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Security report for koolearn.com

新东方集团 (New Oriental Group) · Education · China

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Koolearn.com is the official online education platform of New Oriental Group, a leading Chinese education company established in 2005. The website offers a wide range of online courses focused on graduate exam preparation, English proficiency tests such as IELTS and TOEFL, language learning including Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, and Russian, as well as professional certification training like teacher qualification and accounting exams. The platform targets Chinese university students and professionals seeking to improve their academic and language skills through live classes, recorded lectures, and personalized tutoring. The site is well-branded, professionally designed, and provides extensive educational content with free and paid offerings.

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. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
62

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

Koolearn.com operates as a critical part of New Oriental Group's digital education ecosystem, serving a large market of Chinese students and professionals. Its business model combines free public courses with premium paid offerings, including personalized 1-on-1 tutoring and specialized exam preparation packages. The platform leverages a broad partnership and subsidiary network to cover diverse educational needs. The long domain age and consistent branding reinforce its market credibility. However, the absence of direct contact information and privacy policies on the main site may affect user trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The site enforces HTTPS and shows no signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is present. Privacy and cookie policies are missing from the main page, which may impact compliance with data protection regulations. Security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly found, suggesting potential areas for enhancement. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with better policy transparency and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website to improve GDPR and data protection compliance.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  3. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing attacks.
  4. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  5. Provide clear and accessible contact information including official support emails and phone numbers to enhance user trust and support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
新东方集团 (New Oriental Group)
Description
新东方大学考试官网是由新东方集团全资创办官方网校，依托强大的新东方师资力量与教学资源，为大学生提供考研考博、英语提升、四六级、雅思、托福、日语、韩语、教资在线网课。
Key services
Graduate exam preparation (考研考博), English proficiency courses (四六级, 雅思, 托福), Language courses (日语, 韩语, 法语, 德语, 西班牙语, 俄语), Professional certification training (教师资格证, 财会考试), Public free courses and live lectures
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Next.js, React, Alibaba Cloud hosting, Baidu Analytics, GIO Analytics, JavaScript ES6+, CSS Modules
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies (assumed)
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics, GIO Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics, GIO Analytics
Marketing tools
Behavior-report.js, GIO.js
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive online education platform focused on exam preparation and language learning.
  2. Content is primarily in Chinese with some English keywords.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found on the main page HTML.
  4. Multiple subdomains and partner domains indicate a broad ecosystem.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with CDN-backed static assets hosted on Alibaba Cloud. It integrates multiple analytics and behavior tracking scripts, including Baidu and GIO Analytics. The site is mobile-friendly and SEO-optimized with structured navigation and rich course content. However, accessibility features are minimal, and some security best practices like DNSSEC and security headers are missing. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in loading times and resource management.
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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