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Institut Curie · Healthcare · France

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Institut Curie is a prestigious French non-profit organization specializing in cancer research, treatment, and education. Established in 1909, it holds a leading position in Europe for oncology services and scientific research. The website reflects this stature with comprehensive content targeting patients, researchers, and healthcare professionals. The institution's digital presence is built on modern web technologies including Nuxt.js and Tailwind CSS, ensuring a responsive and performant user experience. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies in French. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and security headers, though a dedicated security policy and incident response information are absent. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and aligned with the organization's mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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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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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
69

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

Institut Curie operates primarily in healthcare, research, and education sectors, focusing on oncology. Its business model is non-profit, supported by public funding and partnerships. The website targets a broad audience including patients seeking treatment, researchers collaborating on cancer studies, and students pursuing medical education. The institution benefits from a strong brand and long history, with a domain registered since 1995 under a reputable French academic registrar. The digital ecosystem includes integrations with Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot for analytics and privacy management. No commercial advertising or affiliate programs are evident, consistent with its non-profit status.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and multiple security headers implemented. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, indicating GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a public security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. There is no security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program visible. Overall, the site is secure for visitors but could improve by publishing explicit security and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Enhance transparency by detailing data retention policies and privacy compliance measures.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Institut Curie
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Institut Curie
Description
L'Institut Curie lutte contre le cancer via son centre hospitalier de pointe en cancérologie, son centre européen de recherche en cancérologie et son centre de formation.
Key services
Cancer research, Cancer treatment, Medical training
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, Google Fonts, Cookiebot, Swiper.js
Frameworks
Vue.js, Nuxt.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JS frameworks with security in mind

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Strong focus on cancer research and treatment.
  3. Good compliance with privacy and cookie regulations.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. Clear and accessible contact information.
  7. No security policy or incident response info publicly available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern JavaScript frameworks Nuxt.js and Vue.js, styled with Tailwind CSS, and uses Google Fonts for typography. It employs Cookiebot for cookie consent management and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is hosted likely under French academic infrastructure given the registrar GIP RENATER. Performance is optimized with preloading of key assets and responsive design for mobile devices. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced with ARIA roles and landmarks. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD organization schema. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach.
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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