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Security report for vendee.fr

Conseil départemental de la Vendée · Government · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.vendee.fr is the official online presence of the Conseil départemental de la Vendée, a government entity serving the Vendée department in France. It provides comprehensive information and services related to social support, infrastructure, culture, and public administration targeted at residents and stakeholders of the region. The site is well-branded, professionally designed, and structured to facilitate user navigation and access to departmental resources. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap and FontAwesome for frontend styling, and integrates Matomo analytics for user behavior tracking, including heatmaps and session recordings. The presence of cookie consent mechanisms and structured data indicates a mature digital infrastructure with attention to privacy and SEO best practices. Performance and mobile optimization are good, supporting a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes some security headers, though additional headers like Content-Security-Policy could enhance protection. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which is justified for a government domain. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong security posture, good privacy compliance, and high business credibility as a government portal. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers and publishing a clear privacy policy page to improve transparency and compliance.

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

7 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

    • 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

    • 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

  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 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
72
Security headers
60
Email security
87
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
68

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 Conseil départemental de la Vendée operates as a public sector government entity providing essential social, infrastructural, and cultural services to the Vendée department. Its market position is that of an authoritative regional government body with a large audience comprising residents, local businesses, and public institutions. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service delivery and community engagement. Revenue streams are government-funded, and the website serves as a communication and service platform. The partnership ecosystem includes recruitment and contact portals under the same domain. Growth indicators are not applicable in the traditional commercial sense but the site reflects ongoing digital maturity and service expansion.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, use of modern CMS, and integration of privacy consent tools. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were found. However, the absence of some recommended security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement. Compliance with GDPR is partially indicated by cookie consent but a dedicated privacy policy page was not found in the provided content. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. Overall, the security culture appears adequate for a government site but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS and related attacks.
  2. Add security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options and Referrer-Policy to strengthen security posture.
  3. Publish a detailed privacy policy page clearly outlining data collection, usage, and retention practices.
  4. Establish and publicize incident response and vulnerability disclosure procedures to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Conseil départemental de la Vendée
Description
Votre source de confiance pour les services et les informations du Département. Découvrez notre engagement, accédez aux aides, projets et actualités...
Key services
Social support and solidarity services, Infrastructure and mobility management, Cultural and sports activities promotion, Public information and communication
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, Matomo Analytics, ReadSpeaker, TarteAuCitron (cookie consent)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics, ReadSpeaker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official departmental government portal for Vendée, France.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and targeted at residents and stakeholders.
  3. Uses TYPO3 CMS with modern frontend technologies.
  4. Implements cookie consent and privacy mechanisms.
  5. No WHOIS data available publicly, likely due to privacy protection or AFNIC policies.
  6. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities found in HTML content.
  8. External links mostly to related government or service domains.
  9. Matomo analytics used with heatmap and session recording features.
  10. No explicit privacy policy page found in the provided content but cookie consent is present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons. It uses Matomo for analytics, including advanced features like heatmaps and session recordings, indicating a focus on user experience optimization. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets, some from external CDNs, and integrates accessibility tools like ReadSpeaker. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though hosting provider details are not explicit. The site benefits from structured data for SEO and social media integration via Open Graph and Twitter cards.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100Medium29 findingsView report
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