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Security report for patrokov.be

Patrokov vzw · Non-profit · Belgium

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Patrokov vzw is a Belgian non-profit organization established in 2010 that provides employers in the construction sector (specifically those under paritair comité 124 with fewer than 20 employees) with services to reclaim guaranteed wages paid to sick or injured workers. The organization is funded through patronale contributions and serves a substantial member base with over 15 years of active operation. The website is professionally designed, multilingual (Dutch and French), and provides clear information about membership and procedures for medical attest submissions. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Font Awesome, and several UI libraries such as Swiper.js and Owl Carousel. It is likely built on the Yools CMS platform and hosted in Belgium, with good mobile optimization and moderate performance. The site includes a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent controls but lacks explicit published security policies or incident response contacts. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is consistent with the business claims, showing a domain registered since 2010 with a reputable Belgian registrar. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture with room for improvement in transparency and formal security documentation. The overall risk is low, with recommendations to enhance security headers, publish security and incident response policies, and improve accessibility compliance. The business credibility is high, supported by clear contact information and trust indicators such as longevity and member statistics.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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

7 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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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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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
65

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

Patrokov operates in a niche market serving small construction employers in Belgium, providing a valuable service of wage reimbursement for sick workers. Its non-profit model funded by patronale contributions positions it as a trusted intermediary between employers and social security benefits. The organization has a stable market position with thousands of members and tens of thousands of medical attest submissions annually, indicating strong operational capacity. The website supports growth by facilitating membership and providing procedural information. The absence of social media presence suggests a focus on direct member engagement rather than broad marketing. The partnership with Yools CMS and Belgian hosting providers reflects a localized and specialized IT infrastructure.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. No security headers were detected in the provided data, indicating an area for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response information, which could hinder trust and responsiveness in case of security incidents. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were found, and no sensitive data exposure was detected in the HTML content. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited formal security communication channels. Overall, the site is secure for its business purpose but would benefit from enhanced transparency and formal security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Add incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Improve website accessibility to meet recognized standards and enhance user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Patrokov vzw
VAT number
BE 0407.596.572
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Patrokov vzw
Description
Via Patrokov kan je het gewaarborgd loon van je arbeidsongeschikte (ziekte en privé-ongeval) arbeiders grotendeels terugbetaald krijgen. De werking wordt gefinancierd met patronale bijdragen en is gericht op werkgevers met minder dan 20 werknemers onder het paritair comité van de bouw (PC 124).
Key services
Reimbursement of guaranteed wages for sick workers, Medical attest submission and control, Membership services for employers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Font Awesome, Swiper.js, AOS (Animate On Scroll), Owl Carousel, Flexslider, SM_Loader, SM_Language, SM_Modal, SM_CookieModal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent modal with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in Dutch with French language option available.
  3. Clear business focus on reimbursing guaranteed wages for sick workers in the Belgian construction sector.
  4. Cookie consent modal is implemented with detailed cookie categories and user controls.
  5. No explicit privacy or security policy pages found, but privacy page exists.
  6. No visible forms for direct contact on homepage; contact likely via contact page.
  7. No social media links detected.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie management libraries.
  9. Website uses multiple modern JS libraries and CSS frameworks.
  10. Footer contains full contact details including email, phone, and physical address.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern and well-supported technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 4, and several UI enhancement libraries such as Swiper.js and Owl Carousel. It uses the Yools CMS platform, which is specialized for Belgian organizations. The site is mobile optimized and uses responsive design techniques. Performance is moderate, with multiple external resources loaded from a CDN (s1.sitemn.gr) and Google Fonts. The site includes a comprehensive cookie consent modal with granular controls, indicating attention to privacy compliance. There are no signs of technical debt or deprecated technologies, but the absence of advanced security headers and formal security documentation indicates areas for modernization and risk reduction.
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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