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Security report for thetechnicaltraders.com

TheTechnicalTraders.com · Finance · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

TheTechnicalTraders.com is a finance-focused website providing market insights, trading tools, ETF signals, and educational guides targeted at individual investors and advisors worldwide. Established in 2009, it has a moderate-sized audience and offers subscription-based informational services. The website is built on WordPress using the Kadence theme and related plugins, indicating a modern and maintainable technical infrastructure. Performance and mobile optimization are good, with SEO practices in place such as structured data and meta tags. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain status protections, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Business credibility is supported by consistent branding and domain age. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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 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
  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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

  4. 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
67
Security headers
65
Email security
62
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention thetechnicaltraders.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
84
Employees
0
Customers
84
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
19%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The business operates in the finance sector, focusing on providing expert market insights and trading signals primarily to individual investors and advisors. Its business model appears to be subscription and content-driven, leveraging educational materials and tools to attract and retain users. The domain age and structured data usage suggest a stable market presence. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies may limit trust for some users. Marketing and analytics tools like Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager are used to track user engagement, indicating a data-driven approach to growth. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the content.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and domain registration protections, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which may hinder transparency and readiness. The use of third-party scripts like Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager introduces moderate tracking but no obvious vulnerabilities were detected. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by implementing DNSSEC, security headers, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enable DNSSEC to secure DNS resolution.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and minimize tracking to enhance user privacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
TheTechnicalTraders.com
Description
Join 33,103 Investors and Advisors Worldwide to Receive FREE Expert Market Insights, Tools, ETF Signals, and a Bundle of 4 Essential Guides for Mastering
Key services
Expert market insights, Trading tools, ETF signals, Educational guides
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Kadence Theme, Kadence Blocks Pro, jQuery 3.7.1, Rank Math SEO, WP Rocket Lazy Load
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO, WP Rocket, Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses modern WordPress theme and plugins.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. Social media links are not explicitly found but Facebook Pixel and other social domains are referenced.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. No data protection officer or incident response contact information found.
  7. Website content is professionally presented and focused on finance and investment education.
Technical notes

Notes

TheTechnicalTraders.com is built on a modern WordPress platform with the Kadence theme and Kadence Blocks Pro plugin, ensuring a flexible and responsive design. The site uses jQuery and lazy loading scripts to optimize performance. SEO is enhanced with Rank Math plugin and structured JSON-LD data. Hosting details are not explicit but domain registrar is Tucows. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to improve security configurations and privacy compliance to reduce risk and enhance user trust.
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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