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Security report for ostbelgienbildung.be

Demetec Sprl · Education · Belgium

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Ostbelgien Bildung is the official educational portal for the German-speaking Community of Belgium, operated under the registrar Demetec Sprl since 2015. The website provides comprehensive information on education policies, school systems, teacher and student resources, and related governmental services. It targets residents and stakeholders within the community, serving as a centralized resource for educational matters. The portal is well-structured with extensive navigation and uses a modern CMS (contentXXL) and technologies such as ASP.NET, jQuery, and Telerik UI components. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices and clear privacy and cookie policies compliant with GDPR.

Scanned

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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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • 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
65
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
77

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 portal operates as a government service platform, providing authoritative educational content and resources. Its market position is strong within the German-speaking community in Belgium, supported by related official partner domains covering various public service sectors. The business model is public service-oriented, focusing on information dissemination rather than commercial revenue. The absence of direct contact details on the main page suggests a focus on informational content rather than direct customer interaction. The partnership ecosystem includes multiple related official portals, enhancing the community's digital infrastructure.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks some advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and explicit security policies or incident response contacts. The use of third-party analytics (etracker) is transparent and integrated with consent. No vulnerabilities or suspicious scripts were detected in the provided content. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and implementing vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to improve overall security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance form security by adding CAPTCHA or anti-CSRF tokens where applicable to prevent automated abuse.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Demetec Sprl
Description
Ostbelgien Bildung - Das Bildungsportal der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens
Key services
Educational information, School system details, Teacher and student resources, Policy and regulatory information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET WebForms, jQuery, Modernizr, contentXXL CMS, Telerik UI components, etracker analytics
Frameworks
.NET Framework 4.5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-focused scripts (klaro for consent)

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker
Marketing tools
etracker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government educational portal for the German-speaking Community of Belgium
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with extensive navigation menus
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content
  5. Uses modern web technologies and CMS
  6. Security posture is good but can be improved with additional headers and policies
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  8. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature technology stack centered around ASP.NET WebForms and contentXXL CMS, supported by Telerik UI components and jQuery. It uses modern web standards and is mobile responsive with good accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely due to the complexity and size of the content and navigation structure. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and language declarations. The site uses etracker for analytics, integrated with a cookie consent mechanism. Hosting details are not explicit but likely Windows-based given the technology stack. Opportunities exist to modernize some legacy components and optimize performance further.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 75/100Medium27 findingsView report
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