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Security report for alice-editions.be

Alice Jeunesse · Media · Belgium

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Alice Éditions is an independent Belgian youth publishing house established in 1995, focusing on producing engaging and value-driven books for children and adolescents. The company emphasizes respect, openness, and dialogue through its publications. The website is professionally designed, well-structured, and optimized for SEO and mobile devices, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, it is built on WordPress with modern plugins and libraries, ensuring a good user experience and moderate performance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure forms, though some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are missing. The WHOIS data is restricted, which is common for privacy but limits domain transparency. Overall, the site is trustworthy and serves its niche audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

9 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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"

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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
70
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
43

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 company operates in the media sector, specifically youth literature publishing, targeting children and adolescents primarily in Belgium. It offers multiple collections segmented by age and theme, showcasing a curated catalog of books. The business model is that of an independent publisher with a focus on social values and educational content. The website supports marketing through social media and downloadable catalogs. The lack of explicit contact emails and phone numbers suggests a preference for controlled communication channels. The company maintains a consistent brand image and has a moderate market position within its niche.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and secure form handling with user consent checkboxes, indicating awareness of basic security and privacy requirements. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS reduces the overall security hardening. No incident response or security policy pages are published, which could be improved to enhance transparency and preparedness. The WHOIS data is privacy-protected, which is acceptable but reduces domain registration transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to build trust and demonstrate preparedness.
  4. Consider creating a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alice Jeunesse
Description
Maison d’édition jeunesse engagée depuis 1995, proposant des livres jeunesse avec des valeurs de respect, ouverture d’esprit, entraide et dialogue.
Key services
Publishing youth books, Offering collections by age group and theme, Providing downloadable catalogues
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Smart Slider 3, FontAwesome, Google Fonts, jQuery
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data
  • Secure forms with consent checkbox

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
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 no blocking detected
  2. WHOIS data is restricted, limiting domain registration transparency
  3. Website uses HTTPS and modern web technologies
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found, only contact form and social media
  5. Privacy policy and terms of service pages exist and are linked
  6. No cookie consent banner detected, which may be a GDPR compliance gap
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  8. Website targets French-speaking youth audience in Belgium
  9. Strong branding and consistent design with good SEO practices
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using Elementor page builder and Smart Slider 3 for interactive content. It uses FontAwesome for icons and Google Fonts for typography. The site loads external scripts asynchronously, including Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with some large images and slider content that could be optimized further. SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. No hosting provider information was identified from the content.
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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