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Security report for aviva.com

Aviva plc · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Aviva plc is a leading diversified insurer headquartered in the United Kingdom, offering a broad range of insurance, wealth management, and retirement services primarily across the UK, Ireland, and Canada. The company targets investors, shareholders, career seekers, and socially conscious individuals, positioning itself as a trusted financial services provider with a strong market presence and extensive subsidiary network. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive corporate portal with rich investor relations content, leadership profiles, and sustainability initiatives. Technically, the website leverages modern JavaScript frameworks, Adobe Experience Manager CMS, and Akamai CDN for content delivery. It integrates advanced analytics and marketing tools such as Adobe Helix RUM and OneTrust for privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, providing a high-quality user experience. From a security perspective, while several best practices are implemented including CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, and HSTS headers, the SSL certificate is invalid and no TLS protocols are enabled, representing a critical vulnerability that undermines secure communications. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant. The domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, indicating high legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and credible but requires urgent remediation of SSL and TLS issues to ensure secure user interactions and maintain trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

4 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
0
Security headers
65
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
56

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

Aviva plc holds a strong market position as the UK's leading diversified insurer with significant operations in Ireland and Canada. Its business model focuses on providing insurance products, wealth management, and retirement solutions to a broad customer base including individuals, businesses, and institutional investors. The company demonstrates consistent growth with double-digit increases in operating profit and funds generation, supported by strategic acquisitions such as AIG and Probitas. Aviva's extensive subsidiary network across multiple countries and sectors enhances its market reach and operational capabilities. The company emphasizes customer-centric digital transformation, including AI integration in claims processing and a new digital app, reflecting a forward-looking strategy. Investor relations are well-supported with transparent financial reporting and regulatory disclosures. Sustainability and social purpose are integral to its corporate strategy, appealing to socially responsible investors and customers.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with several security headers implemented, including a restrictive Content Security Policy and HSTS. However, the invalid SSL certificate and absence of enabled TLS protocols are critical vulnerabilities that expose users to potential interception and undermine trust. The lack of OCSP stapling and session resumption further limits security robustness. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder effective communication during security incidents. Privacy compliance is strong with GDPR-aligned policies and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, while foundational security controls are present, the critical SSL/TLS issues significantly impact the security posture and require immediate attention to protect sensitive data and maintain compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately renew and correctly configure the SSL certificate to ensure valid HTTPS connections.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) to secure data in transit.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and provide dedicated incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  5. Continue enhancing privacy compliance by documenting data retention policies and expanding transparency on data collection.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Aviva plc
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technical infrastructure utilizing Adobe Experience Manager CMS, RequireJS for module loading, and React-based components for interactive features. Content delivery is optimized via Akamai CDN, and video content is served through Brightcove. The site includes advanced analytics and marketing tools such as Adobe Helix RUM and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The HTML is well-structured with comprehensive meta tags and JSON-LD structured data for SEO and rich snippets. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented. However, performance metrics are unavailable, and the invalid SSL configuration poses a risk to operational stability and user trust. Technical debt appears low, but remediation of security certificate issues is critical to avoid business disruption.
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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