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Méliès International Festivals Federation · Media · Belgium

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Méliès International Festivals Federation is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to promoting European fantastic films and supporting member film festivals. Founded in 1995, it holds a strong market position as a leading federation in its niche, offering awards, festival support, and a winners database. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting film professionals and enthusiasts in Europe. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and themes, offering good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks advanced DNS security and explicit security headers. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy and terms of service present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with room for improvement in security and privacy transparency.

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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
47

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 federation operates in the media and non-profit sectors, focusing on European fantastic film festivals. Its business model revolves around membership services, awards organization, and content publication. The website's content and structured data confirm its legitimacy and long-standing presence. Social media integration and newsletter subscription indicate active engagement with its audience. The absence of phone contact suggests reliance on email and web forms for communication. The domain's age and WHOIS data support the organization's credibility. No suspicious domains or partners were identified.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protection, which are positive security indicators. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduce its security posture. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no security contact emails are provided. The site uses common WordPress plugins, which require regular updates to mitigate vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or signs of compromise were detected. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with additional measures and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve privacy compliance.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust and preparedness.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to minimize vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Méliès International Festivals Federation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Méliès International Festivals Federation
Description
The Méliès awards, named after Georges Méliès, the great French pioneer of fantastic films and special effects, were created in 1995. The federation organizes and promotes European fantastic film festivals and awards.
Key services
Organizing Méliès awards, Supporting member festivals, Publishing news and updates, Maintaining winners database
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.4, Kadence Theme, Smart Slider 3, Toolset Blocks, Mailchimp for WordPress, jQuery, MediaElement.js
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp
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 maintained WordPress site for a European film federation.
  2. Content is rich with festival news, awards, and membership information.
  3. No signs of malicious content or phishing.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms detected.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
  6. No phone numbers explicitly listed.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using the Kadence theme and several popular plugins such as Smart Slider 3 and Toolset Blocks. It uses jQuery and MediaElement.js for frontend functionality. The site loads external resources from trusted domains and integrates Google Analytics and Mailchimp for marketing and analytics. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization. Accessibility is basic but present. Hosting details are limited but the domain registrar is reputable. The site could benefit from performance optimizations and enhanced security configurations.
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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