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Security report for worldskills-france.org

WorldSkills France · Education · France

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

WorldSkills France is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to promoting vocational training and technical skills among youth in France. The organization hosts national and international competitions to showcase excellence and passion in various trades, emphasizing inclusion and diversity. The website is professionally designed, content-rich, and highly accessible, targeting students, educators, and professionals in technical fields. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins for SEO and GDPR compliance, featuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security headers are not visibly implemented. The absence of WHOIS data due to privacy protection slightly reduces transparency but is justified for this type of organization. Overall, the site demonstrates a strong digital presence with good trust indicators and partner ecosystem.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
47
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
61

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

WorldSkills France occupies a leading position in the vocational education sector in France, leveraging competitions as a core engagement and promotional tool. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on youth empowerment and skills development. The organization benefits from partnerships with European and international skills competitions and maintains active social media channels to engage its audience. Revenue streams likely include sponsorships, partnerships, and public funding. The site’s comprehensive documentation and certifications like Qualiopi enhance credibility. Growth indicators include upcoming events through 2028 and active community engagement. Strategic partnerships with event organizers and educational institutions strengthen its market presence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could enhance transparency and readiness. The site uses third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and analytics, which require ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened by implementing additional headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact details on the website.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging to detect and respond to security incidents promptly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
WorldSkills France
Description
WorldSkills France is a movement serving youth and trades, organizing competitions to showcase excellence and passion in technical and technological professions. It promotes inclusion, diversity, and fights gender stereotypes in trades.
Key services
Organizing national and international vocational competitions, Providing educational and training resources, Promoting inclusion and diversity in trades, Engagement and volunteer opportunities
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, jQuery 3.7.1, Yoast SEO plugin, WP Rocket, Google Tag Manager, WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, Gridlex CSS framework, Facil-iti accessibility tool
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by GDPR cookie consent)

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in French.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. Uses HTTPS with modern security practices but lacks visible security headers.
  4. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy present.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via form and social media.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, likely due to privacy protection or query issues.
  7. Strong branding and consistent navigation structure.
  8. Multiple social media channels linked.
  9. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and GDPR compliance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform, using up-to-date versions of jQuery and SEO plugins like Yoast. Performance is moderate, with caching enabled via WP Rocket and preloading of key assets. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility tools such as Facil-iti. SEO is well implemented with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The technical stack is standard for a professional non-profit organization website, with no major technical debt observed. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and possibly enhance hosting provider transparency.
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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