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Security report for lafrenchtech.com

French Tech mission · Government · France

Medium risk. 14 critical or high findings in DNS health, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

La mission French Tech is an official French government initiative dedicated to supporting and promoting the French start-up and scale-up ecosystem both domestically and internationally. The website serves as a central hub for information about the mission's programs, network, and news, targeting entrepreneurs, start-ups, public administrations, and ecosystem actors. It holds a strong market position as a governmental entity facilitating innovation and tech growth in France. The site offers key services including various support programs, networking opportunities, and ecosystem promotion. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies such as the French government design system (DSFR), Leaflet for maps, and a robust cookie consent mechanism (Tarteaucitron). The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses security headers, and implements privacy-compliant cookie consent. However, explicit security policies and incident response information are not published, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and well-aligned with its governmental mission, with no detected security or privacy red flags.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

14 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

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

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

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  • Security score drift

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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
72
Security headers
85
Email security
0
DNS health
15
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
59

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 French Tech mission operates as a governmental support entity for the French tech ecosystem, focusing on start-ups and scale-ups. Its business model revolves around ecosystem facilitation, program management, and international promotion rather than commercial revenue generation. The mission's market positioning is strong due to its official status and government backing. It maintains partnerships with various public and private stakeholders and runs flagship programs like French Tech Next40/120 and French Tech Tremplin. The target customers include entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors, and public institutions. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized operation with a focus on transparency and community engagement. Growth indicators include active program launches and international community building. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving government agencies and innovation actors.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and standard security headers likely in place. The use of clientTransferProhibited status in WHOIS and DNS servers under French government domains enhance trust. Cookie consent is managed via Tarteaucitron, ensuring GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response plans, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits transparency and preparedness perception. The site would benefit from publishing these documents and providing dedicated security contact channels. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved with formal documentation and proactive communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  3. Add explicit security contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing terms of service and more detailed privacy notices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
French Tech mission
Description
La mission French Tech est chargée de soutenir la structuration et la croissance de l’écosystème des start-up françaises, en France et à l’international.
Key services
Support and structuring of French start-up ecosystem, Programs such as French Tech Next40/120, French Tech 2030, French Tech Tremplin, Networking and community building via Capitales and Communautés French Tech, Promotion of French tech internationally
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, Leaflet (maps), Tarteaucitron (cookie consent), DSFR (French government design system CSS/JS)
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of clientTransferProhibited status in WHOIS
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Eulerian Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adform, Adot
Tracking pixels
Eulerian Analytics
Marketing tools
Tarteaucitron cookie consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official French government website supporting French tech ecosystem.
  2. Comprehensive cookie and privacy policies with consent mechanisms.
  3. No direct email or phone contact found in main HTML; contact via contact form.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and French government design system.
  5. Social media presence on official platforms enhances trust.
  6. No visible security or privacy red flags.
  7. No terms of service page explicitly found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO plugin, ensuring good SEO and content management capabilities. It uses jQuery and Leaflet for interactive maps, and the French government design system (DSFR) for consistent UI/UX. Cookie consent is managed by Tarteaucitron, a GDPR-compliant tool. Hosting appears to be managed within French government infrastructure, indicated by DNS servers. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site uses modern CSS and JavaScript frameworks, but reliance on jQuery suggests some legacy components. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid, with opportunities to modernize JavaScript usage and enhance performance monitoring.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 66/100Medium25 findingsView report
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