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Security report for xinshinet.com

Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. · Education · China

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

新时高考网 is a Chinese education-focused website providing comprehensive and authoritative information on college entrance exams, admission policies, score lines, and volunteer application guidance. It targets Chinese high school students, parents, and educators seeking up-to-date and detailed exam-related content. The website is well-positioned as a trusted portal in the Chinese education sector with regularly updated content and a consistent brand presence. Technically, the site uses a traditional CMS (EmpireCMS) with common web technologies such as jQuery and Swiper.js for UI components. It is hosted on Alibaba Cloud, ensuring reliable infrastructure and HTTPS security. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and SEO, though accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site employs HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended to enhance protection. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with data protection regulations such as GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are found. Overall, the website is functional, content-rich, and credible but would benefit from improved privacy compliance and enhanced security measures to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

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 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

    • 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

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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
60

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 operates as an information publishing platform in the education sector, focusing on high school and college entrance exam information in China. It leverages partnerships with related education and recruitment sites to extend its reach. The business model centers on content provision, likely monetized through advertising and partnerships. The site demonstrates steady growth with frequent content updates and a medium-sized operational scale. Its competitive advantage lies in authoritative, localized exam information and comprehensive coverage of various exam-related topics. The absence of direct contact information and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in customer engagement and compliance. Strategically, the site could expand by integrating user accounts, personalized services, and enhanced data protection to increase user trust and retention.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communication. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the defense-in-depth level. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The search form uses POST method, which is good practice. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency and readiness for security events. Recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure process to enhance security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with data protection regulations and inform users about data handling.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Consider adding clear contact information and customer support channels to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Description
新时高考网权威发布各省、各高校最新高考招生政策、招生信息，同时为考生提供志愿填报政策解读，各校历年录取分数线、专业录取分数线，助力广大考生圆梦理想大学。网站设置艺考、招飞、军校生、公费师范生、免费医学生、强基计划、专项计划等众多栏目，满足各类考生高考信息需求。
Key services
High school and college entrance exam news, Admission policy updates, Score line and ranking information, Volunteer application guidance, Educational competition information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, Swiper.js, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Baidu Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of POST method in search form

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Chinese education portal focused on college entrance exam information.
  2. Content is regularly updated with recent articles dated in 2025.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or footer.
  5. Uses HTTPS and reputable hosting provider Alibaba Cloud.
  6. No advanced security headers detected; DNSSEC not enabled.
  7. Includes multiple external links to partner and related education sites.
  8. Uses Baidu Analytics for user tracking.
  9. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  10. No social media links detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional CMS (EmpireCMS) with a tech stack including jQuery 2.2.4, Swiper.js for sliders, and Font Awesome for icons. It integrates Baidu Analytics for user tracking. The site is hosted on Alibaba Cloud, a reputable provider, and uses HTTPS for secure connections. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies on CDN and analytics services. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation, though no JSON-LD or Open Graph metadata is present. Accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic HTML. The site includes multiple external links to partner education and recruitment domains, enhancing its ecosystem. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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