Persian Epoch Times is an independent Persian-language news media website providing uncensored news coverage focused on Iran, China, the USA, Canada, and global events. The site targets Persian-speaking audiences interested in international and regional news. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS using the Astra theme and Elementor page builder, with SEO enhancements via Rank Math and analytics tracking through Google Analytics. The site is hosted with DNS managed by Cloudflare and registered through NameSilo, LLC, with a domain age consistent with its business history. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy and cookie policies are not found, indicating compliance gaps. Overall, the website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides relevant content, but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security practices.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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"
This scan found 20 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention persianepochtimes.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website operates as an independent news media outlet focusing on Persian-speaking audiences interested in uncensored news from Iran, China, and other countries. Its business model appears to be content-driven, likely monetized through advertising and possibly donations or subscriptions, though no explicit monetization details are found. The site maintains a consistent brand and uses social media channels on Facebook and Twitter to extend reach. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies suggests a lean operational structure. The domain registration is transparent and consistent with the business claims, supporting credibility. The site’s market position is that of a niche independent media source with a focus on uncensored reporting.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, and the domain status clientTransferProhibited prevents unauthorized domain transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice to secure DNS queries. No security headers were detected in the provided data, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. There is no visible incident response or security policy information on the site, which limits transparency and preparedness. Google Analytics is used for tracking, but no cookie consent mechanism or privacy policy is present, indicating compliance risks. Overall, the site is functional and secure at a basic level but requires improvements in DNS security, HTTP headers, and privacy compliance.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve web security.
Provide clear contact information including security or abuse contacts to improve trust and incident response readiness.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics to ensure no vulnerable or privacy-invasive components are used.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
اپک تایمز فارسی
Description
تازه ترین اخبار ایران، چین، جهان، آمریکا و کانادا - اپک تایمز فارسی رسانه ای خبری مستقلی است که به هیچ حزب یا دولتی وابسته نیست و اخبار سانسور نشده چین را پوشش می دهد
Key services
News coverage on Iran, China, world, USA, Canada, Video content embedded from YouTube
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Rank Math SEO, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Astra Theme, Ultimate Post Kit Pro
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
Domain status clientTransferProhibited
Use of Cloudflare DNS
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website is an independent Persian language news media outlet
Content is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security challenges
No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage
Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and Astra theme
Includes embedded YouTube videos and social media links
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content
No security or incident response contact information found
Google Analytics is used for tracking
No evidence of adult or NSFW content
Domain registration is transparent and consistent with business claims
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with the Astra theme and Elementor page builder, which are widely supported and provide good flexibility. SEO is enhanced using Rank Math PRO, and Google Analytics is integrated for visitor tracking. The site uses Cloudflare DNS servers, which can provide performance and security benefits. The site appears mobile-optimized and has good design and navigation clarity. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no advanced security headers were detected. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by embedded YouTube videos and multiple CSS/JS assets. The site would benefit from performance optimization and enhanced security configurations to reduce technical risks.
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.
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