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Security report for nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Government · France

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the official regional government entity responsible for managing and supporting various public services and initiatives in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for citizens, providing information on economic development, employment, youth programs, territorial planning, and ecological transition. It maintains a strong market position as a government authority with a large audience base. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS, employs modern JavaScript libraries, and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, though WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to registry server response issues rather than malicious intent.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

8 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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
65

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 website targets residents and stakeholders of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, offering a wide range of public services and information. Its business model is that of a public government entity focused on regional development and citizen engagement. The site links to multiple subdomains and partner sites that specialize in specific sectors such as youth, enterprises, and transport, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem. The content quality and branding consistency are excellent, supporting high trust and credibility. The absence of WHOIS data is a minor anomaly but does not detract from the site's legitimacy given its official nature.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented. Security headers are partially detected or implied but could be explicitly improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. However, the lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. The site uses antibot measures on forms to prevent abuse. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced with formal policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Develop and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are included.
  5. Enhance WHOIS data availability or transparency to improve domain registration trust signals.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Description
La Région porte des responsabilités importantes dans le quotidien des citoyens. Elle les déploie à travers l'économie et l'emploi, la jeunesse, l'aménagement du territoire et la transition énergétique et écologique.
Key services
Economic development, Employment support, Youth services, Territorial planning, Energy and ecological transition, Public communications and events
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Tippy.js (tooltip library), Drupal CMS
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure forms with antibot measures
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official regional government website for Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
  2. Comprehensive content covering institutional info, regional actions, events, and public services
  3. Strong presence of structured data and accessibility features
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy implemented in compliance with GDPR
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, but website legitimacy supported by content and branding
  7. Use of Drupal CMS and Google Tag Manager for analytics
  8. Multiple official social media channels linked
  9. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts published
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries including Tippy.js for tooltips and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for accessibility and SEO with proper meta tags and structured data using JSON-LD for GovernmentOffice schema. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. The site uses secure forms with antibot measures and cookie consent banners. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and supports a professional user experience.
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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