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Security report for debeterm.be

Demetec Sprl · Government · Belgium

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Ostbelgienrecht.be is an official terminology portal serving the German-speaking community of Belgium, providing authoritative legal and administrative terminology databases (Debeterm and minTerm). The portal is managed under the auspices of the government and offers comprehensive resources for legal professionals, translators, and administrative staff. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and provides clear navigation and relevant content. Technically, it is built on a mature ASP.NET framework with contentXXL CMS and uses modern web technologies including jQuery and Telerik UI components. The site employs HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting a good level of privacy compliance. Security posture is solid but could be enhanced with additional HTTP security headers and published security policies. Overall, the domain registration and WHOIS data align with the portal’s governmental purpose, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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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  • 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
65
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
76

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 debeterm.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 portal occupies a niche governmental sector focused on legal terminology standardization and administrative vocabulary for the German-speaking community in Belgium. It benefits from partnerships with related regional and EU information portals, enhancing its ecosystem. The business model is informational and service-oriented, targeting legal professionals, translators, and public administration. The site’s content and services support official language use and legal clarity, positioning it as a key resource within its domain. The presence of official contact details and consistent branding further reinforce its credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent, and use of CAPTCHA to prevent automated abuse. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The site would benefit from publishing a security policy and implementing additional HTTP headers to strengthen defenses.

Recommendations

  1. Implement Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options HTTP headers to enhance security.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Regularly update and audit third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain and improve accessibility and mobile optimization to enhance user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Demetec Sprl
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Demetec Sprl
Description
Das Terminologieportal der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens mit einer dreisprachigen juristischen Datenbank für verbindliche deutsche Rechtsterminologie in Belgien (Debeterm) sowie Fachwortschatz (minTerm).
Key services
Juristische Datenbank (Debeterm), Terminologie-Datenbank (minTerm), Arbeitsdokumente und rechtliche Grundlagen, Informationen über Ausschussarbeit
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms, jQuery, contentXXL CMS, Telerik UI components, Modernizr, Klaro consent manager, etracker analytics
Frameworks
.NET Framework 4.5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CAPTCHA (Google reCAPTCHA v3)

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker
Marketing tools
etracker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official terminology portal for the German-speaking community in Belgium
  2. Content is comprehensive for legal terminology and administrative vocabulary
  3. Good privacy and cookie compliance with consent mechanism
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  5. Use of modern web technologies and CMS
  6. Contact information is clear and professional
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with contentXXL CMS, using Telerik UI components and jQuery. It loads fonts and images efficiently and includes modernizr for feature detection. The presence of etracker analytics indicates moderate user tracking. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with deferred script loading and preloaded fonts. The technical stack is mature but could be modernized with newer frameworks for improved maintainability and performance. Hosting provider details are not explicit but likely a Windows/IIS environment. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business needs 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 71/100Medium22 findingsView report
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