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Security report for paris-est-sup.fr

Paris-Est Sup · Education · France

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Paris-Est Sup is a consortium of 17 higher education and research institutions located in the Paris-Est region of France. It serves a large academic community including 60,000 students and 1,380 doctoral candidates, offering doctoral education, research collaboration, innovation project support, and student entrepreneurship programs. The website reflects a well-structured academic institution with a focus on research and education. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern web technologies and includes cookie consent and analytics tracking. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and some security headers but could be improved with additional headers and explicit security policies. The absence of WHOIS registration data is a notable anomaly but does not detract from the professional presentation and trustworthiness of the site content. Overall, the site is safe, professional, and well-targeted to its academic audience.

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

9 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

  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 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';…

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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
30
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
58

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

Paris-Est Sup holds a strong regional position as a public academic consortium, leveraging partnerships with multiple universities and research organizations. Its business model is focused on education, research, and innovation facilitation rather than commercial revenue generation. The presence of multiple partner domains and active social media channels indicates a broad ecosystem and engagement with stakeholders. The site supports calls for projects and events, highlighting active research and innovation activities. The lack of explicit privacy and security policies suggests areas for compliance improvement. The organization appears large and established, serving a diverse academic community.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy and security requirements. However, security headers are minimal, and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. There is no security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information, which limits transparency for security researchers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The WHOIS data absence is a concern for domain legitimacy verification but does not directly impact site security. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for enhancement in headers and policy transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  4. Investigate and resolve the absence of WHOIS registration data to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance cookie consent details to explicitly state GDPR compliance and data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Paris-Est Sup
Description
Paris-Est Sup is a community of universities and institutions in the Paris-Est region, federating 17 institutions with diverse missions and ministerial affiliations. It supports higher education, doctoral studies, research, innovation projects, and student entrepreneurship.
Key services
Doctoral education, Research units coordination, Innovation project support, Student entrepreneurship programs, Hosting academic events and calls for projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Analytics, Tarteaucitron (cookie consent)
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Tarteaucitron cookie consent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, which is unusual for an academic institution domain.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and active.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected.
  5. Multiple social media channels are linked, indicating active engagement.
  6. Website uses TYPO3 CMS and modern web technologies.
  7. Security headers are minimal; opportunity to improve security posture.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  9. Contact information is clearly provided in the footer.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe and educational.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible content management system suitable for academic institutions. It employs jQuery and FontAwesome for UI components and icons, and integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip navigation links. Performance is moderate with some compressed assets and asynchronous script loading. The site structure is clear with well-organized menus and content sections. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from 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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