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Security report for vdltriple-t-academy.nl

VDL Groep · Education · Netherlands

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

VDL Triple T Academy is a specialized talent development program operated by VDL Groep, targeting young individuals pursuing technical BBL-education. The program integrates work and study, emphasizing personal development and physical vitality through partnerships with sports organizations. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence aligned with VDL Groep, offering detailed program information and a contact form for enrollment or inquiries. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing, hosted on a secure HTTPS platform with a CMS identified as Wenetic. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and nonce usage but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-designed, and serves its educational business purpose effectively.

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

4 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
90
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
72

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 VDL Triple T Academy operates within the education and manufacturing sectors, leveraging VDL Groep's corporate infrastructure. Its business model focuses on combining vocational education with practical work experience, funded and supported by VDL Groep. The program targets youth interested in technical careers, providing a unique value proposition through personal and physical development training. The website's partnership with the official VDL recruitment site strengthens its market positioning. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via forms, typical for educational programs. The site demonstrates moderate digital maturity with room for improvement in privacy and security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS, use of nonce attributes in scripts, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks several recommended HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is published, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file is a gap in responsible security practices. Privacy compliance is partial, with no cookie consent mechanism detected, which may pose GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
VDL Groep
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
VDL Groep
Description
VDL Triple T Academy is a talent program by VDL Groep aimed at young people pursuing technical BBL-education combining work and study, focusing on personal development, sport, and vitality.
Key services
Technical BBL-education, Personal development training, Physical training and vitality programs, Work-study integration at VDL companies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, YouTube Iframe API, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce attributes in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
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 professionally presented and relevant to the target audience.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, which is a GDPR compliance gap.
  4. Contact form collects personal data with CSRF protection tokens.
  5. No visible phone numbers or emails explicitly listed on the site; contact primarily via form.
  6. Use of modern tracking and analytics tools with moderate user tracking.
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information published.
  8. Branding is consistent with parent company VDL Groep.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Wenetic CMS and uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and YouTube Iframe API. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing purposes. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with some caching indicated by CSS and JS cache paths. The use of nonce attributes in scripts indicates attention to script security. However, no advanced frameworks or platforms beyond the CMS and standard libraries are detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers 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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