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Security report for bidcorpgroup.com

Bid Corporation Limited · Retail · South Africa

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Bid Corporation Limited (Bidcorp) is a large international foodservice group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The company operates across five continents, providing frozen and chilled food products and related services to the catering and hospitality sectors. Their business model emphasizes autonomous regional operations with local branding, supported by value-add processing, efficient warehousing, and a market-leading ecommerce platform. The website reflects a professional corporate presence with comprehensive investor relations and ESG reporting. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries, Google Analytics, and Cookiebot for consent management, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and domain protections but lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no visible privacy policy or terms of service. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and trustworthy, supporting the legitimacy of the business.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
80
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
50
Average
56
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Bidcorp holds a strong market position as a leading foodservice distributor with a broad geographic footprint. Their competitive advantage lies in localized autonomous businesses that cater to regional market needs while leveraging global scale. Revenue streams include food distribution, value-added processing, and ecommerce services. The target customers are hospitality, catering, and institutional sectors. The company demonstrates growth through acquisitions and innovation in technology and service delivery. Partnerships with financial data providers and video hosting services support investor communications. The website content and structure indicate a mature, enterprise-level organization with a focus on transparency and governance.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and domain registration protections, indicating a baseline security maturity. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security suggests room for improvement. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder rapid response to security events. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, supporting privacy compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a clear privacy policy and terms of service pages linked prominently on the website.
  4. Add a security policy or security.txt file with incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bid Corporation Limited
Description
Bidcorp is an international broad-line foodservice group, listed on the JSE, South Africa, and present in developed and developing economies in five continents. They provide frozen and chilled products for catering and food service needs.
Key services
Foodservice distribution, Frozen and chilled product supply, Value-add processing, Warehousing and distribution, Ecommerce platform for customers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent via Cookiebot
  • Domain status includes client and server prohibitions for deletion, transfer, and update

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and structured content.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found on the homepage or footer.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented via Cookiebot with scripts loaded asynchronously.
  4. Contact information is primarily via a contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  6. WHOIS data shows domain is well maintained with protective status flags but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  8. Website uses Google Fonts, jQuery, and Google Analytics for tracking and UI.
  9. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a standard tech stack with jQuery 3.6.0, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for cookie consent. The HTML is well structured with responsive design elements and media queries for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. No CMS or hosting provider is explicitly detected from the HTML. The site uses multiple external domains for fonts, analytics, consent management, and investor-related services. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. Technical risks are low but could be mitigated further by improving security headers and DNS security.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 49/100High31 findingsView report
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