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Security report for start-scop.fr

Other · France

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.start-scop.fr serves as a dedicated platform promoting and supporting start-up cooperatives (Scop/Scic) in France. It targets young entrepreneurs seeking social utility and a sense of belonging through cooperative business models. The site offers guidance on creating, financing, and accompanying cooperative startups, showcasing successful cooperative entrepreneurs and providing news and resources. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 CMS, integrates Matomo and Google Analytics for tracking with privacy considerations, and uses modern web technologies including YouTube APIs. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy-respecting analytics, though it lacks explicit security headers and formal privacy or security policies. The domain WHOIS data is not publicly available, typical for .fr domains or privacy-protected registrations, but the website content and activity indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, well-structured, and serves a niche cooperative entrepreneurship community effectively.

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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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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 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
82
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
10
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 platform occupies a niche market position supporting cooperative startups in France, emphasizing social impact and collective business models. It leverages partnerships with cooperative movements and French tech ecosystems. The business model focuses on information dissemination, financial facilitation, and community building rather than direct commercial sales. The presence of multiple social media channels and active content updates suggests engagement with a growing entrepreneurial audience. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers indicates a preference for managed contact via forms and social channels. The site’s cooperative focus aligns with broader trends in social entrepreneurship and sustainable business.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics configurations (IP anonymization, Do Not Track respect). However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident. The cookie consent banner is implemented properly, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could improve by adopting additional security best practices and transparency in privacy and incident response.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data collection, processing, and user rights to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen web security.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents or data protection officer to improve incident response readiness and trust.
  5. Include terms of service and data protection officer contact details to improve legal transparency and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Aujourd'hui, de plus en plus de jeunes porteurs de projets sont en recherche d'utilité sociale et de sentiment d'appartenance pour leur voie professionnelle. Deux notions auxquelles répondent les Sociétés coopératives.
Key services
Information and guidance on creating start-up cooperatives, Financial support and tools, Accompaniment and coaching, Showcasing cooperative entrepreneurs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, YouTube iframe API
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with consent mechanism
  • Anonymize IP in Google Analytics
  • Respect Do Not Track in Matomo

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in French and targets young entrepreneurs interested in cooperative startups.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented with clear consent mechanism.
  5. Social media presence is strong across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
  6. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via form and social media.
  7. Website uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern analytics tools and respects privacy settings.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in provided data.
  10. WHOIS data is not publicly available; domain appears legitimate based on content and activity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a solid technical foundation. It uses Matomo and Google Analytics for analytics, configured to respect user privacy preferences. The site loads external scripts asynchronously to optimize performance. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, including skip links and responsive design. The site uses canonical and shortlink tags for SEO. However, no explicit hosting provider information is available. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and security header implementation. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for the site's purpose, with opportunities for enhanced security and privacy features.
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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