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Security report for imt.fr

Institut Mines-Télécom · Education · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is the leading public group of Grandes Écoles in France specializing in engineering and management education. It serves a broad audience including students, researchers, and industry partners, offering education, research, innovation, and dissemination of scientific knowledge. The institution holds a strong market position as a premier public higher education and research entity with multiple affiliated schools and partnerships. Technically, the website is built on a modern WordPress platform with advanced SEO, multilingual support, and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS, multiple security headers, and captcha protection on forms, though some SSL and DNS security enhancements are recommended. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR and privacy standards, making it a reliable digital presence for the institution.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

6 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare

      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
57
Security headers
80
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
62

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

IMT operates as a public higher education and research group with a focus on engineering and management disciplines. Its competitive advantage lies in its historical legacy, comprehensive network of Grandes Écoles, and strong partnerships with industry and European university networks. The business model revolves around public funding, education services, research grants, and innovation support. The target customers include prospective students, academic researchers, and industrial collaborators. Growth indicators include active recruitment, extensive news updates, and participation in international academic networks. The partnership ecosystem is robust, including labels like Carnot and alliances such as Industrie du Futur, enhancing its research and innovation capabilities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, valid SSL certificates, and multiple security headers such as XSS protection, frame options, and content security policies. The use of Cloudflare Turnstile captcha enhances form security against bots. However, DNSSEC and CAA records are not implemented, and HSTS is present but not fully enabled, representing areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Incident response and security policy pages are not publicly found, indicating potential gaps in transparency. Overall, the security measures are adequate for a public educational institution but could be enhanced to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable full HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to strengthen HTTPS enforcement.
  2. Implement DNSSEC and CAA DNS records to improve domain security and certificate issuance control.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance SSL configuration with OCSP stapling and session resumption for better performance and security.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Apache server and uses WordPress 6.8.1 with the Bricks theme and builder framework. It leverages multiple plugins including Rank Math for SEO, WPML for multilingual support, Quform for forms, and Download Monitor for file management. The site uses jQuery 3.7.1 and integrates Cloudflare Turnstile captcha for bot protection. Performance is fast with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. SEO is well-optimized with comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though some SSL and DNS security features could be improved. No hosting provider details were explicitly found.
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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