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Security report for maisondesjournalistes.org

Maison des journalistes · Media · France

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Maison des journalistes is a French non-profit organization dedicated to providing refuge and support to exiled journalists. The website serves as a platform to showcase their mission, events, and partnerships, targeting journalists in exile and supporters of press freedom. The organization maintains a consistent brand presence with multilingual support and active social media channels. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and ExactMetrics for analytics, ensuring good SEO and moderate performance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some security headers and explicit incident response policies. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism and incomplete WHOIS data are notable compliance and trust concerns. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve in privacy compliance and domain legitimacy verification.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

9 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

The organization operates in the media and non-profit sectors, focusing on journalist support and advocacy. Its business model revolves around providing shelter, social aid, and professional development for exiled journalists. The website content and events indicate active engagement with partners and the community. Revenue streams likely include donations and grants, supported by calls for donations and newsletter subscriptions. The partnership with oeil-maisondesjournalistes.fr suggests a media collaboration enhancing their outreach. The organization is relatively small but well-positioned within its niche, with a clear mission and consistent branding.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and use of security plugins like Wordfence. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS reduces its defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. Embedded videos have playback errors, which may affect user experience but not security directly. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a GDPR compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is adequate but can be enhanced by implementing recommended headers, formal policies, and compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to enhance trust and preparedness.
  4. Fix or replace broken video links to improve user experience and content delivery.
  5. Investigate and resolve WHOIS data issues to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Maison des journalistes
Description
Refuge pour journalistes exilés
Key services
Refuge and accommodation for exiled journalists, Social and professional support, Educational and cultural events, Media and advocacy activities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics (ExactMetrics plugin), jQuery, MediaElement.js, Mailchimp for WordPress
Frameworks
Enfold WordPress theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (Wordfence script detected)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK, Twitter widgets, Mailchimp
Marketing tools
Mailchimp for WordPress, Google Analytics by ExactMetrics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a French non-profit organization supporting exiled journalists
  2. Content is in French with multilingual options (English, Arabic, Spanish)
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with modern plugins and SEO optimization
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed, only contact form
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner detected
  6. Videos embedded have some playback issues
  7. Social media presence is strong and consistent
  8. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain trust verification
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with the Enfold theme and uses popular plugins for SEO, analytics, and email marketing. The tech stack includes jQuery, MediaElement.js for media playback, and integration with social media SDKs. Performance is moderate with some media loading issues. The site is mobile optimized and uses Google Fonts loaded conditionally. Accessibility is basic but present. There is some technical debt in the form of broken video sources and missing security headers. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the organization's needs but has room for modernization and optimization.
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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