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Security report for actiris.be

Actiris · Government · Belgium

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Actiris is the official public employment service for the Brussels-Capital Region, providing a comprehensive platform for job seekers including job offers, training, coaching, and employment aid. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and targets citizens seeking employment in Brussels. It serves as a key regional government agency with a strong market position and a broad range of services to support employment and training. The technical infrastructure leverages modern web technologies including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and embedded YouTube videos, with evidence of a CMS likely Umbraco. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms, though it lacks explicit security policies or incident response information. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-maintained, and compliant with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

4 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.

    • 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

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

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

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • 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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
77

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

Actiris operates as a government entity focused on employment services in Brussels, collaborating with multiple regional and European partners. Its business model centers on public service delivery rather than commercial revenue. The site supports job seekers with tools for job search, professional project definition, training, and employment aids. The partnership ecosystem includes regional employment agencies, European social funds, and public procurement bodies, enhancing its service reach and legitimacy. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via contact forms. The website's content and structure indicate a mature digital presence with strong branding and consistent messaging.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies represent areas for improvement. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could enhance transparency and trust. The use of third-party analytics and marketing tools is balanced with privacy compliance. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government service but could be strengthened with additional policies and headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Consider providing direct contact information such as a security or abuse email address to improve incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly review third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure ongoing privacy compliance and minimize tracking risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Actiris
Description
Actiris accompagne tous les chercheurs d'emploi en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale en proposant des offres d'emploi, formations et services d'accompagnement.
Key services
Job offers, Professional project definition, Training and coaching, Employment aid, Support after dismissal, Disability employment support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, YouTube embedded videos, Polyfill.io, Ant Design (ant-select classes), jQuery (implied by $ usage in script), Custom JavaScript bundles
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of iframe sandbox for authentication
  • No inline sensitive credentials

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Marketing Platform
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional government employment portal for Brussels citizens.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and multilingual support is provided.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms are implemented.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via forms.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools is evident.
  6. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. Social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram.
  9. Multiple partner domains linked, mostly government or employment related.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and embedded YouTube videos. The presence of Umbraco CMS is inferred from HTML structure and class names. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with semantic HTML and ARIA attributes. Performance is moderate, with some use of polyfills for browser compatibility. SEO is supported by appropriate meta tags and Open Graph data. The site uses asynchronous loading for analytics scripts to improve load times. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and improve incident response 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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