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Security report for simplicitywealth.com

Simplicity Wealth · Finance · N/a

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Simplicity Wealth is a financial advisory firm focused on partnering with advisors to provide personalized investment and financial planning services. The company emphasizes bespoke investment experiences tailored to individual investor needs, leveraging proprietary risk assessment tools such as Value at Risk (VaR) analysis and AssetLock portfolio monitoring. Positioned as an SEC-registered investment adviser, Simplicity Wealth targets financial advisors and their investor clients, aiming to build confidence and discipline in investment strategies. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Avada theme, with SEO optimization via Yoast and marketing integrations including Google Analytics and Marketo. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing DNS and CDN services. Security posture is moderate with a valid SSL certificate but lacks modern TLS protocols, security headers, and DNSSEC. Privacy and terms of service documents are present, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism or vulnerability disclosure policy is found. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front but could improve its security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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 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

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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
60
Security headers
15
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
67

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

Simplicity Wealth operates in the finance sector, providing investment advisory and financial planning services through an SEC-registered entity. Their business model focuses on supporting financial advisors with tools and strategies to help investors manage risk and achieve financial goals. The firm differentiates itself with proprietary risk scoring algorithms and portfolio monitoring technology. The target market includes financial advisors and investors seeking disciplined, transparent investment management. The company maintains a partnership or affiliation with Simplicity Group, as indicated by linked domains and shared branding. The website content is well-structured and consistent, supporting a medium-sized enterprise profile with a focus on trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is moderate. The SSL certificate is valid and not self-signed, but the site does not support modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or 1.3), which is a significant security gap. No HTTP security headers such as HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, or X-Frame-Options are implemented, increasing risk exposure. DNSSEC and CAA records are not enabled, reducing DNS security. There is no published vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, and no incident response contact information is available. The site uses third-party marketing and analytics tools, which may impact privacy compliance. Overall, while basic security measures are in place, there are several areas for improvement to meet best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols to improve SSL security.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers including HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload, Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Enable DNSSEC and configure CAA records to enhance DNS security.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and a clear vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Avada theme and Yoast SEO Premium plugin, indicating a mature and SEO-optimized infrastructure. Hosting and DNS services are provided by Cloudflare, offering CDN and security benefits. The site integrates Google Analytics via MonsterInsights and Marketo Munchkin for marketing automation. Performance is slow with a load time of approximately 8.8 seconds and a page size of 126 KB, suggesting optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility is basic. The absence of modern TLS protocols and security headers indicates technical debt in security configuration. Overall, the technical stack is standard for a medium-sized business but requires updates to security and performance configurations to reduce operational risks.
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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