The website www.jeugdbibliotheek.nl serves as the official digital platform for the Dutch youth library service, targeting children and young adults aged 0-18 years. It offers a broad range of services including e-books, audiobooks, printed books, reading videos, magazines, and online learning resources. The site is well-branded, consistent, and provides clear navigation tailored to its audience. Technically, it is built on Adobe Experience Manager, uses modern web technologies, and integrates Matomo analytics for user tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses asynchronous script loading but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is basic, with a cookie policy present but no active consent mechanism. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with room for improvement in security transparency and privacy controls.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
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
82
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
69
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention jeugdbibliotheek.nl, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Jeugdbibliotheek.nl operates as a non-profit educational service under the Dutch national library system, focusing on youth literacy and digital reading access. Its market position is strong within the Netherlands as a trusted public institution. The business model centers on providing free or low-cost access to digital and physical reading materials, supported by public funding. Key customer segments include children, parents, and educators. The site demonstrates a mature partnership ecosystem, notably with the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) for hosting and analytics. Growth indicators include seasonal campaigns like summer reading tips and expanding digital offerings. Strategic observations suggest continued investment in digital content and user engagement to maintain relevance in the evolving educational landscape.
Security posture
The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response information, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were detected in the provided content. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented beyond cookie and privacy policies. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are minimal based on available data.
Recommendations
Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
Deploy a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to increase trust and preparedness visibility.
Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy risks are introduced.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
de Jeugdbibliotheek
Description
Bij Jeugdbibliotheek vind je inspiratie over e-books en luisterboeken. Voor als je moet lezen voor je lijst of gewoon van boeken lezen en luisteren houdt.
Website is a public youth library service in the Netherlands
Content is well structured and targeted to children and youth
No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
Good use of modern web technologies and analytics
Lacks explicit security policies and incident response information
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, indicating a robust enterprise CMS platform. The tech stack includes modern JavaScript and CSS with asynchronous script loading for performance optimization. Hosting appears to be managed by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with semantic HTML and ARIA labels for navigation. SEO is well addressed with meta descriptions and structured data references. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. Technical risks are low but could be mitigated further by adopting security best practices and enhancing privacy controls.
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.
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