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Security report for ess2024.org

Les Canaux · Non-profit · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ESS 2024 is a non-profit program managed by Les Canaux, designed to leverage the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a catalyst for sustainable economic development focused on social and circular economy enterprises. The program acts as an intermediary connecting public and private order givers with small and medium-sized enterprises committed to social impact, ensuring that economic benefits from the Games extend to local territories and socially responsible businesses. Supported by major stakeholders including Paris 2024 and SOLIDEO, ESS 2024 has gained recognition from the OECD as a leading European initiative in this sector. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using WPBakery Page Builder, with integrations of Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and accessibility tools like UserWay. The hosting provider is OVH sas, a reputable French hosting company. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain protections in place, but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. From a security and compliance perspective, the site includes a cookie consent mechanism and a privacy policy consistent with GDPR requirements. However, no explicit security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are found. The WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the business timeline and claims, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, ESS 2024 presents a professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained digital presence aligned with its mission to promote social economy enterprises in the context of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Strategic improvements in security headers and disclosure policies could further strengthen its security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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

7 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. 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

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
63

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

ESS 2024 occupies a unique market position as a pioneering European program facilitating economic opportunities for social and circular economy enterprises linked to a major international event. Its business model is non-profit and partnership-driven, leveraging institutional support from Paris 2024, SOLIDEO, and other stakeholders. The program targets SMEs and TPEs in social economy sectors, focusing on sustainable development and local impact. The partnership ecosystem is broad, including governmental bodies, social networks, and economic actors, which enhances its credibility and reach. The program's growth is evidenced by the accompaniment of 6,000 enterprises and active participation of over 500 in the Games. Revenue streams are likely grant and partnership funded, typical for non-profit initiatives. The website content and partner logos reinforce a strong brand and trust signals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and domain status flags prevent unauthorized transfers or deletions. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice for DNS security. No explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could mitigate risks such as clickjacking or content injection. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency and incident response readiness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. Forms use Gravity Forms with standard validation, but no advanced security features were noted. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit informational site but could be enhanced with additional controls and policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and a clear vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing data retention policies and providing clearer user data management options.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Les Canaux
Description
ESS 2024 is a program led by Les Canaux aimed at leveraging the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a driver for sustainable economic development. It focuses on supporting social, solidarity, and circular economy enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (TPE/PME) and local impact businesses. The program facilitates intermediation between order givers and these enterprises to ensure economic benefits reach territories and committed economic actors.
Key services
Intermediation between order givers and social economy enterprises, Support and accompaniment for TPE/PME in social and circular economy, Platform for referencing enterprises, Dissemination of impact reports and resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WPBakery Page Builder, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Gravity Forms, UserWay Accessibility Widget
Frameworks
WPBakery
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientDeleteProhibited and ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is focused on social economy and sustainable development linked to Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  3. Multiple institutional partners and supporters are displayed.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  6. No explicit security.txt or incident response contact found.
  7. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature and widely used CMS platform, WordPress, with WPBakery Page Builder for content management. It uses common JavaScript libraries like jQuery and integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking. The UserWay widget enhances accessibility compliance. Hosting is provided by OVH sas, a reputable provider. Performance is moderate, likely due to the use of multiple scripts and a rich content structure. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers would modernize the security posture. The site uses Gravity Forms for data collection, which is a robust form solution but requires ongoing security monitoring.
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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