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Security report for vimcor.com

VIMCOR · Finance · United States

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

VIMCOR is a small, Pennsylvania-based registered investment advisor providing discretionary investment management, tax preparation, and payroll/bookkeeping services primarily targeting individuals and small businesses. The website is built on WordPress using the Customizr theme and Nimble Builder plugin, featuring a professional design and clear navigation. The technical infrastructure is modern but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing some best practices. The domain uses privacy protection, which is common for small financial firms but reduces transparency. Overall, the website presents a credible business with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
28
Average
41

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 positions itself as a local financial advisory firm with community ties, offering tailored investment and tax services. Key partnerships include Schwab for client account access and Kapitalwise for financial advisor connections. The business model is fee-based advisory services with additional bookkeeping offerings. The website content is relevant and professional, supporting trustworthiness. However, the lack of terms of service and cookie policies indicates incomplete compliance. The presence of a suspicious no-ip.biz domain in RSS feed links warrants further review. Growth potential exists through enhanced digital marketing and compliance improvements.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in the HTML. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and HSTS, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided. The absence of cookie consent and privacy compliance features is a notable gap. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, minimizing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard security best practices and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR and other regulations.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency.
  4. Conduct regular security audits and update plugins/themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility and SEO features to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
VIMCOR
Description
VIMCOR is a registered investment advisor in Pennsylvania offering discretionary, advisory only, and small client products including IRA, Simple IRA, 401k, and Keogh plans. Investment ideas are internally researched and tailored to client needs and risk profiles. Additional services include tax preparation and payroll/bookkeeping.
Key services
Investment Management, Tax Preparation Services, Payroll / Bookkeeping Services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, PHP, jQuery 3.7.1, Nimble Builder plugin, Customizr theme, FontAwesome, Google Fonts (Raleway, Poppins, Roboto)
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in AJAX URLs

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Kapitalwise financial widget
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress site using Customizr theme and Nimble Builder plugin
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear business focus
  3. No cookie consent or terms of service pages found
  4. Contact information is clearly displayed with phone and email
  5. External links include financial service partners and a suspicious no-ip.biz domain
  6. No advanced security headers detected
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond basic search form
  8. No visible social media links except RSS feed
  9. Use of Kapitalwise widget for financial advisor connection
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a widely used CMS (WordPress) with a modern theme and builder plugin, ensuring ease of content management. It uses standard web technologies including jQuery and FontAwesome. Performance is moderate with deferred script loading and lazy loading of images. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design. However, the site lacks advanced SEO metadata such as Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data. No hosting provider information was detected. The presence of external widgets and third-party scripts is limited and focused on financial services integration.
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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