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Security report for fondation-centralesupelec.fr

Fondation CentraleSupélec · Education · France

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fondation CentraleSupélec is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the excellence and outreach of CentraleSupélec, a leading French engineering school. The foundation funds projects across education, research, entrepreneurship, and student financial aid, engaging a broad audience including students, faculty, donors, and corporate partners. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with high-quality content and clear messaging aligned with its mission. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using Elementor and related plugins, with modern SEO and analytics tools such as Yoast SEO and Matomo. The infrastructure is moderately performant and mobile-optimized, though accessibility could be improved. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no obvious vulnerabilities, but lacks some security headers and a published security policy. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with no signs of malicious activity or content safety concerns. However, the absence of explicit privacy and terms of service pages, as well as contact information, slightly reduces privacy compliance and user trust. The domain WHOIS data is not publicly available, typical for .fr domains, but the site content and branding strongly support legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enhancing security headers, improving accessibility, and providing clear contact information to strengthen 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

7 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

    • 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

  2. 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 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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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

Fondation CentraleSupélec operates as a key non-profit entity supporting one of France's premier engineering schools. Its market positioning leverages the prestige of CentraleSupélec, targeting students, academic staff, entrepreneurs, donors, and corporate sponsors. The foundation's business model centers on fundraising and project support, with revenue streams likely from donations and corporate sponsorships. The website indicates active engagement through campaigns and reports, suggesting growth and a strong partnership ecosystem. The foundation's operations are focused on education and research sectors, with a medium organizational size inferred from the scale of activities and donor base.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data in the HTML. Use of asynchronous and deferred script loading improves performance and security. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, limiting transparency for security researchers. Cookie consent is implemented, indicating some privacy awareness. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from enhanced header policies and published security practices to improve compliance and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Improve accessibility features to meet WCAG standards for broader user inclusivity.
  5. Provide clear and verified contact information including emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fondation CentraleSupélec
Description
La Fondation a pour mission de soutenir l’excellence et le rayonnement de CentraleSupélec. Elle accompagne le développement de nombreux projets dans toutes les activités phares de l’École.
Key services
Supporting excellence and outreach of CentraleSupélec, Funding projects in education, research, entrepreneurship, Providing scholarships and financial aid to students, Engaging donors and corporate sponsors
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, JetEngine plugin, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of async and defer for scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, JetEngine
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Content is focused on supporting education and research at CentraleSupélec
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage content
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented
  5. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected in main HTML
  6. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools
  7. No signs of malware or phishing
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using Elementor page builder and JetEngine plugin, supported by Yoast SEO for search optimization. It uses jQuery and Google Fonts for UI enhancements. The site loads scripts asynchronously and defers non-critical JavaScript, aiding performance. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were detected in the HTML content.
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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