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Security report for economie-emploi.brussels

Bruxelles Economie et Emploi · Government · Belgium

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bruxelles Economie et Emploi is the official regional government agency responsible for promoting sustainable economic development and employment in the Brussels-Capital Region. The website serves as a comprehensive portal offering resources, guidance, and support for entrepreneurs, business owners, workers, and non-EU nationals. It provides multilingual content in French, Dutch, and English, reflecting the region's linguistic diversity. The agency collaborates with multiple regional partners to deliver services including business creation, management, worker training, and regulatory compliance assistance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

6 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 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 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
77
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
67

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

The organization holds a strong market position as a government entity with a clear mandate to foster economic growth and employment. Its business model is service-oriented, focusing on public support and information dissemination rather than commercial revenue. The website's partnership ecosystem includes key regional institutions such as finance.brussels, hub.brussels, and innoviris.brussels, indicating a well-integrated regional network. The content and services target a broad audience from startups to established enterprises and individuals seeking employment or training, highlighting a comprehensive approach to regional economic development.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, CAPTCHA protection on forms via ALTCHA, and use of reputable third-party analytics and tracking tools with consent mechanisms. While explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published, the site follows good practices in protecting user data and preventing automated abuse. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Security headers are likely implemented server-side, contributing to a robust security framework. Recommendations include publishing a dedicated security policy and vulnerability disclosure channel to enhance transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user data protection.
  2. Implement and expose a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels for security issues (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance HTTP security headers visibility and document them for audit and compliance purposes.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Service Public Régional de Bruxelles - Bruxelles Economie et Emploi
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bruxelles Economie et Emploi
Description
Bruxelles Economie et Emploi develops sustainable economy and employment in the Brussels-Capital Region, providing information and support for business creation, management, worker training, and specific permits for non-EU nationals.
Key services
Business creation support, Business management and development, Worker training, Work permits for non-EU nationals, Information for individuals, Online tools and directories
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery UI, ALTCHA CAPTCHA, Hotjar, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, CookieScript
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CAPTCHA protection on forms (ALTCHA)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-focused libraries and modules

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional government portal for economic and employment services in Brussels.
  2. Content is rich, multilingual (French, Dutch, English), and professionally maintained.
  3. Strong focus on accessibility and user experience.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices.
  5. Presence of CAPTCHA and cookie consent mechanisms for privacy compliance.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content or domains.
  7. Partner logos and links indicate strong regional institutional collaboration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies including jQuery UI and ALTCHA CAPTCHA for form security. It integrates analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, and LinkedIn Insight, with a cookie consent mechanism powered by CookieScript ensuring GDPR compliance. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, certified by AnySurfer. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed. The technical infrastructure reflects a professional and modern approach suitable for a government digital service 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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