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Security report for afnor.org

Groupe AFNOR · Other · France

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Groupe AFNOR is a leading French non-profit organization specializing in voluntary standards, certification, training, and professional information services. It holds a strong market position in France and internationally, offering key services such as standardization, certification, EFQM excellence model consulting, and energy audits. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on WordPress with modern SEO and multilingual capabilities, supporting a broad professional audience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though additional security headers could enhance protection. The absence of WHOIS registrant data is typical for organizations of this nature and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured for its target audience.

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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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
75

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

AFNOR operates primarily in sectors including energy, manufacturing, government, and non-profit. Its business model revolves around providing standards and certification services, training, and expert consulting. The organization maintains multiple subsidiary domains dedicated to specific service lines, indicating a diversified service portfolio. The website's content and structure suggest a focus on B2B clients and professionals seeking compliance and excellence frameworks. The presence of social media and newsletter subscriptions indicates active engagement and marketing efforts. The organization's size is large, with a well-established brand and consistent messaging.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration, ensuring encrypted communications. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the site lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site uses common third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager, which should be regularly audited for security. Incident response and security policy information are not explicitly provided, representing an area for improvement in transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and stakeholder confidence.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and plugins to prevent vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Maintain up-to-date WHOIS information or provide organizational transparency to strengthen trust signals.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Groupe AFNOR
Description
Normes volontaires, formation, veille, information professionnelle et technique, évaluation et certification, EFQM, audit énergétique, benchmark
Key services
Standardization, Certification, Training, Information and monitoring, Consulting, EFQM Excellence Model, Energy audit
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, WPBakery Page Builder, jQuery, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
WPML (multilingual), Mega Menu
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, WPML
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and professionally designed
  2. Content is rich and relevant to standardization and certification
  3. Strong presence of trust signals and social media integration
  4. No security or privacy red flags detected
  5. WHOIS data is not publicly available, but no suspicious indicators found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using WPBakery Page Builder and Yoast SEO Premium for content management and optimization. It supports multilingual content via WPML and uses a mega menu for navigation. The tech stack includes jQuery and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses modern fonts and responsive design elements. There is no explicit hosting provider information. The site could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced accessibility compliance.
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. 75/100Medium26 findingsView report
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