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Security report for alliesandmorrison.com

Allies and Morrison · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Allies and Morrison is a London-based architectural and urbanist practice focused on designing beautiful buildings and shaping enduring places with attention to detail and context uniqueness. The firm serves clients interested in architecture, urban planning, and sustainable development, positioning itself as a reputable medium-sized player in the real estate and design sector. Their website showcases a comprehensive portfolio of projects, research, and talks, reflecting a mature and professional business model. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics with IP anonymization, Imgix for image delivery, and JavaScript ES6, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. The site is well-structured with good SEO and accessibility features, although no CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly identified. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and secure form handling for newsletter subscriptions. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for enhanced security and GDPR compliance. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly but does not detract significantly from the site's credibility given the quality of content and contact transparency. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, adding cookie consent, publishing security policies, and improving WHOIS transparency to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

5 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 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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

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

  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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
90
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
78

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

Allies and Morrison operates in the architectural and urban design sector, targeting clients such as developers, academic institutions, and urban planners. Their competitive advantage lies in detailed craftsmanship and contextual design, supported by a strong portfolio and research initiatives. The business model revolves around project-based architectural services, supplemented by research and public talks. The firm maintains an active presence on social media and offers newsletter subscriptions, indicating engagement with a professional community. Growth indicators include ongoing projects and upcoming talks. The partnership ecosystem includes social media platforms and design networks, but no direct subsidiaries or parent companies are identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and anonymized analytics tracking. The absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are gaps that could expose the site to certain risks or compliance issues. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies suggests limited formal security governance. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a professional service website but could be enhanced by adopting recommended best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and preparedness.
  4. Consider creating and hosting a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Investigate and resolve the absence of WHOIS data to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Allies and Morrison LLP
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Allies and Morrison
Description
We are a practice of architects and urbanists based in London. In all our work, we are concerned with the crafting of every detail and the uniqueness of each context.
Key services
Architecture, Urbanism, Research, Representation, Talks
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Imgix (image CDN), JavaScript ES6, CSS, HTML5
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Anonymize IP in Google Analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method for newsletter subscription

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp (newsletter subscription)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Professional architectural firm website with rich project portfolio and research content.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious.
  3. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance.
  4. Uses Google Analytics with IP anonymization.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  6. Contact information is clear and consistent.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with ES6 JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5, supported by Imgix for optimized image delivery and Google Analytics for user tracking. The site loads quickly and is highly responsive on mobile devices, with good accessibility and SEO practices. No CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly identified, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The site includes structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine understanding. Technical debt appears low, but the lack of security headers and cookie consent indicates areas for modernization and compliance improvement.
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. 76/100Low25 findingsView report
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