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Security report for invenias.com

Bullhorn · Technology · United States

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

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bullhorn is a well-established enterprise SaaS provider specializing in cloud-based staffing and recruitment software solutions, including the Invenias executive search platform. The company serves a global customer base with a comprehensive suite of products designed to streamline recruitment processes, enhance compliance, and improve business development efforts. The website reflects a mature digital presence with strong branding, professional content, and targeted messaging for staffing firms and executive search professionals. Technically, the site leverages WordPress CMS, integrates marketing automation tools like Marketo, and employs standard web technologies such as jQuery and Slick Carousel. However, the security posture is weakened by an invalid SSL certificate and lack of TLS protocol support, which is a critical vulnerability that undermines user trust and data protection. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy, cookie consent via OneTrust, and GDPR adherence. Overall, the site is professional and credible but requires urgent remediation of SSL issues to ensure secure user interactions.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

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 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

  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

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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
85
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
56

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

Bullhorn holds a strong market position as a leading provider of recruitment technology with over 10,000 customers and 18 years of market experience. Its business model focuses on SaaS delivery of recruitment and staffing solutions, targeting staffing agencies, executive search firms, and enterprise clients. The company emphasizes customer success, data hygiene, and compliance, supported by a broad partner ecosystem including Salesforce and various integration portals. Marketing efforts are sophisticated, utilizing Marketo and Google Tag Manager for analytics and campaign management. The company maintains active social media engagement and provides extensive resources, events, and educational programs to support its clients. The domain registration and WHOIS data confirm legitimacy and consistency with the company's public profile.

Security posture

The website implements several security headers that enhance protection against common web threats, including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of TLS protocol support represent significant security risks, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining HTTPS trust. The site does not currently implement OCSP stapling or session resumption, which could improve SSL performance and security. No evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies was found, indicating potential gaps in security governance. The presence of GDPR compliance and cookie consent mechanisms is positive, but the critical SSL issues must be addressed immediately to maintain a secure environment.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately renew and properly configure the SSL certificate to enable HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or higher.
  2. Enable and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to enhance security transparency.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate vulnerabilities proactively.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. It uses Marketo for marketing automation and Google Tag Manager for analytics integration. Hosting is provided by Pagely-ARES, a managed WordPress hosting provider. The site shows good SEO optimization with Yoast SEO plugin and structured data in JSON-LD format for enhanced search engine understanding. Accessibility features are basic but present, and mobile optimization is good. Performance data is missing, but indications suggest moderate to slow loading times. The site uses OneTrust for cookie consent, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. Technical debt is low, but the critical SSL misconfiguration poses a risk to business operations and user trust.
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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