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GRAFOC · Media · Belgium

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GRAFOC is a sectoral and training fund dedicated to workers in the printmedia industry within the Flemish Community of Belgium. The organization provides independent advice, training information, and support for competency-oriented entrepreneurship targeting employees, employers, and job seekers in this niche sector. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with a focus on the printmedia industry. Technically, the site is built on Joomla! CMS and utilizes common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Analytics. The site is mobile optimized and offers moderate performance, though accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacking important security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. No contact emails or phone numbers are explicitly provided in the homepage content, which slightly reduces trust and privacy compliance scores. The domain is long-established since 1998, registered with a reputable registrar, and consistent with the business claims, indicating high legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security headers, privacy compliance documentation, and clearer contact information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

9 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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  • 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
90
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
53

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

GRAFOC operates as an important entity within the media sector, specifically serving the printmedia industry in the Flemish region of Belgium. Its business model centers on providing sectoral training and advisory services to workers and employers, positioning itself as a niche but essential service provider. The organization leverages partnerships with related domains such as printmediastages.be and printmediajobs.be to extend its service offerings. The website's content and structure indicate a focus on professional users within the industry, with a clear target audience of employees, employers, and job seekers. The long domain age and consistent branding support a stable market presence. However, the lack of visible privacy and cookie policies and limited contact information may impact user trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, and no security or privacy policies are visible, indicating gaps in compliance and transparency. The use of Joomla! CMS requires regular updates and monitoring to mitigate potential vulnerabilities. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities are evident from the provided data, improvements in security headers, policy transparency, and incident response readiness are recommended to enhance the security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve trust and compliance.
  4. Regularly update Joomla! CMS and plugins to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency and security readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GRAFOC
Description
GRAFOC is the Sector- and Training Fund for workers in the Printmedia industry (PC 130) for the Flemish Community. It offers independent advice, knowledge, and information regarding training and competency-oriented entrepreneurship to employees, employers, and job seekers.
Key services
independent advice, training information, competency-oriented entrepreneurship support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Ionicons, Vegas.js, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Joomla!
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Joomla! CMS with standard plugins and libraries.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found on homepage HTML.
  3. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML content.
  5. No forms detected on homepage HTML content.
  6. Website uses HTTPS and Google Analytics for tracking.
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  8. No explicit GDPR compliance indicators found.
  9. Website content is in Dutch (Flemish) language.
  10. Website targets printmedia industry workers and employers in Flemish region.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla! CMS with a technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Ionicons, and Vegas.js for UI effects. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for user tracking. The site is mobile optimized and has a moderate performance profile. SEO and accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement. The hosting provider is likely Combell nv, consistent with the registrar information. No advanced frameworks or platforms beyond Joomla! are detected. The site uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers. There are no visible forms on the homepage, limiting data collection points. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security and privacy features.
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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