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Security report for atout-france.fr

Atout France · Government · France

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Atout France is the official French government agency dedicated to developing and promoting tourism both domestically and internationally. The website presents a comprehensive range of services including market analysis, sustainable tourism initiatives, innovation support, professional training, and event organization. It targets tourism professionals and stakeholders aiming to enhance France's tourism sector. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS, employs modern web technologies, and integrates privacy and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Axeptio for cookie consent. The design is professional, mobile-optimized, and accessible, reflecting the French government's digital standards. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though explicit security headers could be more visible. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. WHOIS data is unavailable due to AFNIC policies, but the official branding and content strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is a trustworthy, well-maintained government resource for tourism stakeholders.

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

8 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 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
65
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
59

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
611
Employees
0
Customers
571
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
11%

15 subdomains affected

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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

Atout France holds a strategic position as a government entity supporting the French tourism industry. Its business model revolves around providing data, expertise, and promotional support to tourism professionals and destinations. The agency leverages partnerships and organizes key events to foster international market development. The website content and testimonials highlight a strong network of over 1,200 tourism professionals and 320 collaborators, indicating a large operational scale. The focus on sustainable tourism and innovation aligns with current market trends and government priorities. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the public site suggests controlled communication channels, typical for government agencies. The digital presence is mature, with integration of analytics and consent management tools supporting data-driven decision making and compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS usage and integration of cookie consent management via Axeptio. The Drupal CMS platform provides inherent security features such as CSRF protection and secure form handling. No exposed sensitive information or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. However, explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options were not visible in the provided data and should be verified server-side. No dedicated security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure pages were found, which is common for government informational sites but could be improved for transparency. Overall, the site is secure with room for enhanced security header implementation and public security communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Ensure all third-party scripts and libraries are regularly audited and updated to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain and regularly review privacy compliance measures, especially regarding data retention and user consent.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Atout France
Description
Atout France développe, avec le collectif des acteurs du tourisme français et internationaux, les expériences touristiques des voyageurs pour aujourd'hui et demain
Key services
Tourism market analysis and trends, International market development, Sustainable tourism promotion, Innovation and travel tech support, Tourism professional training and e-learning, Accommodation classification and labeling, Partnerships and destination contracts, Organizing professional events and workshops
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Google Tag Manager, Axeptio (cookie consent), AddToAny (social sharing), DSFR (French government design system)
Frameworks
Drupal, DSFR
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of secure cookies consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (implied by Drupal)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
good

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. Strong French government branding and official design system usage
  3. Comprehensive tourism-related content with professional presentation
  4. Multiple social media and external links to trusted domains
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML content
  6. Use of modern web technologies and compliance with privacy regulations
  7. No explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found
  8. No explicit data protection officer contact found
  9. No visible security policy or incident response information
  10. WHOIS data unavailable, typical for AFNIC-managed .fr domains
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging the French government's DSFR design system for consistent branding and accessibility. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and Axeptio for cookie consent management. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive images and accessible navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content and multiple external scripts. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration. Opportunities exist to improve performance via optimization of third-party scripts and enhanced caching strategies.
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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