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Security report for aeuropea.com

ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN ATTORNEYS · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN ATTORNEYS (AEA) operates as a large international network of lawyers with extensive global coverage, boasting offices in 159 countries and approximately 9,000 lawyers. The organization provides membership services, referrals, arbitration court functions, and organizes international congresses. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and WooCommerce, enhanced with modern plugins such as Breakdance and Complianz for GDPR compliance. The technical infrastructure supports fast performance and mobile responsiveness. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though no explicit security policy or incident response information is published. WHOIS data for the domain is missing, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the professional appearance and contact information consistency. Overall, the website presents a credible legal association with room for improvement in transparency and security documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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. 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';…
  2. 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

  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.

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
88
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
72

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
23
Employees
0
Customers
23
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
4%

1 subdomain 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

AEA holds a strong market position as the largest international lawyers network by geographic coverage. Its business model centers on membership fees and providing value through referrals and networking opportunities. The target audience includes law firms and individual lawyers seeking international collaboration. The organization hosts congress events to foster community and professional development. The website content and structure support these business goals effectively. Partnerships include an arbitration court subdomain, indicating service diversification. The lack of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly that should be addressed to reinforce trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, cookie consent, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in transparency and preparedness. No known vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the analysis. Compliance with GDPR is evident through the Complianz plugin and detailed privacy and cookie policies. Enhancing security documentation and incident response readiness would strengthen the overall security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance.
  5. Verify and update domain registration information to ensure WHOIS data availability and legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN ATTORNEYS
Description
The ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN ATTORNEYS (AEA) is an international lawyers network with offices in 159 countries, comprising around 9,000 lawyers and 1,510 offices worldwide. It is the largest network of lawyers globally by country coverage and office count.
Key services
Membership enrollment, Referrals among member law offices, Organization of international congresses, Arbitration court services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Breakdance page builder, jQuery, Google Fonts, Complianz GDPR plugin, WP Rocket caching
Frameworks
WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and caching plugins

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. WHOIS data missing, indicating possible unregistered domain or privacy protection
  4. Strong GDPR and cookie compliance observed
  5. No explicit or adult content present
  6. Professional legal association with international scope
  7. Use of modern WordPress technologies and plugins
  8. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with WooCommerce integration for e-commerce capabilities. It uses the Breakdance page builder for flexible design and the Complianz plugin for GDPR cookie management. Performance optimizations include WP Rocket caching and preloading of fonts and images. The site loads quickly and is mobile responsive. No major technical debts or deprecated technologies were identified. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available. The technical setup supports the business needs effectively but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security documentation.
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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