The website 'Netherlands and you' serves as an official government platform representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It aims to connect international partners with the Netherlands by providing information on diplomatic relations, permanent representations, business support, and cultural engagement. The site targets international audiences including businesses and governmental partners, positioning itself as a trusted source of official information.
Technically, the website is built on the Liferay CMS platform, utilizing modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and Alloy UI. The infrastructure supports responsive design and accessibility features, ensuring a good user experience across devices. Performance is moderate with a well-structured navigation system.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs secure cookies, but lacks visible security headers and publicly available security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as contact information, indicates gaps in privacy compliance and user transparency.
Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy, consistent with its government affiliation. Strategic improvements include publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and providing clear contact channels for security incidents and user inquiries.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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
7 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
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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
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
85
Email security
65
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
66
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 netherlandsandyou.nl, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for netherlandsandyou.nl right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website represents a government entity focused on international relations and public diplomacy. Its market position is that of an authoritative source for information about the Netherlands' global partnerships. The business model is informational and service-oriented, aimed at fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. Key services include diplomatic information dissemination, business support, and cultural promotion. The target customer segments are international partners, businesses, and individuals interested in the Netherlands. The site demonstrates strong branding consistency and trust signals typical of government websites.
Security posture
The security maturity level is moderate to good, with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. The site lacks some best practices such as security headers and published incident response policies. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure mechanisms or security contact points. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is unclear due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The security culture appears to be standard for government websites but could benefit from enhanced transparency and user communication.
Recommendations
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and make it easily accessible on the website.
Implement a cookie policy with a consent mechanism to comply with GDPR requirements.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Provide clear contact information for security incidents and general inquiries.
Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Description
The website connects international partners with the Netherlands, promoting partnerships and collaborations to address global challenges. It provides information about the Netherlands' international relations, permanent representations, business support, and cultural engagement.
Key services
Information on Dutch international relations, Permanent representations, Business support, Cultural and educational promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
JavaScript, React, Liferay Portal, YUI, Bootstrap
Frameworks
Liferay, AUI (Alloy UI), Bootstrap
Platforms
Liferay DXP
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of secure cookies indicated in scripts
Analytics and tracking
Services
Piwik PRO
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Piwik PRO
Marketing tools
Piwik PRO Tag Manager
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Official government website with consistent branding and domain registration.
No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies linked on the homepage.
Use of modern CMS (Liferay) and JavaScript frameworks.
HTTPS enforced with no mixed content detected.
No exposed contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage.
External links mostly to government or related domains.
Tracking via Piwik PRO analytics present without visible cookie consent mechanism.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Content is informational and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern technology stack centered around the Liferay CMS platform, integrating React and Alloy UI for frontend components. The infrastructure supports responsive design and accessibility, contributing to a good user experience. Performance is moderate, with combined and minified JavaScript and CSS resources. The site uses Piwik PRO for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-focused tracking solutions. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected, but security headers and privacy compliance features are areas for improvement.
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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