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Security report for belgium.be

Belgium.be · Government · Belgium

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Belgium.be is the official Belgian government portal providing multilingual access to government information and services. The website targets a general audience and serves as a centralized platform for public service delivery. It is built on a modern Drupal 10 CMS infrastructure, leveraging technologies such as jQuery, FontAwesome, and Matomo analytics with user consent mechanisms. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, reflecting a mature digital presence for a government entity. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though explicit security headers and published security policies are absent. WHOIS data is restricted by DNS Belgium policy, limiting domain registration transparency but the domain and content strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
55/ 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

3 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

  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 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
90
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
73

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

Belgium.be holds a strong market position as the official government portal for Belgium, providing essential public information and services. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service delivery and information dissemination. The portal supports multiple languages to serve Belgium's diverse population. The use of Matomo analytics with consent indicates a privacy-conscious approach. The absence of direct contact information or terms of service on this page suggests these may be located elsewhere or handled via other government channels. The site’s technology stack and compliance with cookie regulations reflect a commitment to modern web standards and user privacy. No suspicious or affiliate domains were identified, reinforcing the portal's official status.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could be addressed to enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure information limits transparency and user trust in security matters. Overall, the site is secure but could improve by publishing security documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information.
  2. Add HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear terms of service and vulnerability disclosure information accessible from the website.
  4. Enhance contact information availability for user support and security reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie and privacy policies to maintain GDPR compliance and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Belgium.be
Description
Official portal providing information and services of the Belgian government in multiple languages.
Key services
Government information, Public services access, Multilingual content delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with configurable options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Belgian government portal with multilingual support
  2. Uses Drupal 10 CMS and modern web technologies
  3. Includes cookie consent with configurable options
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on this page
  5. No terms of service or security policy pages found
  6. WHOIS data is restricted by DNS Belgium policy, limiting domain registration transparency
  7. No WAF or blocking detected, site fully accessible
  8. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a robust and maintainable platform. It uses jQuery and FontAwesome for UI components and icons, and Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to the extensive CSS and JavaScript assets loaded. No hosting provider information was found in the content. The WHOIS data is restricted, which is typical for .be domains under DNS Belgium policy, not indicating privacy protection but limiting domain age and registrar visibility. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with opportunities to improve security headers and performance optimization.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 70/100Medium26 findingsView report
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