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Security report for youku.com

优酷 (Youku) · Media · China

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Youku is a leading Chinese online video streaming platform offering video playback, publishing, search, and sharing services. It is a major player in the Chinese media industry, targeting a broad general audience with a comprehensive video content library. The website demonstrates a mature technical infrastructure leveraging Alibaba Cloud CDN and advanced analytics tools such as Goldlog and Aplus for user tracking and performance monitoring. The platform is optimized for fast performance and mobile responsiveness, providing a good user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and privacy policies are not clearly presented in the analyzed content. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain trust verification, but the brand's market presence and Alibaba affiliation support legitimacy. Overall, Youku maintains a professional and trustworthy online presence with room for improvement in privacy transparency and security best practices.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
70
Security headers
65
Email security
55
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
71

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

Youku operates as a video streaming and sharing service primarily serving the Chinese market. It benefits from strong integration with Alibaba's ecosystem and partnerships with major e-commerce platforms like Taobao and Tmall. The business model revolves around content delivery, advertising, and possibly subscription services. The platform's extensive use of tracking and analytics indicates a data-driven approach to user engagement and monetization. The lack of explicit contact or compliance information in the analyzed content suggests a focus on user experience over regulatory transparency on the public site. Youku's market position as a top-tier media platform in China is reinforced by its technical sophistication and broad service offerings.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with strong SSL configuration, ensuring encrypted communications. It uses multiple analytics and tracking scripts from Alibaba and Tencent, which are industry-standard but raise privacy considerations. No critical security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, or HSTS reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which is a gap in security transparency. The site would benefit from publishing clear privacy and security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers to enhance protection against common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve transparency and GDPR compliance.
  2. Add explicit security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Provide clear contact information and incident response channels for security and abuse reporting.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with accessibility standards and user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
优酷 (Youku)
Description
视频服务平台,提供视频播放,视频发布,视频搜索,视频分享
Key services
video playback, video publishing, video search, video sharing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Alibaba CDN, Goldlog analytics, Aplus tracking, Baxia analytics, Tencent site verification
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of analytics with consent mechanisms (implied)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Goldlog, Aplus, Baxia
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
tanx.com, simba.taobao.com
Tracking pixels
mmstat.com, alicdn.com
Marketing tools
Goldlog, Aplus, Baxia
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a major Chinese video streaming platform with extensive tracking and analytics.
  2. No WHOIS data available from provided raw output, likely due to privacy or registry restrictions.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided HTML snapshot.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Website uses Alibaba and Tencent related analytics and CDN services.
  6. No adult or NSFW content detected.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-heavy frontend with asynchronous loading of analytics and tracking scripts from Alibaba's CDN. It leverages Alibaba Cloud infrastructure and integrates Tencent verification services, indicating a robust hosting and content delivery setup. The site is optimized for performance with fast loading times and mobile responsiveness. However, the lack of visible CMS or backend technology details limits deeper technical assessment. The extensive use of proprietary analytics tools suggests a mature data collection framework but also necessitates careful privacy management. Overall, the technical implementation supports a high-quality user experience but could improve in security and privacy transparency.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 71/100Medium26 findingsView report
  2. 71/100Medium25 findingsView report
  3. 71/100Medium26 findingsView report
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