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Security report for shilaan.com

Shilaan Alzahawi · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 8 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.shilaan.com serves as the personal academic portfolio of Dr. Shilaan Alzahawi, an Assistant Professor of Management at Texas A&M University. It provides a professional platform showcasing academic posts, talks, and a downloadable CV, targeting academics and researchers in organizational behavior and data science. The site is well-structured, visually consistent, and optimized for mobile devices, reflecting a high level of digital maturity. Technically, it leverages modern web technologies including Hugo with the Wowchemy theme, Bootstrap, and various JavaScript libraries, hosted likely on Netlify, ensuring fast performance and good accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data, though it lacks some recommended security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy, but the professional content and verified external links mitigate some risk. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained but would benefit from enhanced compliance and security documentation.

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

8 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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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
80
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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 website positions Dr. Alzahawi as a credible academic in the education sector, focusing on organizational behavior and data science. The business model is a personal academic portfolio aimed at knowledge dissemination and professional networking. The site’s content quality and branding consistency support a strong market position within academic circles. The presence of social media and academic profile links enhances the partnership ecosystem and outreach. No commercial transactions or revenue streams are evident, consistent with an academic personal site. Growth indicators include recent posts and talks, signaling active engagement. The lack of privacy and security policies suggests room for improvement in compliance and trust-building.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure information indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerabilities or malware were detected in the content. Compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations is not clearly addressed due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness appears limited as no security contact channels are provided. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a personal academic site but could be improved to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident response communication.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents or data protection inquiries to demonstrate readiness and transparency.
  5. Regularly review and update WHOIS registration details to ensure domain legitimacy and reduce suspicion.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Shilaan Alzahawi
Description
Personal academic website of Shilaan Alzahawi, Assistant Professor of Management at Texas A&M University, Mays Business School. The site features academic posts, talks, CV, and contact information.
Key services
Academic blog posts, Educational talks and workshops, CV and professional profile sharing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Wowchemy (Hugo theme), Google Analytics, Fuse.js, Mark.js, Highlight.js, Leaflet
Frameworks
Wowchemy, Bootstrap
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of integrity and crossorigin attributes on CDN resources

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal academic portfolio for Shilaan Alzahawi.
  2. Content is rich with academic posts, talks, and CV.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  4. No contact phone numbers or physical addresses found.
  5. WHOIS data is missing, raising domain legitimacy questions.
  6. Site uses modern web technologies and is well optimized.
  7. No security.txt or incident response info published.
  8. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for tracking.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern static site generator (Hugo) using the Wowchemy academic theme, supported by Bootstrap for responsive design. It integrates multiple JavaScript libraries for enhanced user experience including jQuery, Highlight.js for code syntax highlighting, Leaflet for maps, and Fuse.js for search functionality. Hosting appears to be on Netlify, inferred from the Netlify Identity widget. Performance is fast with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized CSS delivery. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is good with semantic HTML and ARIA labels. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced further by adding security headers and formalizing privacy and security policies.
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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