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Security report for tickmill.com

Tickmill Europe Ltd · Finance · N/a

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

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tickmill Europe Ltd operates as a regulated online forex and CFD broker targeting European clients. The company offers a range of trading instruments including forex, cryptocurrencies, stocks, indices, bonds, and commodities through popular platforms such as MetaTrader 4 and 5. The website demonstrates a strong market position with emphasis on low spreads, fast execution, and comprehensive client support. The digital infrastructure leverages modern technologies including Google Analytics, HubSpot, and Cloudflare, ensuring robust performance and user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement, bot management, and cookie consent mechanisms, although explicit security headers and incident response contacts could be enhanced. The absence of WHOIS domain registration data introduces some uncertainty in domain legitimacy, but the professional presentation and regulatory references mitigate this concern. Overall, the website is well-designed, compliant with GDPR, and employs extensive analytics and advertising tools to support its business model.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs, Google Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 11 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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  • 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
65
Security headers
65
Email security
87
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
75

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

Tickmill Europe Ltd is positioned as a key player in the European online trading sector, focusing on retail and professional clients. Its business model revolves around providing access to multiple asset classes via advanced trading platforms, supported by educational resources and partnership programs. The company utilizes a broad ecosystem of marketing and analytics tools to optimize customer acquisition and retention. While the WHOIS data is missing, the brand's consistent messaging, regulatory compliance, and extensive service offerings indicate a mature and credible operation. The firm’s partnerships and affiliate programs further enhance its market reach and revenue streams.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, session and security cookies, and bot management via Cloudflare. Cookie consent and privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options, and absence of publicly visible incident response contacts or security.txt file, represent areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The extensive use of third-party scripts necessitates ongoing security audits to mitigate supply chain risks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly confirm security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Publish clear incident response and abuse contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain and update cookie consent and privacy policies to comply with evolving data protection regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Tickmill Europe Ltd
Registration number
146511
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tickmill Europe Ltd
Description
Trade CFDs with forex broker Tickmill. Tight spreads, fast execution, and advanced platforms, backed by top-tier regulation and award-winning customer support.
Key services
Forex trading, CFD trading, Trading platforms (MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, WebTrader), Educational resources (webinars, ebooks), Client services and partnerships
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Font Awesome 6, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, HubSpot, Cloudflare (implied by cookie __cf_bm), LiveChat, jQuery, Bootstrap
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, WebTrader
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security cookies (XSRF-TOKEN)
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Session management cookies
  • Bot management via Cloudflare

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Oribi Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Yahoo Ads, Google Ads, Bing Ads, AdRoll, TikTok Ads, Facebook Ads, Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, HubSpot Analytics, Twitter Universal Website Tag
Marketing tools
HubSpot, LiveChat
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms implemented.
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  4. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain ownership verification.
  5. Multiple external trusted domains used for analytics and advertising.
  6. Website targets European forex and CFD traders with regulated services.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and good SEO practices observed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, Font Awesome for icons, and integrates multiple analytics and marketing platforms such as Google Analytics, HubSpot, and LinkedIn Insight. Hosting appears to be on Amazon Web Services with Cloudflare providing bot management and CDN services. Performance is optimized with preconnect hints and asynchronous script loading. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features and SEO meta tags. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The technical implementation supports a fast, secure, and user-friendly trading experience.
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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