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Security report for escpalumni.org

ESCP Alumni · Education · France

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ESCP Alumni operates as the official alumni association for ESCP Business School, focusing on providing a comprehensive network and career support services to its students and graduates. The website is well-structured, primarily in French, and offers extensive information about events, membership, and community engagement. It targets students and alumni, supporting lifelong connections and professional development. Technically, the site uses a mature stack with Apache, PHP, jQuery, and Bootstrap, integrating modern tools like hCaptcha and cookie consent management via tarteaucitron. Security is robust with HTTPS, multiple security headers, and secure cookie attributes, though improvements in SSL configuration and DNS security could be made. Privacy compliance is strong with clear cookie and privacy policies, and GDPR adherence is evident. The site maintains good business credibility with professional content and social media presence but lacks explicit contact emails or phone numbers on the main pages. Overall, the website is a reliable and professional platform for the ESCP alumni community.

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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

4 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.

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
85
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
40
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 ESCP Alumni website reflects a well-established educational alumni network with a medium-sized operational scale. Its business model revolves around membership services, event organization, and career support, targeting a niche audience of ESCP students and graduates. The association leverages partnerships with the ESCP Business School, its foundation, and related educational and commercial entities. The presence of multiple event listings and thematic groups indicates active community engagement. The website's integration with payment processors and social login providers suggests a mature digital ecosystem supporting membership dues and user authentication. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers may indicate a preference for contact via web forms or social media channels. The site’s SEO and content strategy focus on French-speaking users, with some English language support.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and a valid SSL certificate. Security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Content-Security-Policy are implemented, reducing common web vulnerabilities. Cookies are set with Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite attributes, enhancing session security. The site uses hCaptcha for bot mitigation and tarteaucitron for cookie consent management, supporting privacy compliance. However, the absence of DNSSEC and CAA records is a minor gap in DNS security. The SSL certificate is valid but has a relatively short validity period, requiring timely renewal. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Incident response and security policy pages are not explicitly found, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload flags to strengthen HTTPS enforcement.
  2. Implement DNSSEC and CAA records to improve DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  3. Publish explicit security policy and incident response information to increase transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding clear company contact emails and phone numbers for improved user trust and support.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Apache server with PHP backend, utilizing a variety of JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, TinyMCE, and Select2. It integrates third-party services such as hCaptcha for bot protection, Google Analytics and Hotjar for analytics, and tarteaucitron for cookie consent management. The site uses a content security policy with strict directives and secure cookie settings. Performance metrics are moderate, with no explicit load time or resource count data but indications of a well-structured front-end. Mobile optimization is good, supported by responsive design and viewport meta tags. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter cards. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable and modern but could benefit from enhanced performance monitoring and accessibility improvements.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 62/100Medium25 findings · partial scanView report
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