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Security report for elavon.co.uk

Elavon Financial Services DAC. · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Elavon Financial Services DAC operates a comprehensive payment solutions website targeting businesses ranging from small retailers to large enterprises. The company offers a broad suite of services including card machines, online payment gateways, transaction risk analysis, and currency solutions. As a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, Elavon maintains a strong market presence across 36 countries with over 2 million customers. The website reflects a mature digital infrastructure with professional design, clear navigation, and extensive content tailored to business clients. Technically, the site leverages Adobe Experience Manager CMS, modern JavaScript libraries, and Google Tag Manager for analytics, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. Security posture is robust with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response contacts are not prominently published. WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to UK domain naming rules, but the website content and branding strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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. 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 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
90
Security headers
45
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
73

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

Elavon is positioned as a leading payment processing provider with a diversified portfolio of services catering to multiple industries including retail, hospitality, and finance. The business model focuses on merchant services with revenue streams from device rentals, transaction fees, and value-added services like fraud protection and business finance. The company’s global footprint and parentage under U.S. Bancorp provide competitive advantages and stability. The website’s extensive resources, partner programs, and customer testimonials indicate a well-established ecosystem and strong customer engagement. Strategic partnerships and multiple localized domains support regional market penetration and service customization.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security foundation with HTTPS and cookie consent compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager is standard but requires ongoing monitoring for security risks. The site lacks a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program, which could enhance transparency and trust. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened by adopting additional best practices and publishing clear security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly configure security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and provide a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to minimize risk from vulnerable dependencies.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging capabilities to detect and respond to security incidents promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Elavon Financial Services DAC.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Elavon Financial Services DAC.
Description
From small local retailers to large corporate enterprises, we understand payments. Smart and sensible solutions, made just for you by our expert team. Partnering with ambitious businesses to deliver exceptional card payment solutions.
Key services
Card machines, Online payment gateway, Face-to-face payments, Transaction risk analysis, Business finance, Currency solutions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Slick Carousel, Video.js, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with hidden fields for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design
  2. Strong branding and consistent messaging throughout
  3. Comprehensive navigation with clear menus and calls to action
  4. Multiple customer testimonials and trust signals present
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and accessible
  6. No visible security policy or incident response contact information
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration constraints but business info is consistent
  8. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and Adobe Experience Manager CMS
  9. Good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, and Video.js for interactive features. Google Tag Manager is employed for analytics and marketing tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and accessibility compliance. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in image delivery and script loading. The site structure and metadata are well implemented, supporting SEO and social media integration. Technical debt appears low, but continuous modernization and security hardening are recommended to maintain operational excellence.
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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