The website www.villefargeau.fr serves as the official online presence for the commune of Villefargeau in the Yonne department of France. It provides municipal information, local news, event calendars, administrative procedures, and contact details aimed primarily at residents and visitors. The site is positioned as a local government portal with a focus on community engagement and public service. Technically, the site uses a variety of JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Leaflet for mapping, and Jssor Slider for image slideshows, all managed via the WebSee CMS platform. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a clear navigation structure and cookie consent mechanisms in place. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS but lacks visible HTTP security headers and formal incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. The absence of WHOIS data reduces domain trustworthiness, though the official nature of the site and consistent branding mitigate concerns. Overall, the site is functional and professional but could improve security posture and transparency.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
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
100
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
69
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention villefargeau.fr, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Villefargeau's website reflects a small government entity focused on serving its local population with essential municipal services and information. The business model is public service oriented, with no commercial activities. The site supports community cohesion through news, events, and administrative guidance. The partnership ecosystem includes CMS and hosting providers such as WebSee and Net15. Growth indicators are limited given the nature of the entity, but the site supports new resident integration and local activities. The lack of social media presence suggests a traditional communication approach. Strategic observations include the need for enhanced digital security and transparency to build trust and comply with evolving regulations.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of key security headers (e.g., Content Security Policy, HSTS) and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site uses several third-party libraries, which should be regularly updated to mitigate risks. The lack of WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements to align with best practices and regulatory expectations.
Recommendations
Implement HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web attacks.
Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response procedures and contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
Regularly audit and update all third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Consider registering and publishing a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
Enhance WHOIS data visibility or verify domain registration details to improve trust and legitimacy perception.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Commune de Villefargeau
Description
Site officiel de la commune rurale de Villefargeau dans l'Yonne, proposant des informations municipales, actualités, agenda, services aux habitants, patrimoine, urbanisme, et contact mairie.
Key services
Municipal information dissemination, Event calendar, Contact and access information, Administrative procedures guidance, Community news and updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Leaflet, Jssor Slider, Fancybox, Font Awesome
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent mechanism present
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Transparency
poor
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is an official municipal site for Villefargeau commune in France
Content is in French and well structured for local residents
No signs of malicious or suspicious content
No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for an official site
Uses multiple open source JS libraries and a CMS platform
Cookie consent and privacy notices are implemented
No social media links detected
Contact info includes phone number and physical address
No visible security.txt or incident response info
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a traditional web stack using jQuery and related UI libraries, Leaflet for interactive maps, and Jssor Slider for image carousels. It is powered by the WebSee CMS platform, which is specialized for municipal websites. The site loads multiple external resources including fonts from Google Fonts and map tiles from OpenStreetMap and ArcGIS. Performance is moderate with some heavy image sliders but generally responsive design and accessibility features are implemented. The site lacks modern JavaScript frameworks but is functional and stable. Technical debt may exist due to reliance on older libraries and absence of advanced security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack and improve performance and security.
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.
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