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Security report for emsleys.co.uk

Emsleys Solicitors · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and Security headers.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Emsleys Solicitors is a well-established, award-winning law firm based in Leeds, UK, providing a broad range of legal services including conveyancing, family law, employment law, dispute resolution, and wills & probate. The firm targets individuals and businesses primarily in Yorkshire and surrounding areas, positioning itself as a leading regional legal service provider with a strong reputation evidenced by multiple industry awards and excellent client reviews. Their business model focuses on client-centric, practical legal advice with fixed fee options to enhance transparency and accessibility. Technically, the website is built on a modern stack including Craft CMS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for consent management, complemented by Plausible Analytics for privacy-friendly traffic analysis. The site is well-optimized for mobile and accessibility, with good SEO practices and fast loading performance. The presence of comprehensive metadata, structured data, and social media integration reflects a mature digital presence. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses CSRF tokens, and integrates cookie consent mechanisms, demonstrating adherence to best practices. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and Content-Security-Policy should be verified and enhanced if missing. The absence of a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy is noted. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and privacy compliance. The WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to querying a subdomain rather than the registered domain, but this does not detract from the legitimacy of the business. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, and maintaining up-to-date third-party libraries.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

4 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.

    • 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

  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 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
34
Security headers
45
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
67

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

Emsleys Solicitors holds a strong market position as a leading regional law firm with a diversified service portfolio catering to both individuals and businesses. Their competitive advantage lies in their award-winning status, fixed fee transparency, and client-focused approach. The firm leverages digital tools to modernize client interactions and maintain high satisfaction levels. Revenue streams likely include conveyancing, family law, employment law, and probate services. The partnership ecosystem includes related estate agency services and third-party technology providers. Growth indicators include recent awards and active content marketing via blogs and social media. The firm's operations reflect a mature, professional legal services business with a solid regional footprint.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is robust with HTTPS enforced and CSRF protections in place. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, ensuring GDPR compliance. Security headers are partially observed; however, explicit presence of headers like X-Frame-Options and Content-Security-Policy should be confirmed and strengthened. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of a public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy is a gap. Overall, the security maturity is good for a professional services website, with room for improvement in formalizing security policies and enhancing header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Verify and implement comprehensive security headers including X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy, and Permissions-Policy.
  2. Publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security incidents to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Create and maintain a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate risks from outdated components.
  5. Enhance user trust by clearly communicating data retention policies and security practices on the website.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Emsleys Solicitors
Registration number
company number 08708277
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Emsleys Solicitors
Description
Emsleys are an award-winning solicitors in Leeds serving the needs of individuals and businesses. Contact us today for highly practical legal advice.
Key services
Conveyancing & Moving House, New Build Conveyancing, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Family Law, Wills & Probate, Settlement Agreements, Property Disputes, Business Crime Defence, 'Contactless' legal services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot CMP, Plausible Analytics, Font Awesome, Typekit Fonts, Owl Carousel, Modernizr, Velocity.js, Moment.js, jQuery Validate
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF protection via CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN cookie
  • Cookie consent management via Cookiebot
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JS libraries with no known vulnerabilities detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Facebook Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Cookiebot, Plausible Analytics
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Professional legal services website with comprehensive service offerings.
  3. Strong client testimonials and multiple industry awards.
  4. Good privacy and cookie compliance with Cookiebot integration.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to querying subdomain; domain likely registered as 'emsleys.co.uk'.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Craft CMS, utilizing a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery, Velocity.js, and Owl Carousel for UI interactions. Google Tag Manager and Plausible Analytics are used for tracking and analytics, with Cookiebot managing cookie consent. The site uses Typekit and Font Awesome for typography and icons. Performance is moderate with preloading of key assets and responsive images. Mobile optimization and accessibility are well addressed. Technical risks are minimal but include the need for continuous updates of third-party libraries and verification of security headers. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, indicating a secure hosting environment.
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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