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Security report for spedidam.fr

Spedidam · Media · France

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SPEDIDAM is a well-established French collective rights management organization founded in 1959, dedicated to protecting and managing the intellectual property rights of performing artists. The website serves as an information and service portal for artists, music users, and creators of spectacles, offering rights management, legal advice, and cultural aid programs. The organization has a significant market presence with over 115,000 rights holders and a large associate base. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Owl Carousel, and Swiper Slider, hosted by OVH. The site is moderately performant, mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly, though some accessibility features could be improved. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain protections in place, but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, targeting a general audience interested in artists' rights and cultural management. However, compliance with privacy regulations could be enhanced by adding clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access and analysis.

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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  • Security score drift

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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
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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

SPEDIDAM operates in the media and non-profit sectors, focusing on collective rights management for performing artists in France. Its competitive advantage lies in its long history, large membership base, and comprehensive services including international rights management and cultural aid. Revenue streams likely include rights collection and distribution, membership fees, and government or cultural grants. The target customers are artists, music users, and cultural creators. The organization maintains partnerships with related domains for artist accounts and aid databases, reflecting a strong ecosystem. Growth indicators include active communication channels and recent news updates. Strategic observations suggest a focus on digital rights protection and advocacy for fair remuneration in the digital age.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections such as clientTransferProhibited. However, the absence of key security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Compliance gaps exist due to missing privacy and cookie policies and lack of incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. The site uses standard WordPress plugins which require regular updates to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with enhanced headers, documented policies, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Spedidam
Description
La SPEDIDAM, fondée en 1959, est une société de gestion collective des droits de Propriété Intellectuelle des artistes-interprètes. Elle met tout en œuvre pour garantir aux artistes de toutes catégories la part des droits à rémunération qu’ils doivent percevoir.
Key services
Rights management and remuneration collection, Support and aid programs for artists, Legal and fiscal advice, International rights management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Owl Carousel, Swiper Slider, WordPress 4.9.26, Yoast SEO plugin, WPML (multilingual plugin)
Frameworks
Bootstrap (navbar classes suggest usage)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of clientTransferProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited domain statuses

Analytics and tracking

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

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 fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Strong social media presence with official accounts linked.
  4. Use of WordPress CMS with several plugins and libraries.
  5. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
  7. No contact emails explicitly found in HTML content; contact likely via forms.
  8. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. Content is professional, relevant, and targeted at artists and music industry stakeholders.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 4.9.26, utilizing jQuery, Owl Carousel, Swiper Slider, and Yoast SEO plugin for SEO optimization. Hosting is provided by OVH, a reputable provider. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and uses multilingual support via WPML. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. The site structure is clear with semantic HTML and schema.org JSON-LD structured data for organization and website. Technical risks include potential outdated WordPress version and plugins, and lack of advanced security headers. Modernization opportunities include upgrading WordPress, improving accessibility, and implementing enhanced security controls.
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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