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Security report for lws.fr

LWS · Technology · France

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

LWS is a well-established French web hosting company founded in 1999, offering a comprehensive range of services including domain registration, shared and dedicated hosting, VPS, WordPress optimized hosting, email solutions, and cloud storage. The company positions itself as a leading French hosting provider with a strong customer base of over 680,000 hosted sites and emphasizes performance, security, and customer support. Their infrastructure is based in France with ISO 27001 certified datacenters, ensuring data sovereignty and compliance with European regulations. Technically, the website is modern, fast, and mobile-optimized, leveraging popular JavaScript libraries and tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager and Bing Ads. The presence of cookie consent mechanisms and structured data indicates a mature digital presence with good SEO and privacy compliance. The company uses multiple social media channels for marketing and customer engagement. From a security perspective, LWS demonstrates strong practices including HTTPS enforcement, daily backups, and ISO 27001 certification. However, explicit security headers and a public vulnerability disclosure policy are not evident, which could be improved. The WHOIS data is not publicly available, likely due to privacy protection, but this is consistent with the company's profile and does not raise immediate concerns. Overall, LWS presents a trustworthy and professional web hosting service with a strong focus on the French market. The website quality, business credibility, and security posture are solid, making it a reliable choice for individuals and businesses seeking hosting solutions in France.

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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

8 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

  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 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 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
32
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
58

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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Total records
68,064
Employees
0
Customers
68,024
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
6%

52 subdomains affected

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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

LWS operates in the competitive French web hosting market, leveraging its long history since 1999 and a large customer base to maintain a strong market position. Its business model centers on providing affordable and scalable hosting solutions, domain registration, and value-added services like site builders and managed WordPress hosting. The company targets a broad audience including individuals, small businesses, agencies, and e-commerce operators. Strategic partnerships and localized sites in French-speaking regions (Canada, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland) indicate a regional expansion approach. The presence of affiliate programs and active social media marketing supports customer acquisition and retention. LWS's emphasis on ISO 27001 certification and data residency in France aligns with regulatory compliance and customer trust, which are key competitive advantages.

Security posture

LWS exhibits a mature security posture with ISO 27001 certified datacenters, daily backups, and a guaranteed uptime SLA of 99.99%. The website enforces HTTPS and includes cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and a publicly available security.txt or incident response contact limits transparency in vulnerability management. No exposed sensitive data or known vulnerabilities were detected in the website content. The lack of WHOIS data is consistent with privacy protection practices common in hosting providers. Overall, LWS maintains a strong security foundation but could enhance its incident response readiness and security communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publicly document security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information, including security or abuse email addresses, to improve trust and responsiveness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance with evolving regulations.
  5. Enhance user education on privacy and security practices through updated policies and visible trust signals on the website.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
LWS.fr (Ligne Web Services)
Registration number
RCS Paris B 851 993 683
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LWS
Description
LWS propose des hébergements web de qualités, noms de domaine, hébergement Wordpress Linux et Windows, serveurs privés VPS.
Key services
Web hosting, Domain registration, WordPress hosting, VPS and dedicated servers, Email hosting, Site creation tools, Cloud storage and backup
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads tracking, Cookie Consent by 68publishers, Colorbox, Bootstrap
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • ISO 27001 certified datacenters
  • Daily backups
  • Uptime SLA 99.99%

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Bing Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via GTM), Bing Ads
Marketing tools
Bing Ads, Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong French market focus with localized language and services.
  3. Comprehensive service offerings in web hosting, domains, email, and cloud.
  4. Good privacy and cookie compliance with consent mechanisms.
  5. Strong trust indicators including ISO 27001 certification and customer reviews.
  6. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  7. WHOIS data is not publicly available, indicating privacy protection.
  8. Multiple social media and marketing integrations present.
  9. Website is modern, responsive, and well-structured.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery, supported by Google Tag Manager and Bing Ads for analytics and marketing. It employs cookie consent tools from 68publishers and UI components like Colorbox and Bootstrap for responsive design. The hosting infrastructure is self-managed by LWS in French datacenters with ISO 27001 certification, ensuring high performance and security. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and SEO, with structured data (JSON-LD) for products and organization enhancing search visibility. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Performance is fast with lazy loading and asynchronous script loading. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of some security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents an area for improvement.
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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