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Thought Machine Group Limited · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Thought Machine Group Limited is a leading provider of cloud-native core banking and payments platforms, offering innovative solutions such as Vault Core and Vault Payments. Their technology empowers banks and fintechs worldwide to build flexible, scalable financial products and payment schemes. Recognized as a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Retail Core Banking Systems, Thought Machine serves a global clientele including major financial institutions and investors. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, multi-language support, and strong branding. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including Webflow CMS, JavaScript libraries, and integrates marketing and analytics tools such as HubSpot, Google Analytics, and LinkedIn Insight. However, the site suffers from a lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of key security headers, which significantly impacts its security posture. Performance is suboptimal with slow load times and a large number of resources. Security-wise, while no critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found, the missing HTTPS and security headers represent a major risk that should be addressed promptly. Privacy compliance is well-handled with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot. Contact information is detailed with multiple global office addresses and a contact form, but no direct company emails or phone numbers were found. Overall, Thought Machine's website is professional and content-rich, supporting its position as a trusted technology provider in the finance sector. Addressing the SSL and security header issues would greatly enhance trust and security for visitors and clients.

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

3 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

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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
50
Security headers
45
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
62

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

Thought Machine operates in the finance and technology sectors, focusing on cloud-native core banking and payments solutions. Their business model is B2B SaaS and platform services targeting banks and fintech companies globally. The company has strong market positioning as a Gartner-recognized leader and boasts a client base including Tier 1 multinational banks. Their product offerings include Vault Core and Vault Payments platforms, a product library, and extensive integrations. The company emphasizes flexibility, configurability, and operational resilience, appealing to banks seeking modernization and cloud migration. Partnerships and strategic alliances, such as with Mastercard and Accenture, enhance their ecosystem. Growth indicators include global office presence and plans for headcount expansion. The website content and press releases highlight ongoing innovation and market leadership.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is moderate to weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of security headers such as HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options. While no known SSL vulnerabilities or malware were detected, the missing HTTPS implementation exposes users to potential interception and undermines trust. The use of Cookiebot for consent management and the presence of a comprehensive privacy policy indicate good privacy practices. However, no explicit security or incident response policies were found, and no security contact emails are provided. The site uses multiple third-party scripts which should be regularly audited to prevent supply chain risks. Overall, the security maturity is below industry best practices and requires urgent improvements to meet enterprise security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.
  5. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Thought Machine Group Limited
Registration number
11114277
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Webflow CMS with a modern JavaScript tech stack including jQuery, Typed.js, and Owl Carousel. It integrates marketing and analytics tools such as HubSpot, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight, and Cookiebot for consent management. Hosting and DNS are managed via Google Cloud DNS and likely Cloudflare for CDN and DNS performance. The site has a large number of resources (205) and a large page size (~657 KB), resulting in slow load times (~22.9 seconds), indicating optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and hreflang for multiple languages. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and security headers is a significant technical risk. Performance improvements and security hardening are recommended to enhance user experience and 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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