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Security report for mountain-riders.org

Mountain Riders · Non-profit · France

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mountain Riders is a French non-profit association founded in 2001, dedicated to ecological transition and sustainable development in mountain regions. The organization focuses on education, awareness campaigns, waste reduction initiatives, and professional training related to environmental protection. Their website reflects a well-established presence with clear branding, partner endorsements, and active community engagement through events and newsletters. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern, responsive design and uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics. Security posture is good with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers and explicit policies could be improved. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, though WHOIS data is unavailable, slightly impacting domain trust.

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

8 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
75
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53

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

Mountain Riders operates in the non-profit sector focusing on environmental education and ecological transition in mountainous territories. Their business model relies on partnerships, donations, volunteer engagement, and educational services. The organization has a strong regional presence in France, supported by recognized partners such as 1% for the Planet and regional authorities. Their market position is solid within the ecological non-profit niche, leveraging campaigns like Montagne Zéro Déchet and the Flocon Vert label. The website supports growth through clear calls to action for donations, memberships, partnerships, and volunteering. The partnership ecosystem is diverse, including environmental organizations, government bodies, and media outlets, enhancing credibility and outreach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, absence of exposed sensitive data, and use of secure external forms (Google Forms). Matomo analytics is used, favoring privacy over invasive tracking. However, the site lacks some recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and does not publicly disclose incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies. No security.txt file is present. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap under GDPR. Overall, the security risks are low but could be further mitigated by implementing additional headers, explicit policies, and cookie consent.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent banner to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to enhance protection against XSS and related attacks.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Include explicit security and privacy policies accessible from the website footer or legal pages.
  5. Consider publishing contact information such as a dedicated security or abuse email address.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mountain Riders
Description
Association d’éducation à la transition écologique fondée en 2001, agissant pour la protection et la transition écologique des territoires de montagne.
Key services
Education à la transition écologique, Organisation de campagnes de ramassage de déchets, Labellisation Flocon Vert, Formations professionnelles, Sensibilisation et interventions pédagogiques
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, SVG graphics, Google Forms (external volunteer form)
Frameworks
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external forms (Google Forms)
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

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. WHOIS data is unavailable due to malformed request; no registrar or dates extracted
  3. Strong presence of social media and partner organizations
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner found, which is a GDPR compliance gap
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking
  6. No visible email addresses or phone numbers on homepage; contact via form only
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found
  8. Website uses WordPress CMS with custom theme 'coopi'
  9. Good SEO metadata and structured data present
  10. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a custom theme, leveraging SVG graphics for visual quality and Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, fast-loading, and well-structured with proper meta tags and JSON-LD structured data for SEO. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and user-friendly experience aligned with the organization's mission.
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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