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Security report for lereseaudescarnot.fr

Le réseau des Carnot · Other · France

Partial score · DNS & email only

49/100

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

Le réseau des Carnot is a French research network dedicated to fostering innovation and R&D partnerships between research institutes and enterprises. The website serves as a portal for news, events, and information about the 39 Carnot institutes across France, targeting businesses and research stakeholders. The platform is built on Drupal 10 and includes features such as a cookie consent mechanism and social media integration. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate, which severely impacts its security posture and user trust. The absence of explicit privacy and security policies further limits compliance with GDPR and other regulations. Technically, the site shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but requires improvements in security configurations and modern web standards. Overall, the site is functional and informative but needs urgent security upgrades and enhanced privacy compliance to improve trust and protect user data.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

Checks completed
5of 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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
50
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
0
Average
49

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 · found on this site
  • 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 network positions itself as a key player in the French innovation ecosystem, connecting research institutes with enterprises to accelerate technological development. Its business model revolves around facilitating partnerships, providing R&D financing guidance, and organizing events to engage stakeholders. The presence of multiple partner domains and event collaborations indicates a broad partnership ecosystem. The site targets medium to large enterprises interested in research collaborations, particularly in sectors like energy, transportation, and healthcare. While the content quality and navigation are good, the lack of direct contact information and limited transparency on privacy and security policies may hinder user confidence. The network's strong branding and consistent messaging support its market position but require reinforcement through improved digital trust signals.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a low security maturity level due to the absence of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, exposing users to potential data interception risks. Security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options and X-Frame-Options are present, which is positive, but critical protections like HSTS and modern TLS protocols are missing. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented with high privacy settings, indicating some awareness of privacy requirements. However, no incident response contacts, security policies, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are found, which limits the organization's readiness to handle security incidents. The lack of OCSP stapling and session resumption further weakens the SSL/TLS configuration. Overall, the security posture is poor and requires immediate remediation to protect user data and comply with regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce HTTPS site-wide to secure data transmission.
  2. Enable HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Update server to support modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and enable OCSP stapling.
  4. Publish comprehensive privacy and security policies, including GDPR compliance statements.
  5. Add a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information.
  6. Improve accessibility features and SEO metadata to enhance user experience and discoverability.
  7. Consider adding direct contact emails and phone numbers for better user trust and support.
  8. Regularly audit and update all third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS running on an Apache 2.4.62 Debian server. It uses jQuery and tarteaucitron.js for cookie consent management and Matomo for analytics tracking. The site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, serving content over HTTP only. Performance metrics are missing, but the use of chunked transfer encoding and no caching headers suggest moderate to slow loading times. The site is mobile responsive with multiple CSS stylesheets targeting various screen sizes. Accessibility is basic with skip links and ARIA landmarks but could be improved. SEO is basic with canonical links and meta viewport tags but lacks Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but outdated in security and performance aspects, requiring modernization and 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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