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Security report for fondation-inserm.org

Fondation Inserm · Healthcare · France

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fondation Inserm is a French non-profit foundation established in 2023 to support the medical research missions of Inserm by developing private funding from donors including individuals and companies. The foundation focuses on advancing health and biomedical research, promoting scientific knowledge dissemination, and supporting research teams through funding innovative programs, acquiring advanced equipment, and recruiting research talents. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and Elementor, with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. It includes a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and domain registration consistent with the organization's identity, though security headers and explicit privacy policies are not detected in the provided content. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are found, but social media presence is established on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Overall, the site presents a trustworthy and professional image aligned with its mission as a healthcare non-profit foundation.

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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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 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"

  3. 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

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

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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
35
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

The foundation occupies an important position in the French healthcare non-profit sector, supporting Inserm's research through fundraising and partnerships. Its business model relies on private donations and corporate engagement to fund research infrastructure and talent acquisition. The target audience includes donors, researchers, and the general public interested in medical research. The website content and structure reflect a clear focus on transparency and engagement, though contact information could be more explicit. The presence of a dedicated donation subdomain indicates a structured approach to fundraising. The foundation's recent establishment in 2023 aligns with the domain registration date, supporting credibility. The organization leverages modern web technologies and SEO best practices to maintain visibility and outreach.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR, indicating a baseline of privacy and security awareness. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options are detected, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which is a gap in security transparency. The domain registration includes protective status flags preventing unauthorized changes, supporting domain integrity. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries are evident from the content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding security headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a security policy or incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure program.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fondation Inserm
Description
La Fondation Inserm a été créée pour soutenir les missions de recherche de l’Inserm en développant les ressources privées auprès de donateurs, particuliers ou entreprises. Son rôle est de développer la recherche en santé et la recherche biomédicale ainsi que de promouvoir la diffusion des connaissances scientifiques, dans l’intérêt de la santé de tous.
Key services
Supporting innovative research programs, Funding acquisition of advanced research equipment, Recruiting new research talents, Promoting scientific knowledge dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Elementor 3.27.0, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Tag Manager, Cookie Law Info plugin, Exclusive Addons for Elementor, Pojo Accessibility plugin
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Elementor page builder
Platforms
Web (desktop and mobile)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with detailed preferences
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

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. Strong focus on supporting medical research and fundraising.
  3. Compliant cookie consent mechanism implemented.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on homepage content.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  6. Social media presence on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook is evident.
  7. Use of modern WordPress plugins and page builder technologies.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  10. Domain registration and DNS setup consistent with organization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with Elementor 3.27.0 page builder and uses several plugins including Yoast SEO, Cookie Law Info, and Exclusive Addons for Elementor. It integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility tools such as Pojo Accessibility plugin. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. The domain uses name servers under inserm.fr, consistent with the foundation's affiliation. No hosting provider details are explicitly detected. The site uses modern web standards and SEO best practices, but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy/legal pages in the scanned content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained with room for security enhancements.
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. 58/100Medium24 findingsView report
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