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Wallonia Export & Investment Agency · Government · Belgium

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) is a government entity dedicated to promoting foreign investment and export activities in the Wallonia region of Belgium. The website serves as a portal for foreign companies seeking to invest, Walloon companies looking to export, and young graduates seeking internships abroad. It provides access to partner sites, international news, and a database of export companies. The agency's market position is that of an official regional government body with a medium-sized operational scale and a founding date consistent with the domain registration in 2000. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries including Google Tag Manager and Google Maps API, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. The site uses HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a basic level of privacy compliance. However, there is room for improvement in security headers and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site is well-positioned with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency. The cookie consent banner and privacy policy indicate GDPR awareness but could be enhanced with more comprehensive compliance documentation. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and aligned with its government mandate. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing terms of service and incident response information, and improving accessibility and privacy compliance documentation to strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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 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 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';…

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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
20
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
62

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

AWEX operates as a government agency focused on export and investment promotion in Wallonia, Belgium. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive service offerings including investment facilitation, export subsidies, and international promotion. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government budgets, targeting foreign investors, local exporters, and young professionals. The agency maintains a strong partnership ecosystem with related domains and regional government portals. Growth indicators include a long-established domain and consistent branding. The agency's operations are transparent and aligned with public sector standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts represent compliance gaps. GDPR compliance is basic but present. The security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized documentation and enhanced technical controls to mitigate risks and improve incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to comply with WCAG guidelines and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Expand privacy compliance documentation to include detailed GDPR adherence and data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Wallonia Export & Investment Agency
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Wallonia Export & Investment Agency
Description
Agence Wallonne à l’Exportation et aux Investissements Étrangers - supports foreign companies investing in Wallonia, Walloon companies exporting abroad, promotes Wallonia internationally, and facilitates internships abroad.
Key services
Investment facilitation (One Stop Shop), Export subsidies and services, International news and promotion of Wallonia, Internship placement abroad, Database of Walloon export companies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Maps API, Modernizr
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government agency site focused on export and investment promotion for Wallonia region.
  2. Content is professional, multilingual (French and English), and well-structured.
  3. No forms detected on the main page; no email addresses explicitly listed.
  4. Cookie consent banner present with accept/decline options.
  5. No visible security.txt or incident response contact information.
  6. No terms of service page found or linked.
  7. Uses Google Tag Manager and Google Maps API for analytics and map features.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Contact phone and physical address clearly provided in footer.
  10. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based front end with Google Tag Manager for analytics and Google Maps API for geolocation features. The domain is hosted with a reputable registrar and uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness. The site lacks a detected CMS, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content.
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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