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Security report for stopoptijd.be

Kansspelcommissie · Government · Belgium

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website stopoptijd.be is an official initiative by the Belgian Kansspelcommissie (KSC), the national gambling regulator, focused on promoting responsible gambling and player protection through awareness and the EPIS self-exclusion system. The site provides educational content, embedded videos, and links to official resources and support organizations. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including Bootstrap and embedded YouTube videos, with good mobile optimization and clear navigation. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS implied, but lacks visible security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. WHOIS data is unavailable due to registry restrictions, but the official branding and linked domains strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the site is trustworthy and serves a public health role in Belgium.

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

9 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
56

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 Kansspelcommissie operates as a government entity regulating gambling in Belgium, with a clear mandate to protect players and channel gambling activities legally. The website supports this mission by providing information and tools for self-exclusion and raising awareness during major events like the 2024 European Football Championship. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and regulatory compliance. Partnerships with related support organizations enhance its ecosystem. The site targets Belgian residents at risk of gambling problems and their families, positioning itself as a trusted authority in the gambling regulation space.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS usage and no visible vulnerabilities or data exposure. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS, and does not implement a cookie consent mechanism, which may impact GDPR compliance. No incident response or security policy information is published. The absence of forms reduces attack surface, but the site would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to improve defense in depth.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to ensure GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party embedded content and scripts for security and privacy risks.
  5. Consider providing WHOIS contact information or a verified domain registration to improve transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kansspelcommissie
Description
Stop op tijd! is an initiative by the Kansspelcommissie (KSC), the official gambling regulator in Belgium, aimed at protecting players through a channeling policy and promoting responsible gambling including self-exclusion via EPIS.
Key services
Player protection via exclusion system (EPIS), Information and awareness campaigns, Links to support services for gambling problems
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap CSS, Ionicons fonts, YouTube embedded videos, HTML5, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL)
  • No forms collecting sensitive data on site
  • No exposed credentials or sensitive data

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 an official initiative by the Belgian gambling regulator.
  2. Content is focused on responsible gambling and player protection.
  3. No forms or data collection on the site, reducing privacy risks.
  4. WHOIS data is blocked by registry policy, common for .be domains.
  5. No cookie consent banner detected, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
  6. Multiple embedded YouTube videos used for awareness.
  7. Social media presence linked to official channels.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Bootstrap CSS framework and standard HTML5 with embedded YouTube videos for multimedia content. It uses Ionicons for iconography and minimal JavaScript for UI interactions. The site is mobile responsive and well-structured with semantic HTML. No CMS or advanced backend technologies are detected. Performance is moderate with no heavy scripts or trackers. The site lacks advanced SEO structured data like JSON-LD but includes Open Graph image metadata. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could be enhanced with modern security and privacy features.
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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