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Security report for elavon.es

U.S. Bank Europe DAC · Finance · Spain

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Elavon Spain, operated by U.S. Bank Europe DAC, is a leading payment services provider offering global payment solutions tailored for businesses in Spain. The website reflects a professional financial services entity with a clear focus on merchant services and payment processing. The company maintains a strong market position supported by regulatory compliance under the Central Bank of Ireland and a visible presence on LinkedIn and YouTube. The website content is well-structured, with clear navigation and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. Technically, the site is built on Adobe Experience Manager, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and DomPurify for security. While the site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO optimization. Security headers and explicit security policies are not evident, suggesting an opportunity to enhance the security posture. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements cookie consent, but lacks visible advanced security headers and incident response contact information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site presents a low risk profile but would benefit from enhanced security best practices and transparency. The overall risk assessment is low, with recommendations focusing on improving security headers, publishing security policies, enhancing accessibility, and expanding contact information to include incident response channels. These steps will strengthen trust and compliance, supporting the company's reputable market position.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

6 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

    • 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

    • 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. 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';…

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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
100
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
72

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

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Dark web exposure

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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 Spain operates as a subsidiary of U.S. Bank Europe DAC, focusing on payment processing services for businesses in Spain. The company leverages its parent company's financial strength and regulatory compliance to maintain a competitive advantage. Its business model centers on providing flexible, global payment solutions tailored to diverse business needs. The website's content and linked domains indicate a focus on corporate clients rather than consumers. The presence of career links to the parent company suggests integration within a larger corporate ecosystem. The company’s partnership ecosystem includes social media channels for brand engagement but no explicit partner domains were identified. Growth indicators include a professional web presence and adherence to GDPR compliance. Strategic observations highlight the need for enhanced security transparency and expanded digital marketing efforts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or security policy pages are published, limiting transparency and preparedness communication. The use of DomPurify suggests attention to input sanitization, reducing XSS risks. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. Compliance with GDPR is indicated through cookie consent and privacy policy presence. The lack of visible security contact channels is a gap in incident response readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate but can be improved by adopting best practices and publishing comprehensive security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with clear contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Enhance website accessibility to meet WCAG standards, improving usability for all users.
  4. Improve SEO metadata completeness and structure to increase search engine visibility and user engagement.
  5. Expand contact information to include verified company emails and support channels for better user trust and communication.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
U.S. Bank Europe DAC
Registration number
Número 418442
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
U.S. Bank Europe DAC
Description
Elavon, líder en servicios de medios de pago, provee soluciones a medida para todos los negocios.
Key services
Global payment solutions, Merchant services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, DomPurify
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and consistent with a financial services provider.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented with clear user options.
  3. No visible forms collecting personal data on the homepage.
  4. Contact information limited to phone numbers; no emails found.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  6. Social media presence on LinkedIn and YouTube supports legitimacy.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent.
  8. SEO and accessibility could be improved for better compliance and user experience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), a robust enterprise CMS platform, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. It uses jQuery and DomPurify libraries for client-side scripting and security. The site loads CSS and JS resources efficiently, though performance is moderate, suggesting potential optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements and mobile-specific navigation. Accessibility features are basic, with some ARIA roles and labels present but room for improvement. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags and Open Graph data included but limited in scope. No hosting provider information was detected from the HTML content. Overall, the technical stack supports a professional business website but could benefit from modernization and enhanced performance tuning.
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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