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Security report for kvk.nl

Kamer van Koophandel · Government · Netherlands

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

89/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Kamer van Koophandel (KVK) website serves as the official portal for the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, providing authoritative business registration, information, and support services to entrepreneurs and business owners in the Netherlands. The site is well-positioned as a national government entity, offering comprehensive resources including business registration, legal information, and practical tools to facilitate business operations. The target audience primarily consists of Dutch entrepreneurs and companies seeking reliable guidance and official registration services. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as React and Next.js, hosted on a Bloomreach CMS platform, ensuring a fast, mobile-optimized, and accessible user experience. Integration with Google Tag Manager and Mopinion indicates a mature digital infrastructure with analytics and user feedback mechanisms in place. The site demonstrates good SEO practices and accessibility features, supporting broad usability. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, employs multiple security headers, and maintains a clean security posture with no detected vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear privacy and cookie policies and active consent mechanisms. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly detailed, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the KVK website is a highly credible, professional, and secure government portal with excellent content quality and user experience. Strategic recommendations include publishing dedicated security and incident response policies, enhancing transparency around vulnerability disclosures, and continuing to monitor third-party scripts for security risks.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  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.

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035
    • Medium

      Domain Transfer Lock Not Enabled

      Domain can be transferred without authorization

      What to do: Enable domain transfer lock for security

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  • 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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
89

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

KVK holds a dominant market position as the official Dutch government agency responsible for business registration and support. Its business model is service-oriented, focusing on regulatory compliance, information dissemination, and facilitating entrepreneurship. Revenue streams are likely government-funded, with additional income from paid services such as document ordering and API access. The target customer segments include startups, SMEs, and established businesses in the Netherlands. The organization maintains a strong partnership ecosystem with government platforms like Ondernemersplein and innovation initiatives such as the KVK Innovatie Top 100. Growth indicators include continuous content updates, digital service expansion, and active engagement through social media and newsletters.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and no visible vulnerabilities or sensitive data leaks. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms align with GDPR requirements, reflecting good data protection practices. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy page and incident response contact details suggests room for enhancing transparency and readiness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could improve coordinated vulnerability management. Overall, the security culture appears strong but could benefit from formalizing incident response communication and disclosure practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to enhance transparency and user trust.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet or exceed WCAG standards for broader inclusivity.
  5. Maintain and communicate clear data retention policies aligned with GDPR and user expectations.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Kamer van Koophandel
Registration number
KVK
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kamer van Koophandel
Description
KVK biedt informatie, voorlichting en ondersteuning aan ondernemers. Betrouwbaar advies en praktische tools voor het starten en runnen van je bedrijf.
Key services
Business registration, Information and advice for entrepreneurs, Providing access to business registers, Offering practical tools for starting and running businesses
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, Mopinion (feedback/survey tool)
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Bloomreach CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mopinion
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
  2. Comprehensive and well-structured content targeting entrepreneurs
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanisms
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CMS
  5. Good security posture with HTTPS and security headers
  6. No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious activity
  7. Active social media presence on major platforms
  8. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including React and Next.js, supported by the Bloomreach CMS platform, which provides robust content management capabilities. Performance is optimized for fast loading and mobile responsiveness, with well-structured navigation and SEO-friendly metadata. The integration of Google Tag Manager and Mopinion indicates advanced analytics and user feedback capabilities. Technical debt appears minimal, with no broken elements or errors detected. Opportunities for modernization include expanding accessibility compliance and formalizing security-related documentation and processes.
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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