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Security report for foiredenantes.fr

Exponantes · Retail · France

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Foire de Nantes is a well-established regional event organizer based in Nantes, France, specializing in hosting a large annual fair that combines shopping, leisure, and cultural discovery. The event targets families and general visitors interested in home improvement, well-being, and gastronomy. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with clear event information and partner endorsements. Technically, the website uses a custom CMS likely built on Ruby on Rails, incorporating modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Modernizr, and Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and includes GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. However, some security best practices like HTTP security headers are not visibly implemented. From a security perspective, the site shows good practices such as CSRF protection and cookie consent but lacks explicit security policy documentation and incident response contacts. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern that slightly reduces trustworthiness, though the professional site and event legitimacy mitigate this risk. Overall, the website is a credible and professional platform for the Foire de Nantes event, with moderate technical and security maturity. Strategic improvements in security headers, WHOIS transparency, and incident response readiness are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

10 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
51

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

Foire de Nantes holds a strong market position as a regional event with a long history (92 editions), serving a broad audience interested in retail, leisure, and cultural activities. The business model revolves around event organization, exhibitor engagement, and ticket sales, supported by a network of regional partners and associations. The presence of a dedicated ticketing subdomain and multiple partner endorsements indicates a well-integrated ecosystem. Growth potential lies in expanding digital engagement and enhancing security and compliance to meet evolving regulatory demands.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with key strengths including HTTPS usage, CSRF protection, and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. However, the lack of visible HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) and absence of explicit security or incident response policies represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The missing WHOIS data is a notable concern for domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the site is secure for general use but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to improve transparency and trustworthiness.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance user confidence and compliance.
  4. Regularly update all JavaScript libraries and dependencies to reduce vulnerability risks.
  5. Conduct periodic security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential weaknesses.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Exponantes
Description
Foire de Nantes is an event held at Parc des Expositions in Nantes, France, offering shopping, leisure, and family entertainment. The event is scheduled for April 2-6, 2026, featuring exhibitors, products, services, and activities related to habitat, decoration, well-being, and gastronomy.
Key services
Event hosting, Exhibitor registration, Ticket sales, Information and programming
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.7.2, Modernizr, Matomo Analytics, Tarteaucitron (GDPR cookie consent), AddThis, CarouFredSel carousel
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (implied by Rails yield comment)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of CSRF tokens in forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adstream
Tracking pixels
Matomo, Facebook Pixel, DoubleClick, AddThis
Marketing tools
AddThis
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to a regional event.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with GDPR compliance.
  4. No direct contact emails found in HTML; phone and address present in footer.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response info found.
  6. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  7. Use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing tools with consent mechanism.
  8. Good technical implementation with modern JS libraries and responsive design.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom CMS, likely Ruby on Rails, with a frontend leveraging jQuery, Modernizr, and other JavaScript libraries for UI and analytics. The site uses Matomo for privacy-focused analytics and Tarteaucitron for GDPR cookie management. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive design. Accessibility is basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting details are not explicit, and no CDN or cloud provider is directly identified. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation is lacking.
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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