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Security report for bno.nl

Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO) · Other · Netherlands

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BNO (Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers) is a well-established Dutch professional association for designers and design agencies, boasting a history of over 100 years. It serves as the largest community of designers in the Netherlands, offering a broad range of services including advice, training, coaching, events, publications, and mentoring. The website reflects a mature organization with a clear market position and a strong focus on supporting and promoting the design sector in the Netherlands. Technically, the site is built on the Odoo CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Plausible Analytics. The site is well-optimized for mobile and SEO, with good performance and accessibility standards. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, CSRF protection, and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the website demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
25
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
59

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

BNO operates as a membership-based professional organization targeting designers and design bureaus in the Netherlands. Its business model revolves around community building, professional development, and sector promotion through services like training, mentoring, events, and publications. The organization maintains a strong digital presence with active social media channels and a regularly updated website featuring news, articles, job postings, and events. The absence of parent or subsidiary companies suggests an independent entity focused on its core mission. The website content and structure indicate a mature organization with a stable market position and a clear value proposition to its members. Partnerships with social media platforms and newsletter services support its outreach and engagement strategies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and the presence of CSRF tokens indicating protection against cross-site request forgery. The use of reCAPTCHA public keys suggests measures against automated abuse. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content, and no vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a gap in transparency and readiness. Security headers are not explicitly visible but may be implemented at the server level. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but could improve by publishing formal security and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Add incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and verify HTTP security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Maintain and regularly audit third-party libraries and scripts to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO)
Description
De Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO) is opgericht door ontwerpers en voor ontwerpers. De geschiedenis van de vereniging gaat ruim honderd jaar terug. Tegenwoordig is de BNO de grootste community van ontwerpers en ontwerpbureaus in Nederland, met een professioneel team dat de ontwerpsector verbindt, versterkt en vertegenwoordigt.
Key services
Advice, Training, Coaching, Events, Publications (Dd Yearbook, newsletters), Mentoring, Community platforms
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Odoo CMS, FontAwesome, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, Plausible Analytics
Frameworks
Odoo
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCAPTCHA public key

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and targeted to Dutch designers
  3. Clear contact information and social media presence
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference
  5. Good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found
  7. Use of modern CMS (Odoo) and analytics tools
  8. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Odoo CMS platform, utilizing modern front-end libraries such as Bootstrap and FontAwesome for UI components and icons. It employs Google Tag Manager and Plausible Analytics for tracking and analytics, with a cookie consent mechanism in place. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, with proper meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by rich media content and third-party scripts. The infrastructure appears stable and professionally managed, though hosting provider details are not explicit. Opportunities exist to enhance accessibility features and further optimize performance. The technical stack supports the organization's digital engagement goals effectively.
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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