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Security report for isadmission.com

Isadmission · Education · France

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

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Isadmission is a French-based company specializing in digital solutions for managing student admission contests, targeting educational institutions. The website presents a professional and well-structured platform built on WordPress with modern plugins and tools, offering a good user experience and clear navigation. However, the technical infrastructure shows weaknesses, notably the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support, which significantly impacts security posture. The site implements basic privacy compliance measures including cookie consent and a privacy policy, but lacks advanced security policies or incident response information. Overall, the business appears credible with testimonials and social media presence, but the security shortcomings pose risks that should be addressed promptly.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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"

    • 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';…

  2. 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

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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
50
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
57

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

Isadmission operates in the education sector, providing a niche SaaS platform for digitalizing admission contest management. The company is small-sized, founded in 2019, and focuses on B2B services for schools and universities. Their competitive advantage lies in offering a modern, paperless, and efficient admission process solution. The business model revolves around software licensing or subscription. The website content and testimonials indicate positive user reception and a growing presence in the French education market. Partnerships with agencies like Agence Sweep suggest a professional marketing approach. However, the lack of visible certifications or advanced compliance documentation may limit trust for larger institutional clients.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential data interception risks. No advanced security headers are implemented, and no incident response or security policy information is available. While no critical vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE were detected, the server supports no TLS protocols, indicating misconfiguration or outdated infrastructure. SPF records are correctly configured for email, reducing phishing risks. The cookie consent mechanism is present, but overall security hygiene requires significant improvement to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and properly configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Enable HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce secure connections.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update server TLS configurations to support modern protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) and disable deprecated ones.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.4.1 with PHP 7.4, using WPBakery Page Builder and Slider Revolution plugins. It is hosted on OVHcloud with DNS managed by Google Domains. The tech stack includes jQuery and Google Fonts. Performance data is missing, but the presence of large slider images and no caching headers suggests moderate to slow loading times. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and viewport meta tags. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS support is a critical technical risk. The site uses Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel for tracking, indicating moderate user tracking. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but requires modernization and security hardening.
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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