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Security report for nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Government · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the official regional government entity for the largest region in France, providing a broad range of public services focused on economic development, youth policies, territorial planning, and ecological transition. The website serves as a comprehensive information portal for citizens, businesses, and stakeholders within the region. It features structured navigation, rich content, and multiple official social media channels, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. However, the site currently suffers from a critical security deficiency due to an invalid or missing SSL certificate and lack of enabled TLS protocols, which severely impacts its security posture. Despite this, the site implements strong email authentication policies (SPF, DMARC) and cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR. Contact information is clearly presented, enhancing business credibility. Strategic improvements in SSL/TLS deployment and security hardening are essential to elevate the site's trustworthiness and compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

6 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

    • 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. 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 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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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
100
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
70

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 regional government operates a multi-sectoral service model covering energy, transport, economic support, and ecological initiatives. It maintains a network of partner domains dedicated to specific regional functions such as aid guides, business portals, transport, and territorial information. The business model is public service-oriented, targeting residents, local businesses, and public institutions. The website's extensive content and structured approach indicate a strong market position as a key regional authority. The presence of multiple official social media accounts and newsletters supports active citizen engagement and transparency. No commercial revenue streams or affiliate programs are evident, consistent with its governmental nature.

Security posture

The website demonstrates partial adherence to security best practices with appropriate HTTP security headers and robust email authentication (SPF and DMARC with reject policy). However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical vulnerabilities, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. The lack of OCSP stapling and session resumption further reduces security and performance. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, indicating a gap in transparency and preparedness. The site should urgently address SSL/TLS issues and consider publishing security policies and incident response information to improve its security maturity and compliance with regulations such as GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and configure strong cipher suites to enhance encryption strength.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and site performance.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers, certificates, and compliance documentation to maintain a strong security posture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Apache server and built using Drupal CMS, leveraging JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Moment.js, and a date range picker. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing purposes. The site includes a cookie compliance module to meet EU regulations. Performance metrics indicate slow loading times and zero resource/page size data, suggesting possible measurement issues or caching effects. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design and accessibility features like skip links and ARIA attributes, though accessibility is rated basic. SEO is supported by canonical links, meta descriptions, and structured data using JSON-LD with schema.org GovernmentOffice type. DNS configuration includes multiple MX and NS records with valid SPF and DMARC policies, but DNSSEC and CAA are not enabled. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires SSL/TLS improvements and performance 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100 +14Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 51/100 −6Medium22 findingsView report
  3. 57/100 −13Medium23 findingsView report
  4. 70/100Medium26 findingsView report
  5. 70/100Medium26 findingsView report
  6. 70/100Medium26 findingsView report
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