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Security report for bennelongfunds.com

Bennelong Funds Management · Finance · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bennelong Funds Management is a medium-sized Australian financial services company specializing in actively managed equity funds. It serves institutions, financial advisers, and direct investors, positioning itself as a partner of high performance with a network of boutique investment partners. The company is part of the Bangarra Group, indicating a broader corporate structure. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides comprehensive business and contact information, supporting its credibility in the finance sector. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 with modern JavaScript libraries and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Marketo, Crazy Egg, and Outbrain. The site demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, though performance is moderate. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit security policy disclosures. The WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency. However, the website content and business information appear consistent and professional, mitigating some risk. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with active consent mechanisms. No adult or questionable content is detected, making the site safe for general audiences. Overall, Bennelong Funds Management presents a trustworthy and professional online presence with room for improvement in security transparency and WHOIS data clarity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

6 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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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  • Security score drift

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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
52
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
59

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

Bennelong Funds Management operates in the competitive Australian finance sector, focusing on equity fund management and distribution. Its business model leverages partnerships with boutique investment firms to diversify offerings. The company targets institutional investors, financial advisers, and direct investors, indicating a broad customer base. The presence of multiple partner domains suggests a strong ecosystem and collaborative approach. The company benefits from being part of the Bangarra Group, which may provide financial backing and strategic support. The website's professional content and clear contact information support customer trust and engagement. Marketing and analytics integrations indicate active digital marketing efforts to drive growth and customer acquisition.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses secure forms typical of Drupal CMS, reducing risks of data interception and injection attacks. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security or incident response policy represent gaps in security maturity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party marketing and analytics tools introduces some privacy considerations but appears managed with cookie consent mechanisms. The missing WHOIS data is a notable concern for domain legitimacy and should be investigated further. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by publishing security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and trust.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Investigate and clarify domain WHOIS registration details to improve legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Maintain and regularly review privacy and cookie consent mechanisms to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bennelong Funds Management
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bennelong Funds Management
Description
Bennelong Funds Management develops and distributes actively managed equity funds, offering high-grade service and investment solutions to institutions, financial advisers and direct investors.
Key services
Actively managed equity funds, Investment solutions, Fund distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Crazy Egg, Marketo, Outbrain
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (Drupal standard)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Crazy Egg, Marketo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Outbrain
Tracking pixels
Crazy Egg, Marketo
Marketing tools
Marketo
Transparency
good

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 financial services.
  3. Multiple contact methods and physical addresses provided.
  4. Use of modern technologies and marketing/analytics tools.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  6. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust but website content is consistent.
  7. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanism.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.7.1 and various marketing/analytics scripts such as Google Analytics, Marketo, Crazy Egg, and Outbrain. The site uses responsive design and preloads fonts for performance optimization. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and locations. Accessibility features like skip links and ARIA roles are present. Performance is moderate, likely impacted by multiple third-party scripts. No hosting provider information was detected. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security headers.
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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