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Security report for green-marine.org

Green Marine · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Green Marine operates as a leading environmental certification program focused on the North American maritime industry, promoting voluntary environmental performance improvements beyond regulatory requirements. The organization emphasizes collaboration with industry, governments, academia, and environmental groups to address key environmental issues such as biodiversity protection and pollution control. The website reflects a mature and professional digital presence with clear navigation, comprehensive content, and active engagement through news, events, and social media channels. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies, including Google Tag Manager for analytics and TermsFeed for cookie consent management, hosted via GoDaddy registrar services. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though improvements such as enabling DNSSEC and publishing explicit security policies could enhance trust further. Overall, the domain's long registration history and consistent branding support a high legitimacy score. No critical vulnerabilities or compliance gaps were detected, and the site maintains good privacy compliance with GDPR indicators. The business model centers on voluntary certification and continual improvement, targeting maritime industry stakeholders and environmental advocates.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

  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
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
73

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

Green Marine holds a strong market position as a voluntary environmental certification program with over 565 members and 17 years of continual improvement. Its business model leverages collaboration and consensus-driven advisory committees, supported by external verification and public reporting of results. Revenue streams likely include certification fees and event sponsorships, such as the annual GreenTech conference. The organization maintains partnerships with related entities like Green Marine Europe and Alliance Verte, expanding its global reach. The target customer segments include maritime operators, terminal operators, environmental groups, and governmental bodies. The website's content and structure indicate a focus on transparency, education, and stakeholder engagement, which are competitive advantages in the environmental certification space.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent banner that supports GDPR compliance. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, and DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose the domain to DNS spoofing risks. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency in vulnerability management and incident handling. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified. The absence of a security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page suggests an opportunity to improve security culture and communication. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be enhanced with additional best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Provide explicit incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Green Marine
Description
Green Marine is the leading environmental certification program for the maritime industry. It is a voluntary initiative that helps its participants to improve their environmental performance beyond regulations. Green Marine targets key environmental issues related to biodiversity protection, air, water and soil quality, and community relations.
Key services
Environmental certification, Performance evaluation, External verification, Collaborative advisory committees, GreenTech conference
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, TermsFeed Cookie Consent
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with explicit consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Google Ads (AW-11259854055)
Marketing tools
TermsFeed Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Clear focus on environmental certification for maritime industry.
  3. Strong emphasis on collaboration and continual improvement.
  4. Active content updates with news and events.
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response info found.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  9. No DNSSEC enabled on domain.
  10. Uses Google Tag Manager and Google Ads for analytics and marketing.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with JavaScript and CSS assets managed via DependencyHandler.axd, indicating a custom or proprietary CMS or framework. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tags, and TermsFeed provides cookie consent management. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive images and accessible navigation. Hosting is likely via GoDaddy based on WHOIS registrar data. Performance is moderate with no major blocking issues detected. The site lacks explicit CMS identification but shows good SEO practices with meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers, which should be addressed to enhance security posture.
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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