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Security report for imt-mines-ales.fr

IMT Mines Alès · Education · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

IMT Mines Alès is a recognized French engineering school affiliated with the IMT group, offering a broad range of engineering and management education programs with a strong emphasis on creativity, innovation, and environmental and societal responsibility. The institution targets engineering students, researchers, and industry partners, positioning itself as a national leader in engineering education with a medium-sized footprint. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 with modern web components such as Swiper sliders and Plyr video players, but suffers from a critical lack of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, which severely impacts its security posture. The site implements cookie consent mechanisms and uses Matomo for analytics, reflecting moderate privacy compliance. However, the absence of a security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure reduces its overall security maturity. Strategic improvements in SSL/TLS deployment and security policy transparency are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

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

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

  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 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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
58

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 institution leverages its affiliation with the IMT group and partnerships with research centers and foundations to strengthen its market position. Its business model focuses on delivering high-quality engineering education, specialized masters, doctoral programs, and professional training, supported by research and innovation activities. The presence of an incubator indicates a focus on entrepreneurship and startup creation. The website content and social media presence support a professional and credible image, targeting both domestic and international students. Growth indicators include a diverse language offering and international double-degree programs. The partnership ecosystem includes IMT, Carnot Mines, and Fondation Mines Télécom, which are critical to its operations and reputation.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the lack of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, exposing users to potential interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. While some security headers are present, the absence of HSTS, OCSP stapling, and modern TLS protocols further weakens the security stance. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, limiting transparency and preparedness. The cookie consent mechanism and use of Matomo analytics indicate some attention to privacy compliance, but overall, the site requires urgent improvements in encryption and security governance to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update security headers and enable OCSP stapling for certificate revocation checking.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by providing detailed privacy and cookie policies with clear user controls.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10 CMS running on an nginx 1.14.2 server. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as Swiper for sliders and Plyr for video playback. Matomo analytics is deployed for user tracking, with cookie consent implemented via a dedicated module. Despite these modern technologies, the site lacks HTTPS, which is a critical technical deficiency. Performance metrics are missing, suggesting potential monitoring gaps. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Hosting appears to be on a European IP address, possibly OVH or similar. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires urgent security upgrades.
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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