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CMS Legal Services EEIG · Other · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

CMS Legal Services EEIG operates an international law firm website focused on Germany, providing a wide range of legal and tax advisory services. The firm targets business clients requiring expertise in areas such as corporate law, banking, compliance, dispute resolution, and various industry sectors including automotive, energy, and healthcare. The website reflects a mature and professional market position with multiple offices in Germany and abroad, supporting a large enterprise scale. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design, Piwik PRO for analytics, and is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although some security headers and DNSSEC are not enabled, indicating room for improvement in security hardening. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, but lacks visible security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the domain WHOIS data aligns well with the business identity, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence for CMS Legal Services EEIG, with recommendations to enhance privacy compliance, security policies, and DNS security to further strengthen its posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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. 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 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';…

  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
47
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
79

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

CMS Legal Services EEIG is positioned as a leading international law firm with a comprehensive portfolio of legal services tailored to diverse sectors such as automotive, energy, finance, and healthcare. The firm leverages a multi-office presence in Germany and abroad to serve a broad client base. Its business model centers on providing expert legal and tax consultancy, supported by a strong brand and consistent digital presence. The use of advanced analytics and modern web frameworks indicates a commitment to digital maturity. However, the absence of explicit privacy and security policies on the website suggests potential compliance gaps that could impact client trust and regulatory adherence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections active. However, the lack of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security or incident response policies indicates areas for enhancement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file limits transparency and responsiveness to security issues. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a professional services firm but would benefit from implementing recognized frameworks and publicly available security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS integrity and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms.
  3. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
CMS Legal Services EEIG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CMS Legal Services EEIG
Description
Our international law and tax experts in Germany provide clients with advice in a wide range of law and tax matters.
Key services
Antitrust, Competition & Trade, Banking & Finance, Commercial, Compliance & Forensic Services, Corporate / M&A, Dispute Resolution, ESG, Intellectual Property, Labor, Employment & Pensions, Public Commercial Law & Procurement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, YouTube iframe API, Piwik PRO analytics, Bootstrap (offcanvas components), Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight, Piwik PRO
Marketing tools
Piwik PRO analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is comprehensive regarding legal expertise and sectors served.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided content.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No signs of WAF blocking or content restrictions.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive UI components and Piwik PRO for analytics tracking. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, enhancing performance and security. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured navigation. However, the absence of DNSSEC and some security headers suggests partial technical debt in security configuration. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and preloading of stylesheets. The CMS appears to be eZ Platform or a similar enterprise CMS, supporting complex content structures and multilingual capabilities.
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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