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Security report for rvf.com

RVF Ressorts & Visseries des Flandres · Manufacturing · France

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

RVF Ressorts & Visseries des Flandres is a French manufacturer specializing in industrial and precision springs with nearly 100 years of history since its founding in 1923. The company offers a wide range of custom springs including compression, torsion, traction, spiral, flat, and shaped wire springs, serving diverse industrial sectors such as automotive, agriculture, building, medical, and luxury goods. The website reflects a professional and established business with ISO9001 and IATF 16949 certifications, indicating a commitment to quality and industry standards. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, FontAwesome Pro, and Owl Carousel, with Google Analytics integrated for user tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, providing a good user experience. However, some accessibility features could be enhanced. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and explicit security or incident response policies, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data for the domain www.rvf.com is notably missing, which is inconsistent with the company's long operational history and raises some trust concerns. Despite this, the website content, contact information, and certifications support the legitimacy of the business. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear GDPR compliant, reflecting awareness of data protection regulations. Overall, RVF presents as a credible and professional manufacturing company with a solid digital presence but should address WHOIS transparency and enhance security policies to improve trust and compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
60

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

RVF operates in the manufacturing sector, focusing on custom industrial springs with a diversified client base across multiple sectors. Their competitive advantage lies in their century-long expertise, quality certifications, and ability to produce a wide variety of spring types. The business model is B2B manufacturing and supply, targeting industrial clients needing precision components. The company shows signs of stable operations with a medium-sized footprint and regional market presence in France. Partnerships with entities like Quarsor and a professional web agency indicate a mature partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include active participation in industry events and continuous product development. Strategic observations suggest focusing on digital trust enhancement and expanding incident response capabilities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no obvious exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, and lack of publicly available security or incident response policies, indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. GDPR compliance is addressed through privacy and cookie policies, but no dedicated data protection officer contact is provided. The missing WHOIS data is a significant concern that impacts trust. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a manufacturing business website but requires enhancements to meet higher standards and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve transparency.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to enhance domain registration trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user inclusivity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
RVF Ressorts & Visseries des Flandres
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
RVF Ressorts & Visseries des Flandres
Description
Fabricant et fournisseur de ressorts sur-mesure industriels, spécialisé dans les ressorts enroulés à froid en acier au carbone, inoxydable, spéciaux, bronze ou laiton, avec près de 100 ans d'expérience.
Key services
fabrication de ressorts de compression, fabrication de ressorts de torsion, fabrication de ressorts de traction, fabrication de ressorts spiraux, fabrication de ressorts plats, fabrication de ressorts de forme et fils formés
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Fonts, FontAwesome Pro 5, Owl Carousel, Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

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 no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to industrial spring manufacturing.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear GDPR compliant.
  5. WHOIS data is missing, which is a notable anomaly.
  6. Website uses modern technologies and includes Google Analytics for tracking.
  7. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  8. Certifications ISO9001 and IATF 16949 are prominently mentioned.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a solid technology stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, FontAwesome Pro for icons, and Owl Carousel for content sliders. Google Fonts are used for typography, and Google Analytics tracks user behavior. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile-optimized. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. The site has no broken links or visible errors, indicating good maintenance. Opportunities exist to modernize by adopting newer JavaScript frameworks or improving accessibility compliance. Regular audits of third-party scripts are recommended to avoid introducing vulnerabilities.
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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