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Security report for alcyoneurope.com

Alcyon · Healthcare · France

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Alcyon is a European leader in the distribution of veterinary medicines, pet food, and veterinary equipment, operating primarily in France, Belgium, and Italy. The company is structured with subsidiaries in these countries and governed by a board largely composed of practicing veterinarians, emphasizing its close ties to the veterinary profession. The website presents a professional and multilingual platform that highlights the company's history, organizational structure, and key business metrics, targeting veterinary professionals across Europe. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins such as Yoast SEO and WPML for multilingual support. It uses jQuery and is optimized for mobile devices with good SEO practices. The site is served over HTTPS with no visible security vulnerabilities in the provided HTML content. However, it lacks some security headers and visible privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid baseline with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as missing incident response and vulnerability disclosure information, indicates areas for improvement in compliance and transparency. The WHOIS data is notably missing or unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency despite the professional appearance and content of the website. Overall, Alcyon’s website is a well-structured and professional digital presence for a veterinary distribution group, but it would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, security headers, and clearer domain registration information to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

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

11 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: RDP

      Port 3389 (RDP) is publicly accessible - RDP - Remote Desktop, prime ransomware target

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to RDP using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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';…

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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
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
38

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Alcyon holds a strong market position as a leading European distributor in the veterinary sector, serving over 11,000 veterinary clients with daily deliveries and exclusive services. Its business model focuses on B2B distribution of medicines, pet food, and equipment, supported by subsidiaries in France, Belgium, and Italy. The company’s governance by veterinarians adds credibility and alignment with its target audience. Revenue figures indicate a large enterprise scale. The multilingual website and active social media presence support broad market engagement. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a controlled communication approach, likely directing inquiries through dedicated contact pages. The company’s history dating back to 1988 and its structured organization reflect maturity and stability in the sector.

Security posture

The website’s security posture is moderate to good, with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against certain web attacks. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits transparency and preparedness perception. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided HTML. The missing WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could improve in compliance and security best practices to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies with clear contact channels to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Clarify domain registration details or use verified WHOIS information to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alcyon
Description
Alcyon est un groupe européen, leader dans la distribution de médicaments, pet food et matériel vétérinaires.
Key services
Distribution of medicines, Distribution of pet food, Distribution of veterinary equipment, Exclusive services for veterinary practitioners
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.0, WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO plugin, WPML Multilingual CMS
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in French and multiple languages.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or linked pages.
  3. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found on the homepage; contact is via contact pages.
  4. Social media presence is strong with official Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube accounts for subsidiaries.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins like Yoast SEO and WPML for multilingual support.
  6. No visible security headers detected in the HTML content; SSL is enabled.
  7. No forms detected on the homepage; contact forms are on separate contact pages.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  9. Content is professional, focused on veterinary distribution business in Europe.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using version 6.8.2, with Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and WPML for multilingual content management. It uses jQuery 1.12.0, which is an older version but still functional. The site loads multiple custom fonts and CSS stylesheets, indicating attention to branding and design. Performance is moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements and viewport meta tags. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better semantic markup. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting provider details are not disclosed in the HTML. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modernization of JavaScript libraries and enhanced accessibility features.
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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