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Security report for greatplacetowork.pt

Great Place to Work® Institute · Other · Portugal

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Great Place To Work® Portugal operates as a recognized authority on workplace culture, providing certification, rankings, and consulting services to companies primarily in Portugal and globally. Their platform leverages employee data to certify and highlight the best workplaces, focusing on enhancing organizational culture, employer branding, and employee satisfaction. The website reflects a mature business model with a strong market position in the workplace culture certification niche. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS with modern front-end technologies such as Bootstrap, jQuery, and Video.js. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Analytics for tracking and marketing purposes, and employs a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though accessibility could be improved. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and public security or incident response policies. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, indicating room for improvement in transparency and security maturity. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its business goals. The risk profile is low, with no critical security issues detected. Strategic enhancements in security policies and accessibility would further strengthen its posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

5 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

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

  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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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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
75

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

Great Place To Work® Portugal holds a strong market position as a workplace culture certification and consulting provider. Their competitive advantage lies in their global brand recognition and localized services, including detailed rankings and reports based on extensive employee feedback. Revenue streams likely include certification fees, consulting services, and sponsored rankings. The target customers are companies seeking to improve workplace culture and attract talent. The presence of a client login portal and multiple content offerings (webinars, podcasts, reports) indicate active engagement and growth. Partnerships with global Great Place To Work entities and localized country sites suggest a broad ecosystem supporting their operations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced with strong SSL configuration, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML. The use of Google Tag Manager allows controlled script management, reducing risk. However, the absence of key security headers (e.g., CSP, X-Frame-Options) and lack of publicly available security or incident response policies indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. Overall, the site is secure for general use but would benefit from enhanced security controls and public policy disclosures to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and security researchers.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Great Place to Work® Institute
Description
Autoridade global sobre a cultura do lugar de trabalho, reconhecemos e ajudamos as empresas Melhores Lugares Para Trabalhar a serem ainda Melhores para todas as pessoas! Em Portugal e no mundo.
Key services
Workplace Certification, Employer Branding, Organizational Climate Questionnaires, Rankings of Best Workplaces, Consulting in Culture
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap 3.4.0, Video.js, Select2, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Enzuzo Cookiebar
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (AW-796838254)
Marketing tools
Marketo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Joomla CMS with modern front-end frameworks.
  2. Strong focus on workplace culture certification and rankings in Portugal.
  3. Multiple calls to action for certification and rankings.
  4. Presence of client login portal indicates active business operations.
  5. Social media integration with major platforms.
  6. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation with consent mechanism.
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information publicly.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  9. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities in HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with a front-end stack including Bootstrap 3.4.0, jQuery, Video.js, and Select2 for enhanced UI components. Google Tag Manager and Analytics are used for tracking and marketing analytics. The site uses asynchronous loading for scripts to improve performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and adaptive images. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and script optimization. No hosting provider details were found in the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively but could be modernized with newer frameworks and enhanced accessibility.
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. 75/100Medium26 findingsView report
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