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Security report for borgassociates.com

Borg & Associates Advocates · Other · Malta

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Borg & Associates Advocates is a small, established boutique law firm based in Malta with over 30 years of experience. The firm provides a range of legal services including corporate advice, dispute resolution, and business consultancy, targeting both corporate and individual clients. Their market position is that of a trusted local legal service provider with a family-run business model. The website is built on WordPress using the Enfold theme and employs standard web technologies such as jQuery and FontAwesome. The site is mobile optimized and presents content clearly and professionally. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacking security headers and formal policies. No privacy or cookie policies were found, indicating gaps in compliance. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website is functional and professional but could improve in privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

11 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. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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.

    • 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

  4. 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"

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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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
30

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 firm operates in the legal sector, focusing on Maltese law and alternative dispute resolution. Its boutique nature and family-run structure suggest personalized client service as a competitive advantage. The firm’s offices in multiple Maltese locations indicate a local market focus. The absence of analytics and advertising tools suggests a low reliance on digital marketing, possibly relying on reputation and referrals. The domain age aligns with the firm's claimed history, supporting legitimacy. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a fundamental security measure. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no evidence of a security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism, which are important for managing security incidents and compliance. No forms on the homepage reduce attack surface but also limit data collection capabilities. Overall, the security posture is basic and could be enhanced to meet higher compliance standards such as GDPR and ISO 27001.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures and improve transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Borg & Associates Advocates
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Borg & Associates Advocates
Description
Borg & Associates Advocates is an independent all-purpose legal firm established in Malta for the past 30 years. Assisting both corporate and individual clients through offices in Valletta, Birkirkara and Cottonera, offering professional legal advice in Maltese Law, ADR, business consultancy and corporate services. It is a family run boutique firm founded by Dr Reno Borg and partner Dr André Borg.
Key services
Legal Services, Dispute Settlement (Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration), Corporate Advice, Business Consultancy, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.2.21, Enfold Theme 4.5.4, jQuery 1.12.4, MediaElement.js, Google Fonts (Open Sans), FontAwesome 5.8.2
Frameworks
WordPress, Avia Framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (canonical and shortlink use https)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed WordPress site for a Maltese law firm
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical addresses
  4. No security.txt or incident response contacts found
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  6. No advertising or affiliate programs detected
  7. Site uses HTTPS with no visible security headers
  8. No forms detected on the homepage content
  9. Content is relevant and consistent with a boutique legal services provider
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a mature and widely supported CMS (WordPress) with a popular theme (Enfold). The technology stack includes jQuery and MediaElement.js for media playback, and Google Fonts for typography. The site loads moderate CSS and JS assets, indicating moderate performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design classes and viewport meta tags. SEO is supported by canonical links and meta tags. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML. No advanced modern frameworks (React, Angular) or headless CMS detected. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modern security and accessibility enhancements.
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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