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Security report for cerclecommunication.com

Cercle Communication · Media · Canada

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cercle Communication is a small Canadian marketing and communication agency focused on providing personalized and multidisciplinary services to businesses. The website is built on the GoDaddy Website Builder platform, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity with basic technical infrastructure including HTTPS and service worker support. However, the site lacks comprehensive privacy and security policies, contact information, and advanced SEO or accessibility features. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing important security headers and incident response contacts. Overall, the website presents a basic but functional online presence suitable for a small agency, with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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

5 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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  4. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
45
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
90
GDPR outside view
65
Average
68

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, targeting businesses needing marketing and communication services. The business model is service-oriented with a focus on personalized client engagement. The website content is minimal but consistent with the brand, lacking detailed business information or certifications. No social media or partner links are present, indicating a limited partnership ecosystem. The use of privacy protection in WHOIS is typical for small businesses. Growth indicators and revenue streams are not discernible from the website content.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and registers a service worker, which are positive security indicators. However, it lacks security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No privacy policy or incident response contacts are provided, which is a compliance gap especially under GDPR. No forms or data collection mechanisms were detected, reducing exposure but also limiting user engagement. Overall, the security maturity is basic with recommendations to enhance headers, policies, and contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security incident reporting.
  4. Conduct a security audit of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility and SEO features to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cercle Communication
Description
Cercle Communication is a marketing and communication agency offering personalized approaches and multidisciplinary teams focused on challenges and results.
Key services
Marketing strategy, Communication
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Fonts (Muli, Quicksand), GoDaddy Website Builder, Service Worker
Platforms
GoDaddy Website Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Service Worker registered

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is built using GoDaddy Website Builder platform.
  2. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  3. Cookie banner present but no explicit consent mechanism detected.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. No social media links detected.
  6. Website uses HTTPS and service worker for offline support.
  7. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  8. No forms detected in the HTML content.
  9. Content is minimal and mostly marketing focused with French language.
  10. No structured data (JSON-LD) or schema.org markup found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using GoDaddy Website Builder with standard HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It uses Google Fonts (Muli and Quicksand) and includes a service worker for offline capabilities. Hosting is provided by GoDaddy. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. Performance is moderate with no explicit performance optimization detected. No CMS other than the GoDaddy builder platform is used. The technical stack is suitable for a small business website but could benefit from modernization and security enhancements.
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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