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Security report for comdel.be

Collège des Commissaires et Délégués près des Etablissements d'enseignement supérieur · Education · Belgium

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.comdel.be represents the Collège des Commissaires et Délégués près des Etablissements d'enseignement supérieur, a government-appointed body in the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles responsible for oversight and advisory roles in higher education institutions. The site provides information on their missions, student appeals, and access to official documents, targeting students and educational institutions. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and the Genesis framework, with a focus on accessibility and user experience. It employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Fonts, and a cookie consent management system (CookieYes). Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent banner with detailed categories, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit incident response information. WHOIS data is restricted due to DNS Belgium policies, but the domain appears legitimate and consistent with a government entity. Overall, the site demonstrates a good balance of content quality, technical implementation, and privacy compliance, suitable for its public sector role.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

8 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 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';…

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
40
Average
48

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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Leaked records that mention comdel.be, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 Collège des Commissaires et Délégués operates as an important governmental entity within the education sector in Belgium, specifically the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Its market position is authoritative and regulatory, providing oversight and legal control over higher education institutions. The business model is public service-oriented, funded and mandated by the government. The website serves as an information portal for students and institutions, offering guidance documents, appeal procedures, and contact points. The absence of commercial elements or advertising aligns with its governmental nature. The organization maintains a consistent branding and professional online presence, reinforcing trust and legitimacy. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident, reflecting a focused operational scope.

Security posture

The website maintains a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. However, it lacks implementation of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a security.txt file and incident response contact information limits transparency and readiness for vulnerability disclosures. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good, appropriate for a public sector informational site but with room for improvement in advanced security practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance web security.
  2. Publish a security policy and incident response page including contact details for reporting vulnerabilities to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie and privacy policies to reflect evolving regulations and best practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Collège des Commissaires et Délégués près des Etablissements d'enseignement supérieur
Description
Désignés par le Gouvernement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, les Commissaires et Délégués exercent des missions de contrôles et de conseil auprès des établissements d'enseignement supérieur. Ils contrôlent la légalité des décisions, reçoivent les recours des étudiants, et fournissent des informations et documents relatifs à l'enseignement supérieur.
Key services
Control and legality verification of decisions by higher education institutions, Reception and management of student appeals, Provision of guidance documents (Vade Mecum), Information dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Fonts, Ionicons, CookieYes Consent Management
Frameworks
Genesis Framework (WordPress theme)
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieYes Consent Management
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is in French and targeted at higher education institutions and students in Belgium.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or main navigation.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories and user controls.
  5. WHOIS data is restricted by DNS Belgium policy, showing 'NOT ALLOWED' status.
  6. Website uses WordPress with a professional theme and standard plugins.
  7. Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking with cookie consent.
  8. No security.txt or explicit incident response information found.
  9. No visible security headers detected in HTML source.
  10. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Genesis framework and employs common web technologies such as jQuery, Google Fonts, and Ionicons for UI elements. It integrates CookieYes for cookie consent management and Google Analytics for visitor tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices with proper meta tags and structured data. Performance is moderate, with no critical technical debt observed. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and improved accessibility compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable and suitable for a government informational portal.
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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