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Security report for fieldfisher.com

Fieldfisher · Other · United Kingdom

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Fieldfisher is a prominent European law firm with a strong market position in key dynamic sectors such as technology, financial services, energy, and life sciences. The firm operates through 25 offices across 13 countries, providing comprehensive legal services tailored to a diverse client base. Their website reflects a mature digital presence with a focus on user experience, accessibility, and international reach. Technically, the infrastructure leverages modern web technologies including Kentico CMS, Cloudflare for hosting and security, and Cloudinary for media delivery, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with strong TLS configurations, DMARC enforcement, and SPF records, although there are opportunities to enhance HTTPS security by enabling HSTS and TLS 1.3 support. Privacy and compliance are well addressed with visible cookie consent mechanisms and comprehensive privacy policies. Overall, Fieldfisher demonstrates a high level of professionalism and trustworthiness in both business and technical domains.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
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

5 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 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 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
97
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
77

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

Fieldfisher's market positioning as a full-service law firm with specialized sector focus provides competitive advantages in serving clients in technology, finance, energy, and healthcare sectors. Their business model emphasizes collaborative international service delivery through multiple European offices. The firm maintains a strong partnership ecosystem with email security providers like Mimecast and technology partners such as Kentico CMS. Their digital strategy includes targeted content for legal insights, sector-specific services, and client engagement through search and contact forms. Growth indicators include active news and insights publication and ESG reporting. The firm's social media presence across LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube supports brand visibility and client engagement.

Security posture

Fieldfisher exhibits a mature security posture with enforced DMARC policies rejecting unauthorized email, valid SPF records including trusted partners, and use of strong TLS 1.2 cipher suites with OCSP stapling. The absence of TLS 1.3 and HSTS represents areas for improvement. No known vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or Logjam are present. The firm lacks a publicly disclosed security policy or incident response page, which could enhance transparency and readiness. Domain verifications for multiple services indicate good domain control and security hygiene. Overall, the security maturity is high but could benefit from enhanced HTTPS policies and formalized vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to strengthen HTTPS enforcement.
  2. Upgrade SSL/TLS configuration to support TLS 1.3 for improved security and performance.
  3. Implement session resumption mechanisms such as session tickets or caching to enhance TLS session efficiency.
  4. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure page including a security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Maintain and regularly review domain verification and email authentication records to prevent spoofing and phishing.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Kentico CMS, leveraging jQuery and Webpack for frontend assets. Media assets are delivered via Cloudinary CDN, and the site is protected and accelerated by Cloudflare. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 6 seconds and a page size of ~340KB. The site uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and consent management with Cookiebot integration. Accessibility and SEO optimizations are good, with structured data (JSON-LD) for organization, webpage, and breadcrumb enhancing search engine understanding. Technical debt appears low, but enabling newer TLS versions and HSTS would modernize security posture. The infrastructure is robust for a large enterprise legal firm with international reach.
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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