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Security report for fosterandpartners.com

Foster + Partners · Real Estate · N/a

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

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Foster + Partners is a globally recognized architecture and design firm specializing in sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering, and design services. Founded in 1967 by Norman Foster, the company positions itself as a leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence, leveraging advanced web technologies such as Angular, Google Analytics, Hotjar, and CookiePro for user experience and compliance. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and provides a seamless user experience with clear branding and relevant content focused on their core services. From a technical perspective, the website employs modern frameworks and tracking tools, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Hosting appears to be on Microsoft Azure, and the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration. However, some security best practices such as explicit security headers and published security policies are missing. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented, but no explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages were detected in the provided content. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and consent management, but the absence of WHOIS data and lack of published security or incident response policies reduce overall trust slightly. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The website does not appear to be blocked or protected by a WAF, allowing full content access. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy from a business and technical standpoint, but improvements in transparency regarding privacy, security policies, and domain registration information are recommended to enhance credibility and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

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 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';…

  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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
74

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

Add-on

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

Total records
766
Employees
5
Customers
130
Third parties
631
Weak passwords
8%

Latest record dated 2025-07-31 · 7 subdomains affected

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  • –adc.fosterandpartners.com2025-07-31
  • –sa.fosterandpartners.com2025-07-20
  • –adc.fosterandpartners.com2025-07-20
  • –sa.fosterandpartners.com2025-07-20
  • –adc.fosterandpartners.com2025-07-19

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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

Foster + Partners operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically in architecture and design services. The company targets clients requiring sustainable and innovative architectural solutions globally. Their business model is service-oriented, focusing on design, engineering, and urbanism. The firm enjoys a strong market position as a leader in sustainable architecture, supported by decades of experience since 1967. The website's digital presence supports their brand with consistent messaging and professional content. The use of advanced analytics and marketing tools suggests an active engagement in digital marketing and user behavior analysis. However, the lack of visible contact information and corporate registration details on the website may limit direct client engagement through the site. No related or partner domains were identified in the content provided.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place. Use of Google reCAPTCHA and tracking tools like Hotjar indicate attention to user interaction security and analytics. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a concern for domain legitimacy and transparency. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could improve in transparency and security best practices to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide explicit security and incident response policies, including contact channels for security issues (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Foster + Partners
Description
Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967.
Key services
architecture, urbanism, engineering, design
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Angular (ng-version=16.2.12), Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Google Maps API, Font Awesome 7 Pro, CookiePro Consent Management
Frameworks
Angular
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with blocking scripts
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
CookiePro
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 challenge.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the HTML content.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with CookiePro scripts.
  4. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Strong use of modern web technologies and tracking tools.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for a commercial domain.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published on the site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Angular framework version 16.2.12, indicating a modern single-page application architecture. It integrates multiple third-party services including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Google Maps API, reflecting a mature digital marketing and analytics setup. CookiePro is used for cookie consent management, showing compliance efforts. Hosting appears to be on Microsoft Azure, inferred from URLs and base href. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with some large images preloaded for visual impact. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust but could benefit from enhanced security headers and explicit privacy documentation.
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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