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Security report for cdiglobal.com

CDI Global · Other · N/a

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

CDI Global is an established international middle-market advisory firm specializing in strategic mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, divestitures, and capital raising. Founded in 1973, the company operates from over 46 offices in more than 30 countries, serving a diverse range of industries including aerospace, automotive, chemicals, energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology. Their business model focuses on providing expert advisory services to middle-market companies seeking growth and transactional success globally. Technically, the website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure using modern technologies such as Laravel Livewire, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and reCAPTCHA for security. The site is well-optimized for SEO, mobile responsive, and provides a professional user experience with clear navigation and comprehensive content. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses reCAPTCHA on forms to prevent abuse, and implements cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. However, there is a lack of explicit security policies or incident response contacts, and some common security headers are not visibly present. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable anomaly that slightly impacts trustworthiness but does not negate the professional appearance and operational maturity of the business. Overall, CDI Global presents a strong business and digital presence with minor areas for improvement in transparency and security policy disclosures. The risk profile is moderate with recommendations to enhance security headers and publish incident response information to further build trust.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
68
Average
50
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

CDI Global holds a strong market position as a leading international advisory firm in the middle-market M&A space, leveraging a broad global network and deep industry expertise. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive geographic reach, niche market specialization, and a track record of over 3000 transactions. The business model is advisory-centric, generating revenue through consulting and transactional services. Target customers are mid-sized companies and private equity firms seeking cross-border deals and capital solutions. Growth indicators include a large global footprint and continuous content updates. The partnership ecosystem includes investment banks and industry specialists. Strategic observations highlight the firm's emphasis on trust, confidentiality, and long-term client relationships, supported by a professional digital presence and active social media engagement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and a cookie consent mechanism supporting GDPR compliance. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content. However, the absence of several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing clear security governance information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact details to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance WHOIS transparency or provide domain registration details to improve trustworthiness and reduce suspicion.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie consent and privacy mechanisms to ensure ongoing GDPR and privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CDI Global
Description
CDI Global is a leader in middle-market, cross-border transactions. Our international presence, industry expertise, and market command ensure our ability to help you reach your goals.
Key services
Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestitures, Capital Raising, Corporate Finance Advisory, Joint Ventures, Company Search, Transaction Support, ESOP Financing, Management Buyout, Leveraged Buyout
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, reCAPTCHA v2, Livewire (Laravel), FontAwesome, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
Laravel Livewire
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (AW-614446926)
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
LinkedIn Insight
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 global business presence with detailed service offerings.
  3. Good privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No direct company emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form only.
  5. WHOIS data missing, which is a concern but not definitive of illegitimacy.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. No visible security policy or incident response contacts.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Laravel Livewire for dynamic content, Google Analytics and Tag Manager for analytics, and Google reCAPTCHA for form security. The use of FontAwesome and Slick Carousel enhances UI/UX. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. There is no explicit CMS detected beyond Laravel framework components. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced by improving security headers and ensuring all third-party scripts are up to date.
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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