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Quay Global Investors · Real Estate · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Quay Global Investors is a boutique asset management firm specializing in real estate securities, operating as part of the Bennelong Fund Management Group in Australia. The company targets financial advisers, personal investors, and institutional investors with a focus on wealth preservation and creation through innovative real estate investment strategies. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image aligned with its parent company, Bennelong. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern analytics and marketing tools integrated, providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, though lacking explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are recommended for compliance and enhanced protection. The absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain is a notable concern, impacting the domain's trustworthiness despite the professional presentation and clear contact information. Overall, the site scores well on content quality and business credibility but should address privacy compliance and domain legitimacy to improve trust and security.

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

6 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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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  • 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
52
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
57

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

The company operates in the real estate investment sector within Australia, leveraging its boutique status under the Bennelong Fund Management umbrella to offer specialized asset management services. Its market positioning is that of a niche player focused on global listed real estate securities, targeting a sophisticated investor base including financial advisers and institutional clients. The business model centers on fund management and wealth preservation through innovative strategies. The website's integration with Bennelong's broader ecosystem suggests strong partnership and parent company support. Growth indicators include a professional digital presence and active marketing via LinkedIn and other channels. The company maintains multiple office locations in major Australian cities, indicating a medium-sized operation with regional reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible incident response or security policy information, nor a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which are best practices for transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or explicit GDPR compliance statements. The use of third-party marketing and analytics tools introduces moderate tracking but is common in the industry. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could improve in compliance and transparency to reduce risk.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and enhance privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration to ensure legitimacy and reduce suspicion.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Quay Global Investors
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Quay Global Investors
Description
Quay Global Investors is a boutique asset manager focused on the preservation and creation of wealth through innovative strategies in real estate securities.
Key services
Asset management, Real estate securities investment, Funds management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Marketo, Outbrain, Crazy Egg
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-focused libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Crazy Egg, Marketo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Outbrain
Tracking pixels
Crazy Egg, Marketo
Marketing tools
Marketo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected
  2. Professional financial services content focused on real estate investment
  3. Clear contact information with multiple office addresses in Australia
  4. Use of modern marketing and analytics tools
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms visible
  6. WHOIS data missing, indicating potential domain registration issues
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging jQuery 3.7.1 and various marketing and analytics integrations including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Marketo, Outbrain, and Crazy Egg. The site uses modern web fonts and is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve page speed. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are implemented, enhancing usability. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and local business locations. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though improvements could be made in security header implementation and cookie consent management to align with best practices.
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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