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Security report for dpa.nl

DPA Professionals · Finance · Netherlands

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

DPA Professionals is a well-established Dutch staffing and consultancy firm specializing in connecting professionals with top-500 companies through secondment. With over 30 years of experience and a strong parent company relationship with Team Eiffel, DPA offers career development, training, and flexible staffing solutions. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting both professionals seeking career growth and companies needing temporary expert staff. Technically, the site employs modern tracking and consent technologies such as Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot, ensuring GDPR compliance and user privacy. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and no visible vulnerabilities. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence with good performance and accessibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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

3 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 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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  • 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
100
Security headers
60
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

DPA operates in the finance and consultancy sectors, leveraging a large network of top-tier clients and a sizable professional workforce. Their business model focuses on secondment and talent development, supported by training and coaching services. The company benefits from a strong market position with a 30-year history and parent company backing. Their digital ecosystem integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools, reflecting a data-driven approach to customer engagement. Social media presence and positive reviews on platforms like Indeed and Glassdoor enhance credibility. Strategic partnerships, such as with Team Eiffel, further strengthen their market reach.

Security posture

The website exhibits a high security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published, representing an area for improvement. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited transparency in security incident handling. Overall, the security posture is robust but could benefit from enhanced documentation and communication of security practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security frameworks and practices.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts to minimize potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by listing any relevant certifications or compliance attestations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
DPA Professionals
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DPA Professionals
Description
DPA Professionals connects professionals with top-500 companies, offering career development, training, and flexible staffing solutions through secondment.
Key services
Professional secondment, Training & Coaching, Talent development, Consultancy
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, Visual Website Optimizer, Font Awesome
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent mode

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, DoubleClick, AdCalls
Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Visual Website Optimizer
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 professionally designed and content-rich
  2. Strong focus on career development and staffing services
  3. Good integration of privacy and cookie consent mechanisms
  4. Active use of analytics and marketing tools with consent
  5. Clear contact information and social media presence
  6. No critical security issues detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based front-end with integration of Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot for consent management, and Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD for organization and website schema. Hosting details are not explicitly identified. The site avoids technical debt with clean markup and no broken elements detected. Opportunities exist to improve technical documentation and possibly adopt a recognized CMS for easier content management.
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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