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Security report for visitoostende.be

Toerisme Oostende · Hospitality · Belgium

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.visitoostende.be is the official tourism portal for the city of Oostende, Belgium. It provides comprehensive information on local attractions, events, dining, shopping, accommodation, and cultural experiences. The site targets tourists and visitors seeking to explore Oostende and offers multilingual support in Dutch, French, German, and English. The business model focuses on promoting tourism and local businesses through curated content and event listings. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 9, employs modern web technologies, and integrates analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Ortto. Security measures include HTTPS, reCAPTCHA, and standard security headers, although some headers could be enhanced. The WHOIS data is restricted by DNS Belgium policy, limiting transparency but not detracting significantly from the site's legitimacy given its official nature. Overall, the site is professional, user-friendly, and secure, with room for improvement in privacy policy visibility and explicit security headers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…

  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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  • 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
50
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
95
Average
61

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 site positions itself as the authoritative source for tourism in Oostende, leveraging official branding and partnerships with local businesses and cultural institutions. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive, up-to-date content and multilingual accessibility. Revenue streams likely include promotional partnerships, event ticketing, and webshop sales of gift cheques and books. The target customer segments are families, cultural tourists, and leisure visitors. Growth indicators include active event promotion and digital marketing integration. The partnership ecosystem includes local restaurants, shops, accommodation providers, and cultural venues. Strategic observations suggest continued investment in digital marketing and content expansion to maintain market leadership.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, use of reCAPTCHA to prevent spam, and integration of security tokens in forms. Analytics and marketing scripts are loaded securely. However, explicit security headers like Referrer-Policy and Permissions-Policy are not evident and should be added. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks visible incident response or security policy pages, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but can be strengthened with additional headers and documented policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add explicit security headers such as Referrer-Policy and Permissions-Policy to enhance browser security.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
  4. Consider publishing a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  5. Maintain up-to-date CMS and modules to reduce vulnerability exposure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Toerisme Oostende
Description
Visitoostende.be is dé plek waar je alles terugvindt wat de Stad aan Zee te bieden heeft. Hier vind je de allernieuwste plekjes, de beste shoppingadresjes en de verborgen pareltjes in en rond Oostende. We willen je het ganse jaar door inspireren met #loveoostende: het mooiste en beste van Oostende voor jou verzameld.
Key services
Tourism information, Event listings, Accommodation booking, Shopping and dining guides, City walks and tours, Webshop for gift cheques and books
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 9, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google reCAPTCHA, Modernizr, CookiesJSR
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security tokens in forms

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Ortto (marketing automation)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional tourism portal for the city of Oostende, Belgium.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and multilingual (nl, fr, de, en).
  3. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided content.
  6. WHOIS data is restricted by DNS Belgium policy, limiting domain registration transparency.
  7. No security blocking or WAF challenge detected; site is fully accessible.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected; content is family-friendly and tourism-focused.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 9 CMS, a robust and widely supported platform suitable for content-rich sites. It integrates modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools, including Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel, enabling effective marketing and user behavior tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident in meta tags and structured content. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in image loading and script management. The technical infrastructure appears stable and scalable, supporting the site's business goals effectively.
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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