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VRT · Media · Belgium

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

VRT MAX is the official online streaming platform of VRT, Belgium's public broadcaster. It offers a wide range of media content including live radio streams, on-demand radio programs, podcasts, TV shows, news, and sports. The platform targets Dutch-speaking audiences in Belgium and maintains a strong market position as a leading public media service. The website is professionally designed with excellent content quality and consistent branding, supported by mobile applications for iOS and Android devices. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies such as React and progressive web app features, ensuring good performance, accessibility, and SEO optimization. Security-wise, the platform enforces HTTPS, publishes a responsible disclosure policy, and avoids exposing sensitive data, although it could improve by adding explicit security headers and a security.txt file. Privacy compliance is robust with clear privacy and cookie policies aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the site demonstrates high trustworthiness and professionalism, with no indications of suspicious or adult content.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
82
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
84

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

VRT MAX operates as a public media streaming service under the VRT umbrella, serving a large audience in Belgium. Its business model focuses on providing free access to a broad range of media content funded by public means. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its official status, extensive content library, and integration with other VRT services such as news and sports. Revenue streams are likely public funding and possibly advertising. The target customers are media consumers interested in radio, TV, and podcasts in the Dutch language. The presence of partner domains like vrtnws.be and sporza.be indicates a strong partnership ecosystem within the VRT group. The platform shows indicators of growth through mobile app availability and continuous content updates.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a published responsible disclosure policy, indicating readiness to handle security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS suggests room for improvement. The lack of a security.txt file limits ease of vulnerability reporting. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, reflecting good data protection practices. Incident response contact channels are not explicitly listed, which could be enhanced to improve security culture and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Enhance incident response transparency by providing explicit security contact information.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Continue to maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to align with evolving regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
VRT
Description
VRT MAX is het online streamingplatform van VRT. Luister, herbeluister of kijk naar je favoriete radioprogramma, interview, live optreden en podcasts van Studio Brussel, wanneer je maar wil, waar je ook bent.
Key services
Live radio streaming, On-demand radio programs, Podcasts, TV streaming, News and sports content
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (implied by react-helmet usage), JavaScript bundles, CSS variables and modern CSS, Manifest for PWA, SVG graphics
Frameworks
React
Platforms
Web, iOS app, Android app
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL)
  • Responsible disclosure policy published
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe Analytics (implied by vrt.sc.omtrdc.net)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM (adobedtm.com)
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional public media streaming platform for VRT.
  2. Content is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  3. WHOIS data is restricted due to .be domain privacy policies.
  4. Strong privacy and responsible disclosure policies are present.
  5. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the page.
  7. Uses modern web technologies and good accessibility practices.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies, including React and modular JavaScript bundles, with CSS variables for theming and responsiveness. It supports progressive web app features via a manifest file and is optimized for mobile devices. Performance is moderate, with many asynchronous scripts loaded to enhance user experience. Accessibility features such as focus outlines and screen reader labels are implemented, contributing to good usability. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting details are not explicitly available, but the presence of vrt.be and vrtmax subdomains suggests hosting within VRT's infrastructure or trusted providers. The site could benefit from performance optimizations to reduce script load times and improve speed.
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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