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Security report for academieportal.nl

Education · Netherlands

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Academieportal.nl is an educational login portal primarily serving users associated with Skillstown, a Dutch educational entity. The website provides user authentication and password reset functionalities, targeting students and learners. The portal is modest in design and content, focusing on secure access rather than broad content delivery. Technically, the site uses JavaScript with client-side encryption libraries and enforces HTTPS, but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, indicating room for security improvements. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which may affect compliance with GDPR regulations. Overall, the site is functional but basic, with moderate trustworthiness and a small business footprint dating back to 2009.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

6 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

  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 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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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
100
Security headers
25
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
65

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 portal supports Skillstown's educational services, positioning itself as a niche access point rather than a standalone business. Its business model revolves around providing secure login and password management for learners. The lack of extensive marketing, analytics, or advertising suggests a focused operational scope. The partnership with Skillstown is evident, indicating a close ecosystem relationship. Growth indicators or revenue streams are not visible, consistent with a small-scale educational service platform.

Security posture

Security posture is basic with HTTPS enforced and client-side form protections. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and privacy policies highlights compliance and security gaps. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. The password reset form includes UX measures but lacks anti-abuse controls like CAPTCHA. Overall, the site is moderately secure but would benefit from enhanced security controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add CAPTCHA or similar anti-abuse mechanisms on password reset forms to prevent automated attacks.
  5. Consider deploying a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance transparency and incident response readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Online portal for educational services related to Skillstown, providing login access for users to educational content and password management.
Key services
User login authentication, Password reset functionality, Access to educational content
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jsencrypt.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Password fields use autocomplete attributes
  • Client-side form submission protection via safesubmitform() and hashlogin()

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a login portal for an educational platform related to Skillstown.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Minimal external linking limited to Skillstown domain and contact email.
  4. No social media or phone contact information present.
  5. Security practices are basic with HTTPS but lack advanced headers and DNSSEC.
  6. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  7. Password reset form disables inputs until modal is opened, indicating some UX consideration.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; site content fully accessible.
  9. WHOIS data consistent with business age and domain usage.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard HTML5 with JavaScript libraries including jsencrypt.js for client-side encryption. The site is mobile responsive with basic accessibility features. No CMS or advanced frameworks detected. Performance is moderate with no heavy external dependencies. SEO optimization is poor due to lack of meta descriptions and indexing directives (robots meta tag is set to noindex). Hosting provider is not explicitly identified. The technical stack is simple and functional but lacks modern security and SEO best practices.
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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