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Security report for elavon.com

Elavon Inc. · Finance · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Elavon Inc. is a well-established enterprise payment processing company founded in 1991 and operating as a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. The company offers a broad range of merchant services including in-person, online, and mobile payment solutions, payment gateways, and partner integrations. Their market position is strong, recognized by industry awards such as Forbes Best of 2024. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, comprehensive content, and consistent branding targeting businesses requiring secure and efficient payment processing solutions. Technically, the website leverages modern technologies including Adobe Experience Manager CMS, various analytics and marketing tools such as Quantum Metric, Demandbase, Google Tag Manager, and Tealium. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, though some security headers are not explicitly visible in the HTML. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring secure communications. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a public security policy or incident response contact is a gap. The WHOIS data is unavailable or protected, which slightly reduces transparency but does not significantly impact trust given the strong brand and parent company association. Overall, Elavon’s website is a secure, professional, and trustworthy platform supporting their business model as a leading payment processor. Strategic improvements could include publishing explicit security policies and enhancing WHOIS transparency to further strengthen trust and compliance.

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

5 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. 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.

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
100
Security headers
45
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
75

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention elavon.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,209
Employees
0
Customers
1,046
Third parties
163
Weak passwords
15%

24 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Elavon operates in the finance sector, providing payment processing services to a wide range of industries and business sizes. Their business model focuses on merchant services, payment gateways, and partner solutions, generating revenue through transaction fees and value-added services. The company targets businesses needing secure and efficient payment acceptance, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, and ecommerce. Their partnership ecosystem includes integrated partners, financial institutions, and technology providers. Growth indicators include a strong digital presence, industry recognition, and a comprehensive service portfolio. The parent company U.S. Bancorp provides financial backing and credibility. Elavon’s operations emphasize customer support, security, and innovation, positioning them competitively in the payment processing market.

Security posture

Elavon’s website security posture is solid with enforced HTTPS and use of asynchronous loading for analytics and marketing scripts to reduce performance impact. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options is a minor concern. There is no publicly available security policy or vulnerability disclosure program, and no incident response contact information is provided, which are areas for improvement. The site complies with privacy regulations, including GDPR, as indicated by the privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by publishing explicit security documentation and improving header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program and incident response contact information.
  4. Increase WHOIS transparency if possible to improve domain trustworthiness.
  5. Continue enhancing privacy compliance and user consent mechanisms to maintain regulatory adherence.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Elavon Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Elavon Inc.
Description
Elavon provides merchant services and payment processing solutions to businesses of all sizes, helping them accept payments securely and efficiently.
Key services
Payments on-the-go, Online payments, Payments in-person, Payment gateways, Partner solutions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Demandbase, Quantum Metric, Invoca CDN, Tealium (utag.js)
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Quantum Metric, Google Tag Manager, Demandbase, Tealium
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Demandbase
Tracking pixels
Quantum Metric, Demandbase, Invoca
Marketing tools
Tealium
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 aligned with payment processing industry.
  3. Multiple social media and external trusted links present.
  4. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  5. No visible security headers in HTML but HTTPS is enforced.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found on site.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or protected, limiting domain transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, indicating a robust enterprise-grade content management platform. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Demandbase, Quantum Metric, Invoca CDN, and Tealium for tag management. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading to improve user experience. There is no explicit hosting provider identified from the HTML content. Technical risks are low, but some technical debt may exist due to missing security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize security configurations and enhance transparency around domain registration.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 73/100Medium23 findingsView report
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