Fontys is a large educational institution in the Netherlands focused on higher education, research, and support services. The website 'Werken bij Fontys' serves as a career portal targeting job seekers and educational professionals interested in joining Fontys. The site is professionally designed using WordPress and Elementor, with good SEO and mobile optimization. The technical infrastructure includes modern JavaScript libraries, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and DNSSEC enabled, though security headers and explicit security policies are absent. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism but no visible privacy or terms of service pages. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and trustworthy, supporting the legitimacy of the business.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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"
This scan found 21 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
75
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
73
Average
60
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention werkenbijfontys.nl, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for werkenbijfontys.nl right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Fontys holds a strong market position as a regional higher education provider in the Netherlands. Its business model revolves around education, research, and organizational support, with a focus on societal impact. The website emphasizes employee testimonials and impact stories, enhancing credibility and engagement. The absence of direct contact details on the homepage suggests contact is likely handled through dedicated internal channels or subdomains. The use of multilingual plugins indicates an intent to serve Dutch-speaking audiences primarily, with potential for English content. The partnership ecosystem includes standard third-party services for analytics and cookie management but no explicit business partners are linked.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and DNSSEC enabled, reducing risks of interception and DNS spoofing. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could expose the site to clickjacking or content injection attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel is standard but requires ongoing monitoring for supply chain risks. No incident response or security contact information is provided, which is a compliance and operational gap. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no visible privacy policy, which may impact GDPR adherence.
Recommendations
Publish comprehensive privacy and terms of service pages prominently linked in the footer or header.
Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
Add explicit incident response and security contact information to improve transparency and compliance.
Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain risks.
Enhance accessibility features and conduct audits to improve compliance with WCAG standards.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Fontys
Description
Fontys is an educational institution (hogeschool) focused on developing talent beyond the field of expertise to create impact for students, partners, and society.
Key services
Education, Research, Support services, Job vacancies and recruitment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, Elementor 3.30.0, jQuery 3.7.1, Font Awesome, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Cookie-script.com
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
DNSSEC enabled
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel with async loading
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO, Cookie-script.com
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is primarily in Dutch with professional educational focus.
No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found on the homepage or main navigation.
Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via cookie-script.com.
Multiple testimonials and employee stories enhance trust.
Use of modern WordPress and Elementor technologies.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
Social media links are not explicitly present in the provided HTML.
No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
SEO metadata and Open Graph tags are well implemented.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress 6.7.2 with Elementor 3.30.0, leveraging jQuery and Font Awesome for UI components. It uses Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The site is hosted likely via Combell, the domain registrar, with DNSSEC enabled, indicating good DNS security. Performance is moderate with lazy loading and caching plugins implied by CSS and JS minification. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design and viewport meta tags. SEO is well addressed with Rank Math plugin and structured data in JSON-LD format. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities are evident from the HTML content. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy disclosures.
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.
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