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Security report for biv.be

Beroepsinstituut van Vastgoedmakelaars · Real Estate · Belgium

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Beroepsinstituut van Vastgoedmakelaars (BIV) is the official professional institute and regulatory body for real estate brokers in Belgium. It focuses on ensuring integrity, professionalism, and compliance within the real estate sector by providing certification, training, complaint handling, and knowledge dissemination. The website serves as a comprehensive resource for brokers, trainees, and the public, offering detailed information on becoming a broker, ethical guidelines, and complaint procedures. The organization maintains a strong market position as the authoritative entity overseeing real estate professionals in Belgium. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies and integrating Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot for analytics and privacy compliance. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a professional design and clear navigation. Privacy and cookie policies are prominently available, demonstrating good compliance with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms. However, no advanced security headers or explicit security policies were detected, and no vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are published. The WHOIS data for the domain is restricted, limiting transparency about domain ownership, which slightly impacts trust but is common for .be domains. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained digital presence for the BIV, with minor recommendations to enhance security posture and transparency to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. 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';…
  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
52
Security headers
55
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
10
Employees
0
Customers
10
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
100%

3 subdomains affected

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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

BIV operates as a regulatory and professional institute within the real estate sector in Belgium, targeting real estate brokers and related stakeholders. Its competitive advantage lies in its official mandate to certify and regulate brokers, provide ongoing education, and enforce ethical standards. Revenue streams likely include fees for certification, training programs, and possibly fines or penalties related to compliance enforcement. The organization maintains a strong partnership ecosystem, including a sister site (ipi.be) serving the French-speaking community. Growth indicators include a large number of certified brokers and active training programs. Strategic observations highlight a focus on combating illegal brokers and promoting professional standards, which reinforces market trust and sector stability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate room for improvement. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file suggests limited formalized security communication channels. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the organization's profile but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to ensure no known vulnerabilities are present.
  5. Enhance WHOIS transparency if possible or provide domain ownership information on the website to strengthen trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Beroepsinstituut van Vastgoedmakelaars
Description
Het Beroepsinstituut van Vastgoedmakelaars (BIV) staat voor een professionele vastgoedsector met aandacht voor kennis, vaardigheden en deontologische regels.
Key services
Certification and recognition of real estate brokers, Training and knowledge dissemination, Complaint handling and disciplinary procedures, Support and resources for brokers, Public information and awareness
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, jQuery UI Autocomplete
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookiebot
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 professional design.
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected.
  3. WHOIS data is restricted, limiting domain ownership transparency.
  4. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via form only.
  6. Social media presence on major platforms with official accounts.
  7. Drupal CMS with modern version (Drupal 10) used.
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  9. No security.txt or explicit security policy found.
  10. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, indicating a current and maintainable technical foundation. Integration with Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot shows attention to analytics and privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the use of multiple external scripts and images. There is no explicit hosting provider information detected. Technical risks are minimal but include the absence of advanced security headers and potential reliance on third-party scripts. Opportunities exist to improve security posture and possibly optimize performance further.
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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