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Security report for onlinemakale.com

LookUs Bilişim · Education · Turkey

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

OnlineMakale.com is a specialized platform operated by LookUs Bilişim, providing comprehensive online congress and academic journal management solutions primarily targeting the Turkish academic and scientific community. The company offers key services such as JournalAgent for peer-reviewed article management, AbstractAgent for abstract submission and evaluation, and additional tools for online congress registration, electronic posters, and scientific program building. The website reflects a niche market leader position with a focus on B2B SaaS solutions for academic publishing and congress organization. Technically, the site uses modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap and jQuery, hosted with DNS managed by Cloudflare, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, the site lacks some advanced security headers and DNSSEC, and does not publish privacy or cookie policies, indicating compliance gaps. The WHOIS data confirms a long-established domain consistent with the business claims, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the platform is professional and functional but would benefit from improved security and privacy compliance measures.

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

9 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 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';…

  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

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
58

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 business operates in the education and technology sectors, focusing on academic publishing and congress management. Its business model is service-oriented, providing SaaS platforms and consulting for academic journals and congress organizers. The company has a strong partnership ecosystem with related domains such as journalagent.com and abstractagent.com, which are integral to its service offerings. The market positioning is strong within Turkey, supported by a long domain history and multiple academic journal clients. Revenue streams likely include subscription or licensing fees for software platforms and consulting services. The target customers are academic institutions, scientific societies, and congress organizers. Growth indicators include active social media presence and continuous service offerings. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance compliance and security to strengthen market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS implied and Cloudflare DNS usage. The domain status clientTransferProhibited adds protection against unauthorized transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduce the overall security maturity. No incident response or security policy information is published, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance risk under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements in policy publication, DNS security, and HTTP headers to meet best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and configure HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  4. Add a security policy page and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LookUs Bilişim
Description
OnlineMakale.com provides online congress services, online article and abstract management systems, electronic journals, online registration and reservation solutions, and online scientific program management. It targets academic journals, congress organizers, and scientific communities.
Key services
JournalAgent - Online article submission and peer review system, AbstractAgent - Online abstract submission and evaluation, Online scientific program builder, Electronic poster system, Online congress website and registration, Consulting for international indexing and PubMed publication
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.4.1, jQuery 3.1.1, FontAwesome 5.6.3, Google Fonts (Montserrat), Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS servers

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional academic service platform focused on online congress and journal management.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  4. Website uses modern frontend technologies but lacks some security headers and DNSSEC.
  5. Social media presence is active and linked.
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend stack with Bootstrap 4.4.1, jQuery 3.1.1, FontAwesome 5.6.3, and Google Fonts. The site is custom-built without a known CMS, which may reduce dependency risks but requires dedicated maintenance. Hosting and DNS are managed via IHS Telekom and Cloudflare respectively, providing reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Accessibility features are minimal but present. The site uses pagination and dropdown menus for navigation, enhancing user experience. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but can be improved with security and SEO enhancements.
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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