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Security report for cms.law

CMS Legal Services EEIG · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and Security headers.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CMS Legal Services EEIG operates as a large international law firm providing comprehensive legal and tax advisory services across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. The website reflects a mature digital presence with a professional design, clear navigation, and extensive content covering practice areas, sectors, insights, and global offices. The firm targets corporate clients and international businesses seeking expert legal counsel. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap and Piwik PRO analytics, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, ensuring reasonable performance and security. Security posture is good with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though improvements are recommended in DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, supporting the firm's market position as a leading international law firm.

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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 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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  • Security score drift

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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
75
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
72

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention cms.law, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

CMS Legal Services EEIG is positioned as a global law firm with over 70 offices worldwide, serving diverse sectors such as energy, banking, real estate, healthcare, and technology. Their business model focuses on providing specialized legal and tax services to corporate clients, leveraging a broad geographic footprint and sector expertise. The firm maintains a strong brand with consistent messaging and trust indicators like awards and expert guides. Partnerships with regional firms such as fasadv.com.br in Brazil enhance their local presence. The website content and structure support client engagement and knowledge sharing, indicating a strategic focus on thought leadership and client service excellence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represent areas for enhancement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness perception. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a professional services website but could be strengthened to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CMS Legal Services EEIG
Description
Our dedicated law and tax experts in over 70 offices provide clients with advice in a wide range of law and tax matters.
Key services
Antitrust, Competition and Trade, Banking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate Crime, Compliance & Forensics, Corporate / M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Labour & Pensions, ESG – Environmental, social and governance, Intellectual Property, Public Procurement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Cloudflare DNS, Piwik PRO Analytics, Bootstrap (offcanvas, accordion), SVG icons
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO, LinkedIn Insight
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 for an international law firm.
  2. Content is comprehensive regarding services, sectors, and insights.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in the snippet.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools is evident.
  6. No security policy or incident response information publicly visible.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  8. Strong branding consistency and trust indicators present.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including Bootstrap for responsive design and Piwik PRO for analytics, indicating a focus on user experience and data-driven insights. Hosting via Cloudflare DNS provides performance and security benefits. The site uses SVG icons and deferred JavaScript loading to optimize performance. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and canonical links. The site is mobile-optimized and structured for clear navigation, though some improvements in accessibility and privacy compliance are advisable.
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.

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