Skip to main content

Security report for factset.com

FactSet · Finance · United States

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

85/100

Risk levelLow

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

FactSet is a leading enterprise provider of financial data, market insights, and analytics solutions, serving over 9,000 firms globally. The company offers advanced AI-powered tools designed to enhance productivity and decision-making for financial professionals, including portfolio managers and investment researchers. Their business model is subscription-based, focusing on delivering comprehensive financial data and analytics to institutional clients. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, clear navigation, and strong branding consistency. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript frameworks (likely Vue.js), integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Drift chat, and Pardot, and implements robust cookie consent mechanisms via OneTrust. The site is optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with good accessibility and SEO practices. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses security headers like Content Security Policy and Strict-Transport-Security, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published, which could be improved. The absence of WHOIS data is unusual but likely due to registry query limitations rather than malicious intent. Overall, FactSet's website demonstrates a strong security posture, excellent content quality, and good privacy compliance, supporting its position as a trusted financial data provider.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching factset.com

This scan found 15 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
77
Security headers
75
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
85

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 factset.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2,658
Employees
199
Customers
1,944
Third parties
515
Weak passwords
8%

Latest record dated 2026-06-17 · 133 subdomains affected

See the 10 newest leaked credentials

A one-off add-on to this report that lists the most recent identifier and password pairs OffSeq Breach holds for factset.com.

Select it in the checkout above.

Masked preview

  • –osso3.factset.com2026-06-17
  • –osso3.factset.com2026-06-15
  • –osso4.factset.com2026-06-15
  • –github.factset.com2026-06-13
  • –osso3.factset.com2026-06-11

Breach keeps ingesting new leaks, so these numbers can grow between scans.

Open in Breach(opens in a new tab)Monitor on Breach(opens in a new tab)

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

FactSet holds a strong market position in the finance sector, providing essential data and analytics services to a large global client base. Their competitive advantage lies in integrating next-generation AI tools with traditional financial data, enabling clients to automate tasks and accelerate research. The business model is subscription-driven, targeting institutional investors, wealth managers, and portfolio analysts. The company showcases a broad partnership ecosystem and client trust through testimonials and client logos. Growth indicators include AI solution expansion and digital transformation initiatives. The website content and structure reflect a mature, enterprise-grade operation with a focus on client engagement and lead generation.

Security posture

FactSet's security maturity is high, with enforced HTTPS, modern security headers, and cookie consent compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a publicly available security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure program indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. GDPR compliance is supported by comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. The security culture appears professional but could benefit from enhanced communication of security practices and incident handling procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security frameworks and practices.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information and procedures for reporting security issues.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and user privacy controls.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FactSet
Description
FactSet provides best-in-class financial data, global market insights and analytics, trusted by industry leaders to keep you ahead in finance.
Key services
Financial data, Market insights, Analytics, AI-powered tools, Portfolio management, Investment research
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Drift Chat, Microsoft Clarity, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Pardot, Polyfill
Frameworks
Vue.js (inferred from router-link-active classes)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Drift
Marketing tools
Pardot, Drift
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 focus on financial data and AI-powered analytics solutions.
  3. Comprehensive cookie and privacy consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact likely via forms.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious given the brand.
  7. Multiple trusted external analytics and marketing services integrated.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript framework (likely Vue.js) with a modular component structure. It integrates multiple third-party services for analytics, marketing automation, and user engagement, including Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Drift chat, Pardot, and OneTrust for cookie consent. The site is optimized for fast loading and mobile responsiveness, with preloading of fonts and images. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present, supporting usability. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting details are not explicit but likely enterprise-grade. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a high-quality user experience with scalable and maintainable architecture.
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. 85/100Low23 findingsView report
  2. 85/100Low23 findingsView report
Reviews of this site

Share your experience with factset.com. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review factset.com.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.