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Security report for marne.fr

Département de la Marne · Government · France

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Département de la Marne website serves as the official digital portal for the regional government of the Marne department in France. It provides comprehensive information about the department's missions, actions, elected officials, and public services. The site targets residents and stakeholders within the region, offering resources such as contact information, news, tourism details, and access to administrative procedures. The website maintains a professional and consistent brand image aligned with government standards. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins like Yoast SEO and Matomo for analytics. It employs accessibility features and cookie consent management, ensuring compliance with basic privacy norms. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS, contributing to a secure and user-friendly experience. However, some advanced security headers and explicit privacy policies are not evident, indicating areas for improvement. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of WHOIS data limits full trust verification, but the official .fr domain and government affiliation support legitimacy. Overall, the site presents a moderate to high security posture with room for enhanced transparency and policy documentation. Strategically, the website effectively supports the department's public service mission, providing clear navigation and relevant content. It integrates social media channels to extend outreach and engagement. Recommendations include publishing detailed privacy and security policies, implementing additional security headers, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure process to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

3 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.

    • 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
  3. Network security

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

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • 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

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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
62
Security headers
90
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
62

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
243
Employees
0
Customers
225
Third parties
18
Weak passwords
12%

11 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

The Département de la Marne operates as a government entity providing regional public services in France. Its market position is that of an official authority, with a business model centered on governance, public information dissemination, and citizen engagement. Revenue streams are primarily public funding rather than commercial sales. The target customer segments include residents, local businesses, and visitors to the Marne region. Growth indicators are tied to digital service adoption and community outreach effectiveness. The partnership ecosystem includes tourism boards and administrative platforms, enhancing service delivery. Strategic observations highlight a focus on accessibility, transparency, and multi-channel communication to maintain public trust and operational efficiency.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options indicates potential gaps in defense-in-depth. No evidence of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information was found. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented via a privacy policy. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies are not published, which could hinder timely security issue management. Overall, the site is secure for general public use but would benefit from enhanced security documentation and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data collection, usage, and user rights.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing clear contact information for the Data Protection Officer or equivalent privacy contact.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Département de la Marne
Description
Découvrez les missions et actions du Département de la Marne ainsi que ses élus, conseillers départementaux, au service de tous les habitants.
Key services
Information about departmental missions and actions, Access to public services and resources, Contact and support for residents, News and publications, Tourism and cultural information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Matomo analytics, jQuery, AOS (Animate On Scroll), Fancybox, WP Rocket
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • Accessibility settings available

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed official government portal for the Marne department in France.
  2. Content is comprehensive regarding departmental services, missions, and public information.
  3. Accessibility features are implemented, including contrast and font adjustments.
  4. Cookie consent is managed via a recognized consent manager (tarteaucitron).
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages were found in the provided content.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for a government domain but may be due to AFNIC policies or privacy.
  7. Social media presence is strong with official accounts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), and YouTube.
  8. No signs of adult or unsafe content detected.
  9. Security headers and advanced security policies are not explicitly visible in the HTML content.
  10. Site uses HTTPS and modern web technologies with moderate performance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform, leveraging popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Matomo for analytics. It uses jQuery and AOS for interactive and animated elements, and WP Rocket for performance optimization including lazy loading. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features like adjustable contrast and font settings. Performance is moderate, with some images showing lazy loading errors possibly due to resource loading issues. The technical stack is modern but could be improved by adding advanced security headers and ensuring all resources load without errors. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content.
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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