bigten.org

We performed a comprehensive analysis of bigten.org on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 16766ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 2829 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 1 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-08-13, which is 44 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 65/100 (moderate). The following security headers are properly configured: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 5 technologies across 5 categories powering bigten.org. The detected stack includes Next.js css, Webpack, Google Analytics 4, Meta Pixel, and Vercel. The site uses Next.js as its primary framework (version css). Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, bigten.org receives an overall trust score of 82/100, classified as "Very Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, bigten.org receives a trust score of 82/100, which places it in the "Very Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt with 44 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a none policy, and DNSSEC providing authenticated DNS responses. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked bigten.org against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned bigten.org and identified 5 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Framework: Next.js (version css) — provides the application framework and routing for bigten.org. Build Tool: Webpack — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for bigten.org. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for bigten.org. Advertising: Meta Pixel — handles advertising pixel tracking and conversion measurement for bigten.org. Hosting: Vercel — provides the server infrastructure for bigten.org. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-ECLEFWSE8R and Meta (Facebook) Pixel ID 2820202664853421. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

bigten.org delivers its homepage in 16766ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 2829 KB, and we detected 110 resource requests loading assets from 10 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 0 out of 1 CSS files and 0 out of 12 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 13 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of bigten.org produces approximately 1.38g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of F. The website's carbon footprint could be reduced by optimizing images, enabling compression, reducing third-party scripts, and leveraging caching. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 2829 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for bigten.org. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

bigten.org resolves to the IPv4 address 76.76.21.21, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: ns89.worldnic.com and ns90.worldnic.com. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for bigten.org is handled by mimecast.com with 2 MX records configured: us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com and us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a none policy — a monitoring-only setting that doesn't enforce any action on unauthorized emails. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is enabled for bigten.org, providing an additional layer of security by cryptographically signing DNS records. This prevents DNS cache poisoning and man-in-the-middle attacks that could redirect visitors to malicious websites.

The homepage of bigten.org contains 416 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 2 H2 headings, 18 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings, 0 H5, and 1 H6 headings. The page includes 61 images. 42 images (69%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 31% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 18 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 8 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 12 external JavaScript files, 1 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior), Progressive Web App (PWA) manifest (enabling app-like installation), and RSS feed for content syndication. Notable missing features: XML Sitemap and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. We detected the following payment methods accepted on bigten.org: Discover. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 1 platforms: Facebook (@tr). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for bigten.org is good at 18 characters: "Big Ten Conference". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. The meta description is 53 characters (acceptable): "The official athletics website for Big Ten Conference". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://bigten.org/index/, preventing duplicate content issues, the meta robots directive is set to index,follow, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Big Ten Conference..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The meta keywords tag contains 10 terms including Big Ten, sports scores, sports news, College Football scores, and College Basketball scores. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.