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Security report for virginmoney.com

Virgin Money · Finance · United Kingdom

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

Virgin Money UK is a well-established financial services provider offering a broad range of personal and business banking products including current accounts, credit cards, mortgages, savings, investments, pensions, and insurance. The website demonstrates a strong market position supported by multiple industry awards and a clear focus on customer service and financial wellbeing. The target audience is UK-based individuals and businesses seeking banking and financial products. The business model centers on retail and business banking with a digital-first approach complemented by physical branches and community engagement.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 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.

    • 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

  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.

    • 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

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  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
80
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
84

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

Virgin Money UK leverages a comprehensive digital platform integrating multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools to optimize customer engagement and conversion. The company maintains partnerships with entrepreneurial, educational, and charitable organizations, enhancing its community presence and brand reputation. The website content is professional, well-structured, and consistent with Virgin Group branding, indicating a mature and credible business operation. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a preference for managed contact channels via forms and support hubs.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and implements a Content-Security-Policy header, indicating a solid baseline security posture. Cookie consent mechanisms comply with GDPR requirements, and no sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, additional security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection could further enhance security. The lack of explicit incident response contact information and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents an area for improvement in transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses on the website.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance data retention and privacy policy disclosures to align with best practices and increase user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Virgin Money
Description
Current accounts, Credit cards, Mortgages, Savings, ISAs, Investments and Insurance – Our quest to make banking better starts here. Open an account today.
Key services
Current accounts, Credit cards, Mortgages, Savings, ISAs, Investments, Insurance, Personal loans, Business accounts, Pensions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Adobe DTM, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Evidon Consent Management, ContentSquare, Egain Live Chat
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content-Security-Policy present
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, ContentSquare, Visual Website Optimizer, Adobe DTM
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ContentSquare, Visual Website Optimizer, Adobe DTM
Marketing tools
Evidon Consent Management, Egain Live Chat
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 navigation
  2. Strong branding consistent with Virgin Money UK
  3. Comprehensive product and service offerings for personal and business banking
  4. Robust cookie consent and privacy mechanisms implemented
  5. Multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools in use
  6. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities detected
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to subdomain query; main domain likely properly registered
  8. No adult or questionable content present
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including jQuery, Adobe DTM for tag management, Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing, Evidon for consent management, ContentSquare for user experience analytics, and Egain for live chat support. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preconnect hints to external domains. No CMS was explicitly detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed in the HTML content. The technical implementation supports a professional and user-friendly digital banking 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 84/100 −1Low22 findingsView report
  2. 85/100Low18 findingsView report
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