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Security report for gabb.co.uk

Gabb & Co Solicitors · Real Estate · United Kingdom

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Gabb & Co Solicitors is a well-established UK law firm founded in 1760, specializing in a broad range of legal services including commercial and residential property, company and commercial law, probate, tax advice, trusts, and wills. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and the agricultural community across the UK, maintaining a reputation for high-quality, approachable legal advice. Their market position is strengthened by longstanding client relationships and regulatory compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies such as jQuery, Contact Form 7, and Cloudflare Turnstile captcha for security. The site demonstrates good performance, excellent mobile optimization, and solid SEO and accessibility practices. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with clear consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses captchas on forms, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain query error, but the website's professional presentation and regulatory information support its legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic improvements in security headers and transparency around security policies would further enhance trust and compliance.

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

  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 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';…

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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
68

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

Gabb & Co operates as a small-sized, essential legal services provider in the Real Estate and general legal sectors within the UK. Their competitive advantage lies in their long history, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive service offerings tailored to both individuals and businesses. Revenue streams likely derive from legal advisory, property transactions, probate services, and tax advice. The firm targets a broad audience including companies, individuals, and the agricultural community. Their partnership ecosystem includes regulatory bodies like the SRA and certifications such as Conveyancing and STEP. The website's content and testimonials indicate a strong client focus and personalized service approach, supporting sustainable growth and market presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement and use of Cloudflare Turnstile captcha to protect forms from automated abuse. No exposed sensitive information or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of key security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps in security maturity. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure programs or security.txt files. GDPR compliance is well addressed through privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security culture appears proactive but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls to mitigate advanced threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to minimize risk from vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing more detailed information about data retention policies and security certifications.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gabb & Co Solicitors
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gabb & Co Solicitors
Description
Founded in 1760, Gabb and Co is one of the oldest firms of solicitors in the UK. They advise companies, businesses, individuals, and the agricultural community across the UK, providing prompt and practical legal advice.
Key services
Commercial Property, Company and Commercial, Probate and Estate Administration, Residential Property, Tax Advice, Trusts, Wills
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Contact Form 7, Cloudflare Turnstile Captcha, bxSlider
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cloudflare Turnstile captcha on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-focused plugins (captcha)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (implied by cookie policy)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

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. Professional legal services firm with long history and UK focus.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices.
  5. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain query error; domain likely registered without 'www' prefix.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the WordPress CMS platform, leveraging common plugins such as Contact Form 7 for forms and bxSlider for UI elements. It uses jQuery and integrates Cloudflare Turnstile captcha for bot mitigation. The site is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with preloading of key assets and caching mechanisms in place. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD schema. No hosting provider information was explicitly found. Technical risks are low but could be further reduced by implementing additional security headers and continuous monitoring.
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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