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Security report for bestwesternamsterdam.nl

Best Western Amsterdam · Hospitality · Netherlands

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Best Western Amsterdam operates a professional hospitality website offering hotel accommodations in Amsterdam with direct booking capabilities. The site targets travelers seeking comfortable rooms and modern facilities with a best price guarantee. The business is positioned as a medium-sized hotel entity within the hospitality sector in the Netherlands. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS using the Helix Ultimate framework, incorporating modern libraries such as Bootstrap and jQuery, and is optimized for mobile devices with moderate performance. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies, and no GDPR indicators are present. Overall, the site is trustworthy but could improve transparency and security practices.

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

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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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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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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
28
Average
53

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company leverages the Best Western brand to attract a broad audience of tourists and business travelers. Its business model focuses on direct online bookings to maximize revenue and customer engagement. The website content is professionally presented with consistent branding and clear service offerings. However, the lack of explicit contact details and privacy documentation may hinder customer trust and regulatory compliance. The use of Google Tag Manager indicates a moderate level of marketing and analytics sophistication. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content or WHOIS data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS and CSRF token usage. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No vulnerable libraries or exposed credentials were detected in the HTML content. Overall, security is functional but could be significantly enhanced with policy documentation and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add explicit contact information for general and security-related inquiries on the website.
  4. Create and link a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain compliance and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Best Western Amsterdam
Description
Discover, relax and connect at Best Western Amsterdam. Comfortable rooms, modern facilities and the best price guarantee when booking directly. Book your next stay here.
Key services
Hotel room accommodation, Online booking, Modern facilities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla, Bootstrap, jQuery, FancyBox, Litepicker
Frameworks
Helix Ultimate Joomla Template Framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CSRF token in scripts

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Joomla CMS with Helix Ultimate template
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML content
  4. Uses HTTPS and modern JS libraries
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected
  6. Google Tag Manager used for analytics and tracking
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Joomla CMS with the Helix Ultimate template framework, leveraging Bootstrap 5 and jQuery for responsive design and interactivity. It integrates third-party libraries such as FancyBox for image galleries and Litepicker for date selection. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking. The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate. Performance is moderate, with some room for optimization. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with appropriate meta tags. However, no advanced accessibility features or ARIA roles were detected. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance implementations.
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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