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Security report for avatarsecurities.com

Avatar Securities, LLC · Finance · United States

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Avatar Securities, LLC is a medium-sized proprietary trading firm specializing in US equities and equity options trading. With offices in New York City and Chicago, the firm provides capital, technology, and infrastructure support to experienced traders and portfolio managers. The company positions itself as a technology-centric broker-dealer with a strong focus on execution, analytics, and risk management. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting experienced proprietary traders seeking advanced trading platforms and support services. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins such as Yoast SEO, WPBakery, and MonsterInsights for analytics. It employs HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good SEO practices and basic accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, it lacks visible security headers, privacy and cookie policies, and incident response information, which are important for compliance and trust. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy, although the website content and business information appear credible. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access. Overall, the website presents a professional front for a proprietary trading firm but should improve privacy compliance, security transparency, and domain registration legitimacy to enhance trust and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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.

    • 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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, Google APIs

      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
62
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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

Avatar Securities operates in the competitive proprietary trading sector, focusing on US equities and options markets. Its business model revolves around providing capital and technology infrastructure to experienced traders, enabling them to execute and grow their trading strategies. The firm emphasizes a collaborative culture with access to developers and quants, which may provide a competitive advantage in alpha generation. The presence in major financial hubs like New York and Chicago supports strong market positioning. The company leverages technology platforms such as Takion, Lightspeed, and Sterling Trader Pro, indicating a commitment to best-in-class trading tools. Revenue streams likely include trading profits and fees associated with brokerage services. The firm’s partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no subsidiaries or parent companies are identified. Growth indicators include a well-staffed trade desk and ongoing technology investments.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no obvious exposure of sensitive data. The use of reputable analytics and tracking tools is balanced by the lack of privacy and cookie policies, which poses compliance risks especially under GDPR. No incident response or security contact information is provided, limiting transparency and readiness perception. The absence of security headers reduces protection against common web attacks. The missing WHOIS data is a significant concern for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a marketing website but requires enhancements in privacy compliance, security policy publication, and domain registration transparency to meet industry best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure legal compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Provide clear incident response and security contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to establish domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Avatar Securities, LLC
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Avatar Securities, LLC
Description
A leading proprietary trading firm based in Austin, New York, and Chicago, specializing in trading US equities for experienced prop traders.
Key services
Proprietary trading capital, Equity and equity options brokerage, Trading technology platforms, Trade desk support, Risk management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, WPBakery Page Builder, Revolution Slider, MonsterInsights
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced with SSL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, MonsterInsights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to proprietary trading.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. WHOIS data is missing or domain appears unregistered, which is suspicious.
  5. No contact phone numbers found; only email and physical address provided.
  6. Strong use of analytics and tracking tools without visible consent mechanisms.
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  8. Website uses modern WordPress plugins and SEO best practices.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with a well-maintained theme and popular plugins for SEO, analytics, and page building. It uses Google Fonts and integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking user behavior. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks advanced security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms, which are areas for technical improvement. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional business presence but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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