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Security report for ciab.com

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) · Finance · United States

Low risk. 3 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

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) is a premier association representing leading commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries globally. Established in 1913, it serves a large membership base responsible for placing a significant portion of U.S. property and casualty insurance premiums. The organization provides professional development, advocacy, industry resources, and networking opportunities to its members. The website reflects a mature digital presence with modern technologies such as Next.js, JavaScript frameworks, and integrated consent management tools, indicating a high level of digital maturity and user experience focus. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security and compliance policies like incident response and vulnerability disclosure are not explicitly published. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly, potentially due to privacy protection or data retrieval issues, but the website content and branding strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, secure, and well-optimized, serving its target audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

3 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 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

  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
100
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention ciab.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
11
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
55%

1 subdomain affected

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
88
Registered
88
Resolving
88
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-06-19

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  • ci•••.comMediumbitsquatting
  • si•••.comMediumbitsquatting

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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

CIAB holds a strong market position as a key industry association in the insurance brokerage sector, offering tailored programs for professional growth, legislative tracking, and advocacy. Its business model centers on membership services, providing value through education, policy influence, and industry insights. The organization targets insurance professionals, brokers, and policy makers, leveraging partnerships and content to maintain influence. Growth indicators include expanded membership and sponsorship communities. The website's integration with external domains like leadersedge.com and social media channels supports a broad partnership ecosystem. Strategic observations suggest CIAB focuses on innovation, operational excellence, and data-driven client empowerment to maintain competitive advantage.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and a robust cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of publicly available incident response, vulnerability disclosure, and security policy documents indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness communication. The site uses third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Osano, which should be regularly audited for security. Overall, the security maturity is high but could be enhanced by publishing formal security policies and contact channels for incident reporting.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and accessible Terms of Service page linked from the homepage or footer.
  2. Develop and disclose an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency and trust.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including security and general inquiry emails and phone numbers.
  4. Consider publishing Data Protection Officer contact details to strengthen GDPR compliance visibility.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB)
Registration number
reg not-found-module-scss-
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB)
Description
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers is the premier association for leading commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries worldwide, representing firms placing 85% of U.S. property & casualty insurance premiums and including international headquarters.
Key services
Professional development programs, Government and political affairs advocacy, Industry resources and research, Events and networking, Communications toolkits
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), JavaScript, CSS Modules, Osano Consent Management, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Osano Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and rich content.
  2. Strong focus on insurance brokerage industry and professional development.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy mechanisms in place.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on homepage; may be behind login or on other pages.
  5. No Terms of Service or explicit security/incident response policies found.
  6. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks indicates good technical maturity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with modular CSS and optimized image loading, supporting fast performance and excellent mobile responsiveness. The use of Osano for consent management and Google Analytics for tracking indicates a well-integrated marketing and compliance infrastructure. The site shows good SEO practices with comprehensive metadata, Open Graph tags, and structured JSON-LD data. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced with explicit ARIA roles and keyboard navigation improvements. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but performance and uptime appear strong. Technical risks are minimal, with opportunities for modernization focused on enhanced accessibility and security policy publication.
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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