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Security report for sba.sa

هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون · Media · Saudi Arabia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in DNS health, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website https://sba.sa/ar represents the official Saudi Broadcasting Authority (هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون), a leading government media entity in Saudi Arabia. It provides a comprehensive media platform including television, radio, and digital content services, targeting a broad general audience within Saudi Arabia. The site is professionally designed using Drupal CMS and modern web technologies, offering good mobile optimization and user experience. Social media integration is strong with official accounts on major platforms. Technically, the site employs HTTPS with DNSSEC enabled, indicating a secure DNS setup, though explicit security headers are missing. Privacy and cookie policies are not visibly present, which is a compliance gap. Contact information is not explicitly provided on the site, limiting direct user engagement channels. Overall, the domain registration aligns with the official entity, supporting legitimacy. The site is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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 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 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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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
100
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

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

SBA holds a dominant position as the national media authority in Saudi Arabia, operating multiple broadcast channels and digital platforms. Its business model is government-funded media broadcasting and content production, focusing on cultural, social, and informational programming. The website reflects a large-scale operation with extensive content offerings and partnerships with related media platforms such as Aloula. The presence of multiple media service portals indicates a diversified service ecosystem. The lack of visible privacy and cookie policies suggests room for improvement in regulatory compliance. The site’s professional branding and consistent messaging reinforce its authoritative market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS and DNSSEC enabled, reducing risks of DNS spoofing and ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of common security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The site lacks visible incident response or security contact information, which could hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security incidents. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing additional HTTP security headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently display privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add standard security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response channels to facilitate communication and compliance.
  4. Conduct regular security audits to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities proactively.
  5. Enhance analytics and tracking transparency to align with privacy best practices and regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون
Description
منظومة إعلامية رائدة في صناعة المحتوى الموثوق والمبتكر وعالي الجودة.
Key services
Television broadcasting, Radio broadcasting, Digital media services, Media content production, Media platforms and portals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Slick Carousel, Font Awesome, Bootstrap 5, AOS (Animate On Scroll), AddToAny sharing, Facebook SDK
Frameworks
Drupal 9
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • DNSSEC enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Arabic language
  2. Official Saudi government media authority site
  3. No privacy or cookie policies visibly found
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in content
  5. Strong social media presence on official platforms
  6. Uses modern web technologies and Drupal CMS
  7. No security headers detected in provided data
  8. DNSSEC enabled indicating good DNS security
  9. No signs of WAF or content blocking
  10. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 9 CMS with integration of modern front-end libraries such as Slick Carousel, Font Awesome, Bootstrap 5, and AOS for animations. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and alternate language links. Performance is moderate with lazy loading of images and asynchronous script loading. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, supporting a robust content delivery platform. Opportunities exist to improve performance further by optimizing resource loading and implementing advanced caching strategies.
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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