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Security report for aviq.be

AVIQ (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité) · Government · Belgium

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

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AVIQ is a public institution in Wallonia, Belgium, focused on health, disability, family allowances, and social welfare services. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, clear navigation, and modern technology (Drupal 10). The organization maintains good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, and integrates analytics tools responsibly. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no visible sensitive data exposure, though security headers could be improved. WHOIS data is restricted but consistent with a legitimate public agency domain. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and serves a broad public audience effectively.

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

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 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 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 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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  • 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
77
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

AVIQ holds a key position as a government agency in Wallonia, providing essential social and health services. Its business model is public service oriented, targeting residents, families, disabled persons, and professionals. The website supports multiple service domains including health promotion, disability support, family allowances, employment, and education. The presence of multiple related subdomains and partner sites indicates a broad ecosystem. The organization benefits from strong branding consistency and trust signals typical of government entities.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent banners compliant with GDPR. Analytics are configured with IP anonymization. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the HTML source, which is a recommended improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. Incident response and security policies are not publicly disclosed, representing a potential compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with formal policies and security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to improve transparency and security culture.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security and privacy compliance reviews.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AVIQ (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité)
Description
L'AVIQ est une public institution in Wallonia, Belgium, managing key domains such as well-being, health, disability, and family allowances. Its missions include health prevention, aid to disabled persons, and family allowance management.
Key services
Health promotion and prevention, Disability support and services, Family allowances management, Employment support, Training and education, Housing and daily life assistance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Google Analytics, Superfish menu, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo
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 and navigation
  2. Strong focus on public health, disability, and family welfare services
  3. Comprehensive cookie and privacy policies with consent mechanisms
  4. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 10) and analytics tools
  5. No visible security headers detected in HTML source
  6. WHOIS data is restricted but domain appears legitimate
  7. Multiple social media and related domains linked
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and secure CMS platform, using jQuery and various JavaScript libraries for UI components like menus and carousels. Analytics are implemented via Matomo and Google Analytics with privacy considerations. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. The technical stack is modern and well maintained, though security headers and some performance optimizations could be improved.
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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