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Security report for riskcompliance.nl

Risk & Compliance Platform Europe · Finance · Netherlands

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

34/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Risk & Compliance Platform Europe operates as a specialized media and information platform serving professionals in compliance, risk management, and governance sectors primarily in Europe. The platform offers a variety of content including news articles, educational events, whitepapers, job listings, books, and video content, targeting compliance professionals and organizations seeking up-to-date regulatory and risk insights. The website is well-positioned as a niche player with multilingual support and a consistent brand presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, and reCAPTCHA for form security. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although some accessibility features could be enhanced. Performance is moderate, with standard use of CDN-hosted libraries and asynchronous loading of scripts. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses reCAPTCHA to protect forms, but lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. There is no visible security or incident response policy, and no direct contact emails for security issues. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service, but no cookie consent mechanism is evident. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front with good content quality and business credibility. The main risks relate to improving security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security policies, implementing cookie consent, and publishing incident response contacts to strengthen trust and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

8 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. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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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  • 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
34

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 platform targets a specialized market segment of compliance and risk professionals in Europe, leveraging content-driven revenue streams such as educational events, whitepapers, and job postings. Its multilingual approach and partnerships with related governance and compliance organizations indicate a collaborative ecosystem. The business model focuses on information dissemination and community engagement rather than direct product sales. Growth potential lies in expanding educational offerings and deepening partnerships. The presence of partner domains suggests a networked approach to content and service delivery.

Security posture

The website maintains a baseline security posture with HTTPS and form protection via Google reCAPTCHA. However, the absence of key security headers and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from adopting a formal security framework and publishing related policies to enhance transparency and readiness. Compliance with GDPR is partially demonstrated but could be strengthened with explicit cookie consent and data retention disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with standards and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Risk & Compliance Platform Europe
Description
Risk & Compliance Platform Europe is a media and information platform focused on risk management, compliance, and governance topics. It provides news, events, education, whitepapers, job listings, books, and video content related to compliance and risk management in Europe.
Key services
News and articles on compliance and risk, Educational courses and events, Whitepapers and research materials, Job vacancy listings, Books and publications, Video content (R&C TV)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, Slick Carousel, Facebook SDK, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ShareThis
Marketing tools
ShareThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional platform focused on risk and compliance in Europe.
  2. Content is primarily in Dutch with multilingual site versions available.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  4. Uses standard WordPress CMS with common plugins and scripts.
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found despite GDPR relevance.
  6. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  7. Security headers could be improved for enhanced protection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a WordPress CMS platform with common plugins and libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Slick Carousel. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking and ShareThis for social sharing. The site loads scripts asynchronously and uses CDN-hosted resources to optimize performance. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin and structured data in JSON-LD format. However, some modern security headers are missing, and accessibility could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the HTML content.
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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