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Security report for cnam.fr

Conservatoire national des arts et métiers · Education · France

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam) is a well-established French public higher education institution dedicated to lifelong learning, scientific and technical culture dissemination, and research. The website reflects a mature digital presence with extensive content covering education, research, culture, and regional and international activities. The institution targets students, professionals, and researchers, offering a broad range of services including micro-certifications, MOOCs, and cultural exhibitions. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries and a custom CMS, with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and privacy policies could be improved. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration trust analysis, but the website's branding, certifications, and content strongly support its legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-suited for its educational mission.

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

10 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
55

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention cnam.fr, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
4,780
Employees
5
Customers
4,500
Third parties
275
Weak passwords
11%

Latest record dated 2025-12-23 · 138 subdomains affected

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  • –gt.cnam.fr2025-12-23
  • –gt.cnam.fr2025-11-16
  • –comet.esgt.cnam.fr2025-07-20
  • –comet.esgt.cnam.fr2025-06-19
  • –comet.esgt.cnam.fr2025-04-15

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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

Cnam holds a strong market position as a national educational institution with a large network of regional centers and international partnerships. Its business model focuses on public education, professional training, research, and cultural dissemination. The institution leverages digital tools such as MOOCs and micro-certifications to expand its reach. The website's comprehensive navigation and content indicate a mature organization with clear strategic priorities. The presence of certifications like Qualiopi and active social media engagement further enhance credibility. Growth indicators include new digital offerings and active research dissemination. The partnership ecosystem includes various specialized schools and international collaborations, supporting a broad educational ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies represent gaps. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found. GDPR compliance is implied but not explicitly documented on the analyzed page. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formal policies to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently display comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen security posture.
  3. Publish a clear security incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance WHOIS domain registration transparency if possible to improve domain legitimacy perception.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
Description
French public higher education institution focused on lifelong learning, scientific and technical culture diffusion, and research.
Key services
Higher education and professional training, Research and doctoral studies, Cultural dissemination including museum and digital archives, Micro-certifications and MOOCs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Owl Carousel, FCKeditor, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics, Ideta chatbot integration
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 navigation
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain registration trust analysis
  4. Strong educational and cultural focus with multiple service areas
  5. Presence of official certifications and social media presence
  6. Good technical implementation with modern JS libraries and analytics
  7. No explicit privacy or cookie policy found in the analyzed page
  8. Contact information is present and credible
  9. No security incident or vulnerability disclosure information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS platform with JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Owl Carousel for UI components, and FCKeditor for content management. Matomo analytics is used for user tracking, indicating a preference for privacy-friendly tools. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. The site structure is well-organized with clear navigation menus and semantic HTML. Opportunities exist to modernize further by adopting newer frameworks and improving SEO metadata completeness. No major technical debt or risks were identified that would impact business operations.
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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