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Security report for institut-f2i.fr

Institut F2I · Education · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Institut F2I is a private educational institution based in France specializing in post-baccalaureate education in information technology, digital technologies, and commerce. Founded in 2012, it offers courses from BAC to BAC+5 levels, including initial and alternating (work-study) programs. The institution targets students and professionals seeking specialized education in these sectors. The website reflects a focused educational business model with consistent branding and relevant content tailored to its audience. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS using modern libraries such as Bootstrap, jQuery, and Swiper, hosted by OVH. It employs Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing purposes, alongside reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization but lacks advanced accessibility features. Security-wise, the website uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and some best practices like reCAPTCHA; however, it lacks security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies despite the presence of cookie consent SDK. Overall, the website is professional and credible but requires improvements in privacy disclosures and security hardening to enhance 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs

      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
52
Security headers
85
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Institut F2I holds a niche position in the French education market, focusing on IT, digital, and commerce education. Its business model relies on private post-baccalaureate education with a mix of initial and alternance training, appealing to students seeking career-oriented programs. The institution's longevity since 2012 and stable domain registration indicate operational stability. The lack of visible certifications or trust badges on the website suggests opportunities to strengthen market credibility. The use of Google marketing and analytics tools indicates an active approach to student recruitment and engagement. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website data. The business appears small but specialized, with a clear target audience and service offering.

Security posture

The website maintains a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA implemented to mitigate automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Axeptio introduces potential risk vectors if not regularly audited. Privacy compliance gaps, notably missing privacy and cookie policies, expose the institution to regulatory risk under GDPR. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in policy transparency, header implementation, and privacy compliance to reduce risk.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy clearly accessible from the website footer.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response policy with dedicated security contact emails such as security@ or abuse@.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and plugins to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user inclusivity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Institut F2I
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Institut F2I
Description
L’institut F2i est un établissement d’enseignement privé post-baccalauréat spécialisé dans les technologies informatiques, le digital et les filières commerciales de BAC à BAC+5 en cursus initial ou alternance.
Key services
IT education, Digital technology education, Commerce education, Post-baccalaureate courses, Alternance (work-study) programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Bootstrap, Swiper, FontAwesome, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, Axeptio (cookie consent SDK)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Ads
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and libraries.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages found despite cookie consent SDK presence.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided in structured data.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  5. Website is well-branded and focused on education sector.
  6. No adult or questionable content detected.
  7. Moderate use of tracking and analytics scripts without clear privacy disclosures.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress platform with a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Swiper for interactive sliders. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are used for marketing analytics, while reCAPTCHA protects forms from spam. Hosting is provided by OVH, a reputable provider. Performance is moderate, with deferred loading of scripts and use of CDN-hosted libraries. SEO is basic with meta tags and canonical links but lacks advanced optimization. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and keyboard navigation. The technical infrastructure is solid for a small educational institution but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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