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Security report for iongroup.com

ION Group · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

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

ION Group is a global enterprise technology company specializing in automation software for financial markets, commodities, core banking, treasury, and credit information sectors. Their website presents a comprehensive portfolio of products and services aimed at financial institutions, central banks, and corporations, emphasizing automation to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. The company maintains a strong market position with a diverse set of industry solutions and a professional online presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Eloqua. While the site is secure with HTTPS, TLS 1.2/1.3, and OCSP stapling, there is room for improvement in security headers and DNS security. The site features a robust cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR, reflecting good privacy practices. Overall, the website scores well in content quality, technical implementation, security posture, privacy compliance, and business credibility, though performance is somewhat slow due to large page size and resource count.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

2 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.

    • 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.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
72
Security headers
90
Email security
87
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
82

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

ION Group operates in the technology sector with a focus on financial software automation. Their business model revolves around providing software solutions and services to financial markets, core banking, treasury, commodities, and credit information industries. The company targets institutional clients such as banks, central banks, and corporations. Their product ecosystem includes proprietary platforms and partnerships with other industry players, indicating a strong partnership network. The website content and structured data suggest a mature organization with enterprise scale and a global footprint. The presence of multiple client login portals and detailed resource centers indicates a customer-centric approach and ongoing client engagement. The company leverages advanced marketing and analytics tools to optimize user experience and business insights.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced, support for modern TLS protocols, and OCSP stapling enabled. SPF and DMARC DNS records are configured with a quarantine policy, enhancing email security. However, the absence of HSTS and DNSSEC reduces the overall DNS and transport security. The site uses anti-forgery tokens in forms, indicating protection against CSRF attacks. No known vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed, FREAK, or Logjam were detected. The use of multiple third-party scripts and marketing tools introduces potential risk vectors, but no explicit vulnerabilities were found. Incident response and security policy documents are not publicly available, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from additional DNS security measures and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DNSSEC and CAA records to protect DNS integrity and restrict certificate issuance.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and marketing tools for vulnerabilities and privacy compliance.
  5. Optimize website performance by reducing page size and resource count to improve load times and user experience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using a custom theme (ion-theme) and incorporates modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing platforms including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Lucky Orange, Eloqua, Optimizely, and WonderPush. Hosting is provided via AWS infrastructure as indicated by DNS records. The site supports TLS 1.2 and 1.3 with OCSP stapling but lacks HSTS and DNSSEC. Performance metrics indicate a slow load time (~14.8 seconds) and a large page size (~970 KB) with over 200 resources, suggesting potential technical debt or optimization opportunities. Accessibility and mobile optimization are good, and SEO is supported by comprehensive metadata and structured data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust but could be improved for speed and security hardening.
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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