Green The Bid is a small US-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable and environmentally focused practices within the global advertising production industry. The organization provides open-source resources, educational sessions, and a community platform for brands, agencies, production companies, and allies to transition towards zero-waste and minimal carbon footprint productions. The website is professionally designed using Squarespace, featuring clear navigation and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and HSTS enabled, though some advanced security headers and privacy policies are missing. Contact is primarily via social media and a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers published. Overall, the site presents a credible and focused mission but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and explicit security policies.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
High
No SPF record found
SPF helps prevent email spoofing
What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"
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 Content-Security-Policy header
Controls resources the browser is allowed to load
What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
45
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention greenthebid.earth, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The organization occupies a niche position in the media and advertising sector, focusing on sustainability and environmental responsibility. Its business model is non-profit, relying on volunteer support and donations. The target audience includes industry professionals and companies seeking to adopt greener production methods. The website's content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting its credibility. The lack of WHOIS data suggests privacy protection, common for non-profits. The absence of direct contact details and privacy policies indicates areas for improvement in transparency and compliance.
Security posture
The website enforces HTTPS with HSTS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of a security policy or incident response contact limits the organization's readiness to handle security incidents. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no cookie consent mechanisms or privacy policy present, which may pose regulatory risks.
Recommendations
Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including a security or abuse email address.
Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards.
Consider adding structured data for organization and contact details to improve SEO and trust signals.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Green The Bid
Description
Green The Bid is a non-profit organization, educational resource, and community focused on transitioning the global advertising production industry to environmentally focused practices. It offers open-source resources, education sessions, and a member community of brands, agencies, production and post companies, vendors and allies. The organization promotes sustainable, zero-waste, minimal carbon, and regenerative practices in commercial productions.
Key services
Open-source resources, Education sessions, Member community, Consultancy referrals, Training and education
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Squarespace, Typekit fonts, Google Fonts, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
HSTS enabled
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Transparency
poor
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website is a professionally designed Squarespace site for a non-profit focused on sustainable advertising production.
No WHOIS data available, indicating privacy protection or registrar data unavailability.
No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
Contact is primarily via contact form and social media links; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
Site uses HTTPS with HSTS enabled, but lacks some advanced security headers.
No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
Content is relevant, well-structured, and targeted to industry professionals and allies interested in sustainability.
No signs of WAF or content blocking; site fully accessible.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Typekit fonts. It uses CDN services for images and fonts, contributing to moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. The site structure is clear with well-organized navigation. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The technical implementation is solid but could be improved with enhanced SEO metadata and accessibility features.
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.
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