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Security report for altae-technopole.fr

Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres · Other · France

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

37/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres is a regional innovation and entrepreneurship hub based in the Deux-Sèvres region of France. The organization focuses on catalyzing innovation and supporting startups and entrepreneurs through ecosystem animation, tailored accompaniment programs, and promoting territorial attractiveness. The website is built on WordPress using Elementor and Yoast SEO, with a modern but basic technical infrastructure hosted likely on OVH. While the site offers good content quality and SEO optimization, it lacks a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support, which is a critical security gap. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Contact information is limited to a contact form, with no explicit emails or phone numbers found. Social media presence includes LinkedIn and YouTube. The site integrates Piwik PRO analytics and uses WP Rocket for performance optimization, though performance data indicates slow loading. Security posture is weak due to missing HTTPS and lack of security headers. Strategic recommendations include implementing HTTPS, enabling modern TLS protocols, adding security headers, and improving privacy compliance. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires significant security improvements to meet modern standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

  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';…

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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
50
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
37

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

Altæ Technopole operates as an essential entity in the regional innovation ecosystem, partnering with local government bodies and organizations such as Retis, Niort Agglo, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its business model revolves around fostering innovation through events, workshops, and support programs for startups. The organization targets entrepreneurs and innovators in the Deux-Sèvres area, positioning itself as a key facilitator of economic development. The presence of testimonials and partnerships enhances its credibility. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, public funding, and event sponsorships. The company demonstrates a growing ecosystem with active community engagement but lacks direct contact details on the website, which could be improved for better business communication.

Security posture

The website currently lacks a valid SSL certificate, serving content without HTTPS, which exposes users to potential interception and undermines trust. No modern TLS protocols are enabled, and critical security headers such as HSTS are missing. OCSP stapling and session resumption are not configured, reducing SSL performance and security. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are found, and no security contact emails are provided. While no known vulnerabilities or malware are detected, the absence of HTTPS and security best practices significantly lowers the security posture. The site uses standard WordPress plugins but should ensure they are regularly updated to mitigate risks. Overall, the security maturity is low, requiring urgent improvements to protect user data and comply with regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Install and configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated versions.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Deploy a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about data collection.
  6. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and provide security contact information.
  7. Enhance contact information visibility by adding verified company emails and phone numbers.
  8. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate security risks.
  9. Optimize website performance by auditing resource loading and caching strategies.
  10. Improve accessibility features to meet WCAG standards for a broader audience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern CMS platform with SEO capabilities. It uses WP Rocket for caching and performance optimization, though performance metrics are missing, suggesting potential slow loading. The site loads multiple custom fonts and uses Splide.js for sliders. Hosting appears to be with OVH based on DNS nameservers. The site lacks HTTPS due to an invalid or missing SSL certificate, which is a critical technical deficiency. JavaScript libraries include jQuery and Elementor frontend scripts. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features. Structured data in JSON-LD format is implemented for SEO. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a regional business website but requires SSL implementation and performance tuning.
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. 41/100 +1High29 findingsView report
  2. 40/100High30 findingsView report
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