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Security report for forfaiting.com

London Forfaiting Company Ltd · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

London Forfaiting Company Ltd is a well-established global trade finance company specializing in forfaiting and related financial services. The company operates through multiple international offices and subsidiaries, serving corporates, financial institutions, and sports agencies. Their business model focuses on providing innovative, tailor-made trade finance solutions, positioning them as a significant player in the finance industry. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with comprehensive service information and global contact points. Technically, the website is built on ASP.NET WebForms with modern front-end libraries such as Bootstrap and jQuery. It incorporates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing purposes. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience, although accessibility features could be enhanced. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in SEO and meta-data completeness. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms and CAPTCHA on forms, indicating a reasonable security posture. However, explicit security headers are not confirmed, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's claims, supporting the legitimacy of the business. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for London Forfaiting Company Ltd, with solid business credibility and a good technical foundation. Strategic improvements in security headers, accessibility, and incident response transparency would further enhance their security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
55/ 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

4 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. 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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  • 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
0
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
64

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

London Forfaiting operates in the finance sector with a focus on forfaiting and trade finance. Their global footprint includes offices and subsidiaries in key financial hubs such as London, New York, Singapore, Brazil, Malta, Germany, Egypt, Dubai, and India. The company benefits from its association with FIMBank P.L.C., which acts as the parent company. Their business model revolves around providing financial products tailored to corporates, financial institutions, and sports agencies, leveraging their expertise in trade finance. The presence of ISO certification and detailed corporate governance information indicates a mature compliance framework. The company targets medium to large enterprises requiring specialized trade finance solutions, positioning itself as a trusted partner in international trade finance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent is actively managed, reflecting compliance with privacy regulations. The use of CAPTCHA on forms helps mitigate spam and automated abuse. However, the absence of clearly visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of explicit incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies is a gap in the security maturity. Overall, the site follows several best practices but should enhance header configurations and transparency around security incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user inclusivity.
  4. Improve SEO by adding comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph, and structured data for better search engine visibility.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
London Forfaiting Company Ltd
VAT number
GB 877 5904 67
Registration number
01733470
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
London Forfaiting Company Ltd
Description
London Forfaiting Company Ltd is a global trade finance company specializing in forfaiting and related trade finance solutions. They offer innovative, tailor-made trade finance services to corporates, financial institutions, and sports clubs/agencies.
Key services
Forfaiting, Lending, Other Trade Related Facilities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1 slim, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, Tooltipster, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
ASP.NET WebForms
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by URLs and scripts)
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • CAPTCHA on contact form to prevent spam
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cybersift
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Comprehensive contact information including multiple global offices
  3. Cookie and privacy policies are present with consent mechanisms
  4. Use of CAPTCHA on forms to reduce spam
  5. No visible security or content blocking issues
  6. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and Google Analytics for tracking
  7. Presence of ISO certification logo indicating compliance efforts
  8. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET WebForms technology with front-end frameworks including Bootstrap and jQuery. It uses FontAwesome for icons and Tooltipster for tooltips. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are integrated for marketing and analytics purposes. The site is mobile responsive and has a moderate performance profile. The use of CAPTCHA on forms indicates attention to spam prevention. However, the site lacks advanced SEO optimizations and accessibility features. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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