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Security report for achalon.com

Office de tourisme de Chalon sur Saône · Hospitality · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.achalon.com serves as the official tourism office portal for Chalon-sur-Saône, a region in Burgundy, France. It provides comprehensive tourism-related information including accommodations, restaurants, cultural events, and leisure activities. The site is multilingual (French, English, German) and features rich multimedia content such as videos and image galleries, enhancing user engagement. The business model focuses on promoting regional tourism and supporting local businesses through event promotion and visitor information services. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a custom Woody theme and leverages modern JavaScript libraries and APIs for maps, video playback, and UI components. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some best practices, though security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is moderate with cookie consent mechanisms but lacks a clearly identified privacy policy page. WHOIS data is unavailable, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy, which should be verified. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy from a content and technical perspective but requires attention to domain registration and privacy documentation.

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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
52

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The tourism office positions itself as a key regional player in hospitality and cultural promotion within the Grand Chalon area. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive local content, and multilingual support. Revenue streams likely include partnerships with local businesses and event ticketing. The target audience includes tourists, local visitors, and cultural enthusiasts. Growth indicators include active event promotion and digital engagement through multimedia content. The partnership ecosystem includes external map and consent framework providers. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance trust by clarifying domain registration and expanding privacy and security disclosures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and use of consent frameworks for cookies. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options indicates room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Compliance gaps include missing privacy policy and incident response contact information. Data protection practices appear basic, with no visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure pages. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a tourism site but should be enhanced to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure legitimacy and transparency.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the homepage.
  3. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Add explicit contact information for data protection officer or security incident response.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them accordingly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Office de tourisme de Chalon sur Saône
Description
Bienvenue en Côte Chalonnaise, terre de traditions et de talents au cœur de la Bourgogne ! Découvrez la région Chalon-sur-Saône, au cœur de la Bourgogne. Hébergements, restaurants, idées de visites, circuits, plans, photos, billetterie.
Key services
Tourism information, Event promotion, Accommodation and restaurant listings, Cultural and leisure activity organization, Ticketing services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, YouTube iframe API, Plyr video player, Leaflet maps, Swiper slider, Flatpickr date picker, NoUISlider, Lazysizes, Moment.js, Cookies.js, Rellax (parallax), iframeResizer
Frameworks
Woody Theme (custom WordPress theme), WordPress CMS
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of YouTube no-cookie embed
  • Consent framework scripts for cookie management

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible domain registration issues
  3. Professional tourism office website with multilingual support (fr, en, de)
  4. Uses modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks
  5. Includes cookie consent mechanism and privacy-related scripts
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content; contact via forms
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure pages
  8. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack based on WordPress CMS with a custom Woody theme. It integrates multiple JavaScript libraries for enhanced UI/UX including jQuery, Swiper, Plyr, Leaflet maps, and consent management scripts. Performance is moderate with lazy loading and responsive design implemented. Technical debt appears low with up-to-date libraries and structured data usage. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and optimize loading times further. The site is well-structured with good SEO metadata and accessibility features, supporting a positive user experience.
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.

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