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Security report for e-cancer.fr

Institut National Du Cancer · Healthcare · France

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

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.cancer.fr is the official portal of the Institut National Du Cancer, a French national institute dedicated to providing authoritative information on cancer. It serves patients, caregivers, health professionals, and the general public with comprehensive resources on cancer types, prevention, screening, treatments, and support services. The site is well-branded with official government insignia and uses the .fr domain, reinforcing its legitimacy and trustworthiness. Technically, the site is built on the Ibexa Platform CMS and incorporates modern web technologies including responsive design, Google Fonts, and YouTube integration. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie consent mechanism, but a clear privacy policy URL was not found in the provided content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the visible content. However, the absence of WHOIS data from the AFNIC database is unusual and reduces the domain trust score. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the site content is fully accessible. Overall, the website is a high-quality, authoritative resource with excellent content and user experience. The main risk is the missing WHOIS data which could be due to database issues or privacy protection. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing explicit security and privacy policies, and providing clear contact information for incident response and data protection inquiries.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
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

  2. 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

  3. 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"

    • 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
77
Security headers
35
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
61

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 National Du Cancer occupies a critical position in the French healthcare ecosystem as the official government body for cancer information and support. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public health education and resource provision. The site targets a broad audience including patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, offering extensive content on cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. The comprehensive navigation and detailed subtopics indicate a mature content strategy aimed at maximizing user engagement and information dissemination. The absence of commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its government/non-profit status. The organization benefits from strong brand recognition and trust signals inherent to official national health institutions.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data or vulnerable components. The presence of a cookie consent banner indicates awareness of privacy regulations. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts are gaps that could be addressed to improve security maturity. The missing WHOIS data is a concern for domain transparency but does not necessarily indicate malicious intent given the official nature of the site. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the provided content. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from enhanced security documentation and headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a clear privacy policy page with GDPR compliance details and make it easily discoverable.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection officer details.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly verify WHOIS data accuracy and transparency to enhance domain trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Institut National Du Cancer
Description
French national institute providing authoritative information on cancers, prevention, treatments, and support for patients, caregivers, and health professionals.
Key services
Cancer information and education, Prevention and risk factors guidance, Screening and early detection information, Patient care pathways and treatment options, Support for patients and caregivers, Resources for health professionals
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Ibexa Platform, YouTube iframe API, Google Fonts, Bootstrap (implied by data-bs-toggle attributes), JavaScript XMLHttpRequest
Frameworks
Ibexa Platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of privacy consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
TrustCommander
Marketing tools
TrustCommander
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 in French language.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing or not found in AFNIC database.
  4. Site uses Ibexa CMS platform and modern web technologies.
  5. Strong focus on cancer information, prevention, patient support, and professional resources.
  6. Privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented.
  7. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  9. No explicit privacy policy URL found in the provided HTML snippet.
  10. Site is well structured with comprehensive navigation menus.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses the Ibexa Platform CMS, a modern and scalable content management system suitable for large institutional websites. It integrates Google Fonts for typography and YouTube iframe API for video content, indicating multimedia support. The site uses Bootstrap components for UI elements such as modals and collapsible menus, enhancing responsiveness and user experience. JavaScript is used for dynamic content loading and user info retrieval. The site appears well-structured with semantic HTML and accessibility features like skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of external scripts. There is no indication of legacy or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and expand privacy compliance documentation.
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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