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Security report for gault-millau.nl

Gault&Millau The Netherlands · Hospitality · Netherlands

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Gault&Millau The Netherlands operates as a reputable culinary and hospitality guide focused on restaurants, bars, and awards within the Netherlands. The website serves consumers and professionals seeking curated selections and news in the hospitality sector. It is part of the broader Gault&Millau international brand with sister sites in multiple countries, indicating a strong market presence and brand recognition. The business model centers on content publication and possibly promotional services such as the Discovery Cheque. Technically, the website employs modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap and Google Tag Manager, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly experience. SEO practices are well implemented with canonical and hreflang tags, supporting multi-language content delivery. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure; however, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies and security contact information represents compliance gaps. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures to improve user trust and regulatory compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

6 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 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
75
Security headers
20
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
60

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 website positions itself as a key player in the hospitality guide industry in the Netherlands, leveraging the established Gault&Millau brand. Its competitive advantage lies in curated selections and awards that attract a discerning audience interested in culinary excellence. Revenue streams likely include advertising, affiliate partnerships, and promotional services such as the Discovery Cheque. The target customer segments include food enthusiasts, tourists, and hospitality professionals. The presence of multiple sister sites across Europe and beyond suggests a well-developed partnership ecosystem and international reach. Growth indicators include multi-language support and integration with social media channels. Strategic observations highlight the need for improved transparency in privacy and security policies to align with evolving regulatory requirements and user expectations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and use of Google Tag Manager for analytics. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of security headers and absence of a published security policy or incident response contact information indicate areas for improvement. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is uncertain due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The site does not provide a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure mechanism, which could hinder responsible vulnerability reporting. Enhancing these aspects would reduce risk exposure and improve incident response readiness. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could be strengthened by formalizing policies and improving transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to harden the site against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including dedicated security or abuse email addresses.
  4. Consider creating and publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gault&Millau The Netherlands
Description
Gault&Millau The Netherlands is a hospitality guide focusing on restaurants, bars, cocktail bars, and awards in the Netherlands. It provides selections, news, and discovery cheque services related to the culinary and hospitality industry.
Key services
Restaurant listings, Bar and cocktail bar selections, Awards and recognitions, Discovery Cheque service
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, Bootstrap Icons, Slick Carousel, Datepicker, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional hospitality guide for the Netherlands
  2. Content is well structured with multi-language support
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML snippet
  4. Uses modern frontend technologies and Google analytics tools
  5. No visible security or privacy contact information
  6. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely adopted frontend technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, Bootstrap Icons for UI elements, Slick Carousel for interactive content, and a datepicker component. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are integrated for tracking and marketing analytics. The site is mobile optimized with multiple apple-touch startup images and manifest files for progressive web app capabilities. SEO is supported by canonical URLs, hreflang tags for language variants, and Open Graph metadata for social sharing. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No CMS or hosting provider details were explicitly detected. Accessibility features are basic but present. Technical risks include missing security headers and incomplete privacy compliance documentation, which could impact regulatory adherence and user trust.
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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