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Security report for lenord.fr

Département du Nord · Government · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Département du Nord operates an official government website providing comprehensive information about its policies, services, institutional structure, and news relevant to residents and stakeholders in the Nord department of France. The site serves as a central hub for public service information, cultural and tourism activities, and contact points for the department's administration. It maintains a strong market position as the authoritative source for regional government information. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious tracking, and Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services. The site is well-structured with good SEO practices, accessibility features, and mobile optimization, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure external libraries but lacks explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for enhanced security and GDPR compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and consistency with the governmental nature of the site. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and good technical implementation. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security headers would further enhance its posture.

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

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.

    • 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

  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 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
100
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
70

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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Leaked records that mention lenord.fr, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3,484
Employees
209
Customers
3,125
Third parties
150
Weak passwords
21%

Latest record dated 2026-06-11 · 61 subdomains affected

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  • –aaa-contact.lenord.fr2026-06-11
  • –contact.lenord.fr2026-06-08
  • –archivesdepartementales.lenord.fr2026-06-02
  • –aaa-contact.lenord.fr2026-05-28
  • –aaa-owa.lenord.fr2026-05-28

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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

The Département du Nord is a large public sector entity serving the Nord region in France. Its website reflects a government business model focused on providing public services, information dissemination, and community engagement. The site links to multiple partner portals dedicated to employment, disability services, recruitment, communication, and cultural institutions, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem. The department targets residents, elected officials, and partners, emphasizing transparency and accessibility. The domain's long registration history supports its established presence. The business model is non-commercial, funded by public resources, with a focus on social welfare, culture, education, and health services.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap that could be exploited in certain attack scenarios. There is no visible incident response or security policy documentation, nor a vulnerability disclosure program, which are best practices for government websites. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance risk under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved with additional headers and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR requirements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies accessible to users and stakeholders.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and scripts to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Département du Nord
Description
Le site du Département du Nord présentant ses politiques, ses services, son institution et son actualité
Key services
Public policies information, Social and health services, Cultural and tourism information, Contact and institutional information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Matomo Analytics, ClipboardJS, Owl Carousel, MasonryJS, FontAwesome, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for the Nord department in France
  2. Comprehensive content about policies, services, and institutional information
  3. Good use of structured data for SEO and accessibility
  4. No visible security or privacy policy pages explicitly labeled as such except for data protection
  5. No cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR relevance
  6. Multiple external links to related government and partner sites
  7. Use of Matomo analytics for privacy-respecting tracking
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, jQuery UI, Owl Carousel, MasonryJS, ClipboardJS, and FontAwesome for UI and interactivity. Matomo is used for analytics, indicating a preference for open-source and privacy-friendly tools. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in load times and resource optimization. The site does not appear to use a common CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained with opportunities for further enhancement.
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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