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Security report for planeetzee.be

Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee (VLIZ) · Education · Belgium

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Planeet Zee is an educational platform operated by the Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee (VLIZ), focusing on marine environment education targeted primarily at youth and educators in Belgium. The website provides news, learning resources, and engagement activities related to ocean sustainability and marine science. It holds a niche position within the educational and non-profit sector, leveraging the credibility of VLIZ. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern web technologies including Matomo for analytics and Font Awesome for icons. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and performs moderately well. Security is robust with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers and policies could be improved. The security posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is good with a clear cookie banner and a linked privacy policy. However, the site lacks explicit terms of service, security policy, and incident response contacts, which are recommended for enhanced trust and compliance. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and suitable for its educational mission. Strategic recommendations include publishing security and incident response policies, adding terms of service, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen the security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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

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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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
60

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

Planeet Zee operates as a non-profit educational platform under VLIZ, targeting youth and educators interested in marine science and ocean sustainability. Its business model is focused on awareness and education rather than commercial revenue. The platform benefits from VLIZ's institutional reputation, providing authoritative content and engagement opportunities. The site’s partnership ecosystem is limited but includes the parent research institute. Growth indicators include regular news updates and educational campaigns. The platform’s competitive advantage lies in its specialized marine focus and institutional backing.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in compliance and transparency. The use of Matomo analytics aligns with privacy-conscious tracking. Security headers beyond HTTPS are not evident, suggesting potential enhancements. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from formalized security documentation and policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Add incident response contact information or a dedicated security contact email.
  3. Implement and publish terms of service to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee (VLIZ)
Description
Planeet Zee is an educational and informational platform focused on ocean-related topics, targeting youth and educators with news, learning resources, and engagement activities about marine environment and sustainability.
Key services
Educational content for +12 and -12 years age groups, News updates on marine science, Competitions and learning activities, Career information related to marine sciences
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Font Awesome 6.7.2, Custom JavaScript modules
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

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 primarily in Dutch with some English support
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage
  4. Cookie compliance is implemented with opt-in banner
  5. No terms of service or security policy pages found
  6. Site uses modern Drupal CMS and includes accessibility features
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a solid technical foundation. It uses Matomo for privacy-friendly analytics and Font Awesome for iconography. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility features, contributing to a good user experience. Performance is moderate, with deferred and async loading of scripts to improve speed. The hosting and registrar are consistent with the institutional nature of the site. Technical risks are low, but some technical debt may exist due to missing security headers and formal policies.
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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