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Security report for combell.nl

Combell · Technology · Netherlands

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Combell is a well-established hosting specialist operating primarily in the Netherlands, offering a comprehensive suite of services including professional webhosting, cloud hosting, dedicated servers, domain registration, SSL certificates, email hosting, and website building tools. The company targets a broad audience ranging from starters and small to medium enterprises (KMO) to large enterprises, positioning itself as a premium hosting provider with a strong emphasis on security and customer support. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding and high-quality content, supporting its market position effectively. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as Font Awesome, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer, Hotjar, and Iubenda for cookie compliance. The site is hosted by Combell itself, indicating control over infrastructure. Performance is moderate with excellent mobile optimization and good accessibility and SEO practices. The presence of security headers, HTTPS enforcement, and CSRF tokens indicates a strong security posture, although there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response information. Security-wise, the site demonstrates good practices including HTTPS, security headers, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a public security policy or vulnerability disclosure program suggests an opportunity to enhance transparency and incident readiness. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, Combell presents a low-risk profile with a professional and trustworthy online presence. Strategic recommendations include publishing dedicated security and incident response policies, establishing a vulnerability disclosure program, and continuing to enhance privacy and security transparency to maintain and strengthen customer trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

4 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 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • 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
77
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
75

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

Combell holds a strong market position as a hosting specialist in the Netherlands and Belgium, serving a diverse customer base from startups to large enterprises. Its business model centers on providing hosting infrastructure, domain registration, and related digital services with premium support. The company benefits from a broad service portfolio including managed WordPress hosting and website builders, which cater to non-technical users and SMEs. The presence of customer reviews and active social media channels supports brand trust and customer engagement. Combell’s integration of advanced analytics and marketing tools indicates a data-driven approach to customer acquisition and retention. The company’s operations appear stable and mature, with no suspicious patterns detected in domain registration or business claims.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide, comprehensive security headers, and CSRF protection mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy page and incident response contact details limits transparency and may impact customer confidence in handling security incidents. There is no public vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which are considered best practices for security communication. Overall, the security posture is strong but could be improved by formalizing and publishing security governance and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and privacy compliance.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Combell
Description
Professionele webhosting, cloud hosting en servers voor Linux en Windows met domeinnaam. Gratis premium support! Combell, dé hosting specialist.
Key services
Webhosting, Cloud hosting, Servers, Domain registration, SSL certificates, Email hosting, Website builders, Managed WordPress hosting
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Font Awesome 6, Google Fonts (Poppins, Roboto), Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Hotjar, Iubenda Cookie Solution, UXwizz
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Visual Website Optimizer, Hotjar, Iubenda Cookie Solution, UXwizz
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer, Hotjar, UXwizz
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. Strong presence of trust signals including customer reviews and premium support.
  3. Comprehensive service offerings for hosting, domains, email, and website building.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  7. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency of the business.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and robust technology stack including Font Awesome for icons, Google Fonts for typography, and multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer, Hotjar, and Iubenda for cookie compliance. The site is hosted by Combell, indicating control over infrastructure. The HTML is valid and well-structured, with responsive design ensuring excellent mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple third-party scripts, but overall user experience is smooth and navigation is clear. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The technical implementation supports a professional and scalable hosting business.
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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