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Security report for cc-sudavesnois.fr

Communauté de Communes · Government · France

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents the official online presence of the Communauté de Communes Sud Avesnois, a French local government community organization established in 2014. It provides information about regional governance, public services, economic development, and community initiatives targeted at residents and stakeholders of the Sud Avesnois region. The site is positioned as a trusted local authority with a medium-sized organizational footprint. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO, Google Maps API, Matomo analytics, and GDPR-compliant cookie management. The site is hosted by OVH, a reputable provider, and uses HTTPS with reCAPTCHA protection on contact forms, indicating a reasonable security posture. However, the absence of explicit security headers suggests room for improvement. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear cookie consent mechanisms and a privacy policy in French. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured for its audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
53

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

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Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
0%

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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

The Communauté de Communes Sud Avesnois operates as a public government entity serving multiple municipalities in the Sud Avesnois region. Its business model focuses on providing essential community services such as mobility, habitat, waste management, health, urban planning, and economic development. The organization maintains partnerships with regional tourism, natural parks, and media networks, enhancing its community engagement and service delivery. The website content and linked domains reflect a strong local ecosystem. The organization leverages digital tools to communicate with residents and stakeholders, supporting transparency and civic participation. Growth indicators include active publication of reports, community guides, and engagement initiatives like the Comité des Partenaires.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and reCAPTCHA v3 is implemented on the contact form to mitigate spam and abuse. Cookie consent is managed via a GDPR-compliant plugin with opt-in mechanisms, reflecting good privacy practices. However, the lack of visible HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Incident response and security policies are not publicly documented, which is common for public sector sites but represents an area for enhancement. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the site's purpose but could benefit from additional hardening and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Maintain regular updates of WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to comply with WCAG standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Conduct periodic security audits and vulnerability scans to proactively identify and remediate risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Communauté de Communes
Description
Terre de talent et d'ambition
Key services
Community governance, Public services (mobility, habitat, waste collection, health), Economic development, Urban planning, Publications and communication
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Maps API, Matomo Analytics, Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms, Complianz GDPR plugin, Bootstrap CSS, jQuery
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • reCAPTCHA v3 on contact form
  • Cookie consent with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a French community of communes official site
  2. Content is in French and targeted at local residents and stakeholders
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO, forms, and GDPR compliance
  4. Includes cookie consent banner with opt-in and category management
  5. Contact form uses reCAPTCHA v3 for spam protection
  6. Social media presence on Facebook and YouTube
  7. No signs of malicious or adult content
  8. No visible security headers in HTML but HTTPS is enforced
  9. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is active with OVH registrar
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a combination of popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization, Contact Form 7 and Ninja Forms for user interaction, and Complianz GDPR for privacy compliance. The front-end leverages Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. Google Maps API is integrated for location services. Analytics are handled by Matomo, an open-source alternative to Google Analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-conscious tools. Hosting is provided by OVH, a well-known European provider. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses modern web standards but could improve by adding security headers and enhancing 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

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