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Security report for relations-publics.org

Syndicat du Conseil en relations publics · Other · France

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Syndicat du Conseil en relations publics is a professional French association representing public relations agencies. The website serves as an information hub for members and the public, offering resources such as agency directories, training programs, events, and labels promoting responsible influence and corporate social responsibility. The site targets PR professionals, agencies, and students, positioning itself as a key industry player in France. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins like Yoast SEO and uses modern web technologies including jQuery and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is secured with HTTPS and employs Google reCAPTCHA for form protection, indicating a reasonable security posture. However, the absence of WHOIS registrant data and lack of explicit privacy cookie consent mechanisms slightly reduce trust and privacy compliance scores. Overall, the site is professional, well-structured, and trustworthy, but could improve transparency and compliance by publishing security policies and enhancing privacy controls.

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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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 Syndicat operates as an essential entity within the French public relations sector, providing member services, industry standards, and event organization. Its business model revolves around membership fees and service offerings such as training and certification labels. The association maintains partnerships with industry players like Pressrelations, enhancing its ecosystem. The website's content and structure reflect a mature organization with a medium-sized footprint in the market. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the public site suggests controlled communication channels, possibly to manage member interactions securely. The presence of multilingual support indicates an intent to reach a broader audience beyond French speakers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and no visible security or incident response policies indicate room for improvement. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file reduces transparency and readiness for security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a professional association website but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance and trust standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan on the website to enhance trust and preparedness.
  4. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Consider adding direct, verified contact information such as company emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Syndicat du Conseil en relations publics
Description
Syndicat professionnel français regroupant des agences conseil en relations publics, fournissant des services de communication, formation, et organisation d'événements.
Key services
Annuaire des agences, Formations continues, Organisation d'événements et séminaires, Labels RSE et influence responsable, Service juridique et assurances
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional association site for public relations agencies in France.
  2. Content is in French with English version available.
  3. No WHOIS data available due to malformed WHOIS response.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and SEO tools.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in visible content.
  8. Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn is evident.
  9. Site uses HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA for form security.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS, leveraging plugins like Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Contact Form 7 for form management. It uses jQuery and bxSlider for interactive UI components. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are integrated for visitor tracking and analytics. The site loads fonts from Google Fonts and scripts from trusted CDNs. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of key scripts. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design and viewport settings. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site lacks advanced modern frameworks but maintains a stable and maintainable technical infrastructure suitable for its purpose.
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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