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Security report for hawkinsbrown.com

Hawkins\Brown · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hawkins\Brown is a UK-based architecture firm focused on societal impact and human-centered design. The website presents a professional and modern digital presence with rich content including conversations, projects, and thought leadership. The firm holds a B Corp certification, indicating commitment to social and environmental performance. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript and analytics integrations, optimized for performance and accessibility. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and secure forms, though explicit security policies and incident response details are absent. The lack of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable anomaly, reducing trust slightly despite the professional site content. Overall, the website reflects a mature business with strong branding and digital maturity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54

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

The company positions itself as a socially conscious architecture firm serving clients interested in innovative and human-centered design. Their business model includes architecture services and consultancy, supplemented by foresight and discourse content to engage stakeholders. The presence of B Corp certification and active social media channels supports a credible market position. The website's content and navigation are designed to attract clients and collaborators in the real estate and design sectors. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are publicly visible, possibly indicating controlled client engagement channels.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and integrates Google Tag Manager and Vimeo Analytics with consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy and security best practices. However, no security headers were detected in the HTML content, and there is no published security policy or incident response contact information. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page limits transparency for security researchers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with explicit policies and disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Consider publishing incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to enhance domain trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hawkins\Brown
Description
Serious about society, human about architecture.
Key services
Architecture design, Consultancy, Foresight services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Vimeo Analytics
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data
  • Secure forms

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Vimeo Analytics
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
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 rich content and professional design
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a .com domain
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  4. Use of modern analytics and marketing tools with consent
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content
  6. B Corp certification prominently displayed as trust indicator
  7. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern front-end using JavaScript modules and deferred script loading for performance. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are used for tracking, alongside Vimeo Analytics for video content. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as visually hidden labels and keyboard navigable elements. DNS and hosting provider details are not explicitly found in the content. Performance appears fast with optimized media and lazy loading. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided HTML.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 61/100Medium32 findingsView report
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