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Security report for werkenbijvolkswagen.nl

Volkswagen · Transportation · Netherlands

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website werkenbijvolkswagen.nl serves as an official recruitment platform for Volkswagen dealerships and partners in the Netherlands. It provides job listings, candidate registration, and employer networking functionalities, targeting job seekers in the automotive sector. The site is well-branded with Volkswagen identity and operated under the Pon group umbrella, indicating a strong market position in automotive transportation recruitment. Technically, the site uses a mature stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Concrete5 CMS, delivering a good user experience with mobile optimization and clear navigation. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied and cookie consent implemented, but lacks visible advanced security headers or published security policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, with no signs of malicious content or blocking mechanisms.

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

6 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. 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 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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
62

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

Volkswagen Nederland, under Pon, leverages this platform to centralize recruitment for its dealer network, including subsidiaries for Audi, Seat, Skoda, and commercial vehicles. The business model focuses on connecting qualified candidates with automotive vacancies, supported by a partner ecosystem including AutomotiveVacaturebank.nl and VRT Media B.V. The site’s content and structure reflect a focus on transparency and ease of use for both candidates and employers, supporting growth and talent acquisition in a competitive automotive market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates basic security hygiene with HTTPS and cookie consent but lacks explicit security headers such as CSP or HSTS. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which may limit transparency in security management. Forms for login and job applications are present but no advanced anti-bot or WAF protections are detected. The absence of exposed sensitive data is positive, but the site would benefit from enhanced security policies and headers to improve resilience against common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to strengthen defense.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party libraries and update them promptly.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing contact channels for security incidents or abuse reports.
  5. Improve accessibility features and SEO metadata for broader reach and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Volkswagen
Description
Het merk Volkswagen personenauto's is een van's werelds meest succesvolle volume autofabrikanten. Het merk Volkswagen heeft productie faciliteiten in 14 landen, waar het voertuigen produceert voor klanten in meer dan 150 landen. Het merk Volkswagen staat voor innovatieve, kwalitatief hoogwaardige en betrouwbare auto's. Volkswagen is vertegenwoordigd in alle belangrijke marktsegmenten met meer dan 70 verschillende modellen.
Key services
Job listings, Candidate registration and login, Job search and application, Employer network showcase
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery Cycle2, jQuery Chosen, jQuery Autocomplete, Bootstrap 3, Slick Carousel
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical URL https)
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
jQuery Chosen, jQuery Autocomplete
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional recruitment platform for Volkswagen dealers in the Netherlands.
  2. Content is in Dutch and targeted at job seekers and employers in automotive sector.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages; contact likely via forms or linked pages.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with a visible banner and form.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security mechanisms detected in HTML content.
  7. Multiple Volkswagen-related partner and subsidiary domains linked.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Website uses standard web technologies and common JavaScript libraries.
  10. No analytics or tracking scripts explicitly detected in provided HTML.
Technical notes

Notes

The site is built on Concrete5 CMS with a frontend stack including jQuery and Bootstrap, providing a responsive and user-friendly interface. Performance is moderate with use of CDN for some assets (jsdelivr). The site uses autocomplete and multi-select UI components for job search, enhancing usability. However, no modern JavaScript frameworks or advanced performance optimizations are evident. The site could benefit from updated libraries and improved accessibility compliance to reduce technical debt and improve user experience.
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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