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Security report for shihang.org

World Bank Group · Government · N/a

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.shihang.org/ext/zh/home serves as a Chinese language portal aligned with the World Bank Group's mission to fight global poverty through sustainable development. It offers rich content including economic reports, data, research publications, and project information. The site is built on Adobe Experience Manager, indicating a mature technical infrastructure with modern web technologies. The content is professionally presented, well-structured, and mobile optimized, targeting global development stakeholders and Chinese-speaking audiences. However, the WHOIS data is incomplete and malformed, raising concerns about domain legitimacy and ownership transparency. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied but lacking visible security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent or privacy policies. No contact information or incident response channels are visible, which limits user trust and compliance with data protection regulations. Overall, the site is content-rich and professionally designed but would benefit from enhanced transparency, security policies, and WHOIS clarity to improve trust and compliance.

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
65
Security headers
65
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
66

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 site positions itself as a regional Chinese language extension of the World Bank Group, focusing on development data, economic research, and project operations. Its business model is non-commercial, centered on providing information and resources to governments, researchers, and the public. The presence of multiple related domains under the worldbank.org umbrella indicates a broad partnership ecosystem. The use of a separate domain (shihang.org) for Chinese content suggests localization strategy but also introduces potential risks if not officially sanctioned. The site lacks direct contact or business registration details, which is typical for international organizations but may affect perceived credibility. The content quality and alignment with global development goals indicate a strong market position in the government/non-profit sector.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS as indicated by canonical URLs, but no explicit security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) were detected in the provided data. There are no visible forms on the homepage, reducing immediate risk of input-based vulnerabilities. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, indicates gaps in compliance and transparency. The WHOIS data is incomplete, which is a concern for domain trustworthiness. No third-party tracking or analytics scripts were identified, suggesting minimal user tracking but also limited insight into data protection practices. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing standard security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and providing clear incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide visible contact information including security incident response channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Clarify WHOIS domain registration details to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
World Bank Group
Description
The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions with 189 member countries.
Key services
Economic research and publications, Development data provision, Project funding and operations, Capacity building and training
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES Modules, Adobe AEM (Adobe Experience Manager)
Platforms
Adobe AEM Cloud
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical URLs
  • No visible forms collecting sensitive data on homepage

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Chinese language.
  2. Content aligns with World Bank Group's mission and publications.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on homepage.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on homepage.
  5. No forms present on homepage; no data collection observed.
  6. No social media links detected in the provided HTML.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and Adobe AEM CMS.
  8. No explicit security headers or SSL details provided in data.
  9. WHOIS data is incomplete and malformed, limiting domain trust verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, leveraging modern HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript ES modules. The site uses modular scripts and responsive images for performance and mobile optimization. The hosting is on Adobe AEM Cloud, a robust enterprise platform. The site has good SEO metadata including Open Graph and Twitter cards. However, no explicit analytics or tracking scripts were detected, which may limit marketing insights. The site performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and privacy compliance features.
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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