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Cour des comptes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg · Government · Luxembourg

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Cour des comptes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg is the official government institution responsible for auditing public finances in Luxembourg. The website serves as a portal for publishing audit reports, legislative information, and institutional presentations. It targets citizens, government officials, and auditors, providing transparency and accountability in public financial management. The site is well-branded with consistent government identity and multilingual support. Technically, the website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS and uses Adobe Dynamic Tag Manager for analytics and tag management. It employs modern JavaScript libraries such as RequireJS and a cookie consent management tool (OreJime). The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although explicit security headers were not visible in the provided data. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. However, no explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosures were found. The WHOIS data was unavailable due to a malformed domain query, but the domain's official government subdomain and content indicate legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the content is safe for general audiences. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy government service portal with room for improvement in security header implementation and transparency around security policies and incident response.

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

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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  • 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
30
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
60

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 Cour des comptes holds a critical role in Luxembourg's government sector by providing independent auditing and oversight of public finances. Its market position is that of a supreme audit institution, ensuring financial accountability and transparency. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service and governance. The website supports this mission by offering access to reports and legislative information. The institution's partnerships appear limited to government-related entities, with no commercial affiliations detected. Growth indicators are not applicable given the governmental nature. The site’s ecosystem includes government hosting and CDN services, with Adobe technologies supporting digital operations.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is moderate to good. HTTPS is in use, and cookie consent is properly managed, indicating compliance with privacy regulations. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options suggests potential areas for enhancement. No incident response or security contact information is published, which could hinder timely reporting and handling of security issues. The use of third-party scripts like Adobe DTM requires ongoing monitoring to prevent vulnerabilities. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Overall, the site maintains a secure baseline but would benefit from adopting additional security best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from external libraries.
  4. Enhance WHOIS data visibility or ensure domain registration details are accessible to improve trust and verification.
  5. Maintain and update cookie and privacy policies to reflect evolving GDPR and data protection requirements.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cour des comptes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Description
La Cour des comptes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg est une institution gouvernementale chargée de l'audit et du contrôle des finances publiques. Elle publie des rapports généraux, spéciaux, avis et rapports d'activité.
Key services
Audit des finances publiques, Publication de rapports d'audit, Conseils et avis sur la législation financière
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Adobe DTM (Adobe Dynamic Tag Manager), RequireJS, OreJime cookie consent library
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by domain
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe DTM
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official government audit institution site for Luxembourg.
  2. Content is in French with multilingual options.
  3. No WHOIS data available from provided raw output.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with clear user options.
  5. No email addresses or phone numbers explicitly provided in visible content.
  6. No social media links detected.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. Site uses Adobe Experience Manager CMS and Adobe DTM for tag management.
  9. No obvious security headers visible in provided data.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, a robust enterprise CMS platform, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. The use of RequireJS suggests modular JavaScript loading for performance optimization. Cookie consent is managed via OreJime, a modern consent management tool. The site loads resources from government CDNs, enhancing availability and speed. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the lack of visible security headers and incomplete WHOIS data represent technical gaps. Overall, the technical stack is solid but could be improved with enhanced security configurations and domain registration transparency.
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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