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Security report for liontrust.co.uk

Liontrust Asset Management PLC · Finance · United Kingdom

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in Security headers.

Security score

86/100

Risk levelLow

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

Liontrust Asset Management PLC is a specialist investment management company based in the United Kingdom, focusing on fund management and investment services. The website presents a professional image with a clear business description targeting investors and financial professionals. The company positions itself as a distinct and specialist player in the financial services sector. Technically, the website employs modern analytics and marketing technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot CMP for consent management, Microsoft Clarity, and Visual Website Optimizer, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is served over HTTPS, ensuring secure communications, and includes a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism that complies with GDPR principles. However, explicit privacy policy and terms of service documents were not found in the provided content, which is a gap in privacy compliance. Security posture is generally good with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data, but the absence of security headers and incident response information suggests room for improvement. The WHOIS data query failed due to querying the subdomain 'www.liontrust.co.uk' instead of the registered domain 'liontrust.co.uk', which explains the lack of registrar and registration details. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced transparency in privacy and security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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. 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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  • 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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
98
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
86

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

Liontrust operates in the finance sector with a focus on asset and fund management. The business model revolves around managing investment funds for clients, likely institutional and retail investors. The company leverages digital marketing and analytics tools to optimize user engagement and advertising effectiveness. The presence of multiple third-party marketing and tracking services indicates a sophisticated approach to customer acquisition and retention. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policy links in the analyzed content suggests the company may rely on other pages or channels for customer support and compliance disclosures. The domain naming inconsistency in WHOIS data is a technical artifact rather than a business risk. Liontrust appears to maintain a strong market position as a specialist investment firm with a consistent brand presence online.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism that respects user privacy preferences. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which are important for transparency and trust in the financial sector. The use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts introduces a moderate tracking footprint, but this is managed through consent. The WHOIS data anomaly is due to querying a non-registered subdomain and does not indicate malicious activity. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding security headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service on the website.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Add a security policy page and provide incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet compliance standards and enhance user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Liontrust Asset Management PLC
Description
Liontrust is a specialist investment management company that takes pride in having a distinct culture and approach.
Key services
Fund management, Investment management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot CMP, Microsoft Clarity, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), HTML5, CSS3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Meta Platforms, Inc., Dataxu, Flash Talking
Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, Twitter Pixel
Marketing tools
Cookiebot CMP, Microsoft Clarity, Visual Website Optimizer
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses HTTPS and modern tracking and consent technologies
  2. Cookie consent banner is comprehensive and allows granular control
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in provided HTML snippet
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the analyzed content
  5. WHOIS data query was performed on 'www.liontrust.co.uk' which is not a registered domain, causing WHOIS failure
  6. Website content is professional and consistent with a financial services firm
  7. Multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools are used
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot CMP for GDPR-compliant cookie management, Microsoft Clarity for user behavior analytics, and Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing. The HTML and CSS are valid and the site is mobile optimized with good SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve speed. No CMS was explicitly detected from the provided content. Hosting provider details are not evident. The site uses a favicon and a branded logo image. The technical implementation supports a professional and secure user experience but could benefit from enhanced security headers and more comprehensive accessibility features.
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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