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Security report for pinnacleinvestment.com

Pinnacle · Finance · Australia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pinnacle is a well-established global multi-affiliate investment management firm founded in 2002, focused on providing access to leading fund managers and investment products. The company positions itself as a provider of investment excellence with a significant funds under management portfolio and recognized affiliates such as Hyperion Asset Management. The website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and marketing tools, providing a professional and content-rich user experience targeted at investors, financial advisers, and institutions. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and domain protections but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site demonstrates good business credibility and technical maturity but could improve privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

5 findings 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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

Pinnacle operates in the finance sector as an essential entity with a large size and a global footprint. Its business model leverages partnerships with affiliate fund managers to offer diverse investment opportunities. The company targets institutional and retail investors and financial advisers, emphasizing investment excellence and market leadership. The presence of awards and significant funds under management indicates strong market positioning. The website content supports a transparent and professional image but lacks direct contact details and formal policy disclosures, which are areas for improvement.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and has domain status flags that prevent unauthorized transfers and updates, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The site uses common third-party analytics and marketing scripts, which require careful privacy management. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers, policies, and compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  5. Provide explicit security and incident response policies and contact channels to enhance transparency and preparedness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pinnacle
Description
Pinnacle creates opportunities through investment management and producing excellent investment returns. We are continually looking to raise the bar to stay ahead of the curve for all our clients. Whatever your situation, personal objective or life stage, our focus is to enable you to achieve your goals.
Key services
investment management, affiliate fund management, investment product distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Analytics, Pardot, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WPBakery Page Builder
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Pardot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Pardot
Marketing tools
Pardot
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 with clear investment management focus
  2. Content is rich with business and affiliate information
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on homepage or main navigation
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in visible content; contact form available
  5. Uses modern WordPress CMS with common SEO and marketing plugins
  6. No obvious security headers detected in HTML content
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content
  8. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business age
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using WPBakery Page Builder and integrates marketing and analytics tools such as Pardot and Google Analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with some custom CSS and JavaScript. The domain is registered with a reputable registrar and has a long history consistent with the business age. There is no evidence of technical debt or outdated libraries, but security best practices could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional online presence but should address security and privacy gaps.
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.

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