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Security report for greatplacetowork.com

Great Place To Work® Institute · Other · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

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

Great Place To Work® Institute operates a comprehensive platform focused on building high-trust workplace cultures through employee surveys, certification, and employer recognition lists. The company targets employers and HR professionals seeking to improve workplace culture and employee engagement. The website demonstrates a mature digital presence with a Joomla CMS, modern JavaScript libraries, and integrated marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Marketo. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response information are absent. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly reduces trust but the website's professional content and branding strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the site is well-designed, user-friendly, and compliant with privacy regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 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.

    • 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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
82

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 company holds a strong market position as a global authority on workplace culture certification and recognition, offering services that include employee survey platforms, certification programs, and best workplace lists. Their business model is B2B, focusing on HR and business leaders. The presence of SOC-related certification badges and extensive customer testimonials enhance credibility. The company leverages multiple social media channels and marketing tools to engage its audience. The lack of WHOIS transparency is a minor concern but does not detract significantly from the overall business credibility.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates standard security practices such as cookie consent and analytics tracking. However, it lacks some advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contacts is a gap in transparency. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and explicit security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a detailed security policy and incident response contact information.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Improve accessibility features to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  4. Maintain transparency by providing WHOIS data or clarifying domain registration details.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Great Place To Work® Institute
Description
Learn how to build a high-trust workplace culture, quantify your employee experience and improve employee engagement
Key services
Employee Survey Platform, Great Place To Work Certification™, Best Workplaces™ Lists, Employer Awards, Events and Webinars
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap 3.4.0, Video.js, Select2, Font Awesome 6.5.2, Google Tag Manager, Marketo
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • Cookie consent mechanism present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Bing Ads
Marketing tools
Marketo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious
  4. Strong brand presence with multiple trust signals
  5. Good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found
  7. Multiple social media channels linked
  8. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with Bootstrap 3.4.0 and uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Video.js, and Select2. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Marketo for analytics and marketing automation. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO practices. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple external scripts and media content. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence with room for optimization in accessibility and security headers.
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. 82/100Low24 findingsView report
  2. 82/100Low24 findingsView report
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