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Security report for grayreed.com

Gray Reed · Other · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

Gray Reed is a well-established Texas-based full-service law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, and Waco. The firm offers a broad range of legal services including litigation, compliance, transactional law, and family law, targeting businesses and individuals primarily within Texas. Their website reflects a professional and business-oriented approach, emphasizing personalized client service and industry expertise. The firm maintains an active digital presence with embedded multimedia content and social media integration, supporting their market positioning as a trusted regional legal advisor. Technically, the website is built on the Intelliun VE CMS platform and leverages modern web technologies such as jQuery, FontAwesome, and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. However, some technical improvements could be made in accessibility and security headers to enhance overall robustness. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy regulations like GDPR. Nonetheless, the absence of visible security headers and lack of explicit security or incident response policies suggest room for improvement in security posture. The WHOIS data is notably missing, which raises questions about domain registration transparency but does not necessarily indicate malicious intent given the professional nature of the site. Overall, Gray Reed's website presents a credible and professional front for their legal services, with moderate technical maturity and a generally good security baseline. Strategic enhancements in security policies, transparency, and contact information visibility would further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

3 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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
77
Security headers
60
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
80

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

Gray Reed operates as a full-service law firm focused on serving Texas-based clients across multiple industries including real estate, energy, healthcare, technology, and finance. Their business model centers on providing comprehensive legal counsel and representation, supported by advisory services and a foundation entity. The firm appears to have a large organizational size with multiple offices, indicating significant market presence. Their competitive advantage lies in personalized client relationships, industry-specific expertise, and a broad service portfolio. The website's integration with advisory and foundation domains suggests a diversified service ecosystem. Growth indicators include recent press releases about office relocation and leadership appointments. The firm targets business clients and individuals requiring legal services, positioning itself as a trusted partner in complex legal matters.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent mechanism in place, reflecting compliance with privacy regulations. However, the lack of detected security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others indicates potential vulnerabilities to common web attacks. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which may hinder rapid response to security incidents. The absence of WHOIS data reduces transparency and could be a concern for trust verification. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could benefit from enhanced header implementation, published security policies, and improved contact transparency for incident reporting.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
  4. Enhance visibility of direct contact information such as company emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and support.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gray Reed
Description
Gray Reed is a full-service, Texas law firm in Dallas, Houston and Waco. They provide legal services including litigation, compliance, transactional law, and family/individual law with a practical approach.
Key services
Litigation, Compliance, Transactional Law, Family Law, Advisory Services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery UI 1.14.0, FontAwesome 5.1.0, Google Analytics, YouTube embedded videos
Frameworks
Intelliun VE 4.0 (CMS/framework)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URLs)
  • Cookie consent popup implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Professional law firm website with comprehensive legal service offerings
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and reduces transparency
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and embedded media
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy present indicating GDPR awareness
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content
  6. Social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data
  8. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found
  9. No signs of adult or unsafe content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Intelliun VE CMS platform and uses a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements. Embedded YouTube videos enhance content engagement. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for user tracking and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and includes a cookie consent popup for privacy compliance. Performance appears moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. Accessibility features are basic and could be improved. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. No hosting provider or server details were identified from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization in accessibility and security configurations.
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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