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CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH · Real Estate · Austria

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a leading corporate law firm headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with a strong presence across Central and Eastern Europe. The firm offers a comprehensive range of legal services including corporate law, banking and finance, compliance, litigation, and specialized sectors such as FinTech and healthcare. Their website reflects a professional and well-structured digital presence, targeting corporate clients and legal professionals. The firm emphasizes its long history since 1921 and extensive expertise with over 200 lawyers. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS and served by nginx, but lacks a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which is a critical security concern. The site is well-branded, content-rich, and includes social media integration, but performance data is incomplete and no cookie consent mechanism is detected. Security headers are minimal and no advanced security policies or incident response information is published. Overall, the website is professional and credible but requires urgent improvements in security infrastructure to protect user data and comply with modern standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

10 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. 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

  3. 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';…

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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
25
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
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 holds a strong market position as a top-tier corporate law firm in Central and Eastern Europe, leveraging its extensive regional network and Lex Mundi membership. Its business model focuses on providing high-quality legal advisory services to corporate clients, including multinational corporations and financial institutions. The firm actively engages with the legal community through events, awards, and internships, indicating a commitment to talent development and thought leadership. The website's detailed service offerings and multilingual support reflect a strategic approach to serving diverse markets. Partnerships with entities like BDO Vienna suggest a collaborative ecosystem. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site may be a deliberate privacy or operational choice, relying on contact forms instead.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is weak due to the absence of HTTPS and a valid SSL certificate, exposing visitors to potential data interception risks. While some security headers like X-Content-Type-Options and X-UA-Compatible are present, critical protections such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, and modern TLS protocols are missing. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published, and no security.txt file is found. The DNS setup is standard but lacks DNSSEC and CAA records, which could enhance domain security. The lack of cookie consent mechanisms may also pose compliance risks under GDPR. These gaps represent significant vulnerabilities that could impact client trust and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives to enforce secure connections.
  3. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable outdated or insecure protocols.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and clearly state incident response contact information to improve transparency and vulnerability handling.
  5. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy controls.
  6. Enhance DNS security by enabling DNSSEC and configuring CAA records to restrict certificate issuance.
  7. Consider publishing a dedicated security policy and data protection officer contact details to strengthen compliance posture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, and served via nginx web server. The front-end includes JavaScript for dynamic content display and user interaction, such as randomized content blocks and typewriter effects. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, performance metrics are missing, indicating a lack of monitoring or incomplete data collection. The absence of HTTPS and modern security protocols is a major technical deficiency. The DNS configuration is standard but could be improved with DNSSEC and CAA. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional web presence but requires modernization and security enhancements to meet current best practices.
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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