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Security report for bmogam.nl

BMO Global Asset Management · Finance · Canada

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) is a leading Canadian asset manager offering a broad range of investment products including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative products. The website clearly targets investors, advisors, and institutional clients, reflecting a mature and well-established financial services business. The company operates under the larger Bank of Montreal (BMO) umbrella, reinforcing its market position and credibility. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as Next.js and integrates with Adobe Launch and OneTrust for marketing and compliance. Hosting is provided via Akamai CDN, ensuring global content delivery. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent significant technical and security shortcomings that undermine user trust and data protection. From a security perspective, while some security headers like HSTS and X-Frame-Options are present, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS support is a critical vulnerability. No published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms were found, indicating gaps in security transparency and readiness. Overall, the website is professionally designed and content-rich, but the lack of proper SSL/TLS configuration and security disclosures lowers its security posture and trustworthiness. Strategic improvements in SSL deployment, security policy publication, and DNS security would significantly enhance the site's security and compliance standing.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
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

10 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  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 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
40
Email security
50
DNS health
40
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
38

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

BMO Global Asset Management holds a strong market position as a major Canadian asset manager with a diversified product portfolio. Its business model focuses on providing investment solutions to a wide range of clients including retail investors, financial advisors, and institutional investors. The company benefits from the backing of the Bank of Montreal, which supports its credibility and scale. The website's multilingual support (English and French) and segmented audience approach demonstrate a clear understanding of its target markets. The use of advanced marketing and analytics tools indicates a mature digital marketing strategy. However, the lack of direct contact information on the site suggests a controlled communication channel, likely to ensure compliance and client management through official channels.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, which are fundamental for secure web communications. Although security headers such as HSTS and X-Frame-Options are implemented, the lack of DNSSEC, CAA records, and OCSP stapling further weakens the domain's security. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The cookie consent mechanism via OneTrust is a positive compliance indicator. Overall, the site requires urgent remediation of SSL/TLS issues and enhanced security governance to meet industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and secure user data.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and implement OCSP stapling for improved security and performance.
  3. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Implement DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie consent and privacy policies to ensure ongoing GDPR and privacy compliance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with integration of jQuery and jQuery UI for UI components. It uses Adobe Launch for tag management and OneTrust for cookie consent, indicating a mature marketing and compliance infrastructure. Hosting is via Akamai CDN, providing robust global delivery. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical technical debt and security risks. Performance metrics are unavailable, but the use of CDNs and modern frameworks suggests potential for good performance. Accessibility and SEO are addressed at a basic to good level, with proper meta tags and responsive design evident in the HTML content.
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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