews, software distribution, and community engagement. The site targets tech-savvy consumers and professionals interested in IT, mobile devices, AI, and automotive technology. It benefits from a strong ecosystem of related domains and apps under the Ruanmei brand. The site’s revenue streams likely include advertising, affiliate marketing, and app promotions. Its market position is strong within the Chinese tech media landscape, supported by consistent content updates and partnerships with other major Chinese tech media outlets.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and does not expose sensitive data in its HTML content. It uses common JavaScript libraries without known vulnerabilities. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response information, which limits transparency. Privacy compliance is basic, with no clear cookie consent mechanism or GDPR-related disclosures. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved by adopting additional security headers and formalizing privacy and incident response policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide a publicly accessible security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to comply with international standards and improve user experience for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
青岛软媒网络科技有限公司
Description
IT之家，青岛软媒旗下的前沿科技门户网站。快速播报科技行业新闻头条快讯和手机数码产品评测，关注智能车电动车、AR/VR虚拟现实、苹果iOS/iPadOS、鸿蒙OS、谷歌Android、微软Win11/Win10/Win7，紧盯iPhone/iPad、安卓智能设备手机等数码潮流。
Key services
科技新闻报道, 产品评测, 软件下载, 社区互动, 视频内容
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.4.0, jQuery Cookie, jQuery LazyLoad, Owl Carousel, Baidu Analytics, JavaScript, CSS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Chinese technology news portal operated by 青岛软媒网络科技有限公司.
  2. Content is rich, updated frequently, and covers a wide range of technology topics including mobile, PC, AI, 5G, and automotive tech.
  3. No evidence of WAF or content blocking; full content accessible.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or footer.
  5. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual but not uncommon for Chinese domains.
  6. Website uses Baidu Analytics for tracking and includes multiple external links to partner and subsidiary sites.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Contact information includes email and phone references in footer and contact page links.
  9. Website is HTTPS secured with good SSL configuration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional web technology stack with jQuery and Owl Carousel for UI components, supported by Baidu Analytics for tracking. The site loads resources from multiple subdomains under the ithome.com and ruanmei.com domains, indicating a distributed content delivery approach. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and lazy loading for images, improving performance. However, no modern frontend frameworks or CMS platforms are explicitly detected. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The absence of CMS identification suggests a custom or proprietary content management system. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable and suitable for a content-heavy news portal 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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