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Security report for imt-nord-europe.org

IMT Nord Europe Alumni · Education · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, DNS health and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

IMT Nord Europe Alumni is a French non-profit alumni association serving graduates, students, and recruiters affiliated with IMT Nord Europe. The website offers a comprehensive platform for alumni networking, career services, events, and publications, supported by a large member base. Technically, the site uses a modern JavaScript stack with libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and slick-carousel, and integrates security features like hCaptcha and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. The SSL configuration is valid but could be improved with HSTS and stronger DMARC policies. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but has room for performance and security enhancements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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.

    • 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, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
50
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
54

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 organization holds a strong position in the education and alumni network sector in France, targeting graduates and students of IMT Nord Europe. Its business model focuses on membership services, career support, and event organization. The presence of multiple partner institutions and a large directory of registered alumni indicates a mature ecosystem. The website supports recruitment and professional networking, enhancing value for members and partners. Marketing and analytics tools are used moderately, respecting privacy compliance. The association's digital presence is consistent and well-branded.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and valid SSL certificates. It employs SPF and DMARC DNS records, though DMARC policy is set to 'none', which limits email protection. The use of hCaptcha on forms and cookie consent mechanisms aligns with best practices. However, the absence of HSTS and other security headers reduces overall security hardening. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Incident response and security policies are not publicly documented, which could be improved to enhance trust and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Strengthen DMARC policy from 'none' to 'quarantine' or 'reject' to improve email security.
  4. Document and publish security and incident response policies to increase transparency and preparedness.
  5. Optimize website performance by reducing page size and load time for better user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a CMS likely to be NetAssoc, using a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap, and various plugins for UI and functionality. It integrates third-party services like hCaptcha for bot protection and Raygun for error tracking. The site is mobile responsive and uses Google Fonts extensively. Performance is impacted by a large number of resources and a high page size, resulting in slow load times. The hosting IP suggests OVH as the provider. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from optimization and enhanced security configurations.
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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