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Security report for hillandknowlton.com

Hill & Knowlton · Other · N/a

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

89/100

Risk levelLow

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

Hill & Knowlton is a well-established global public relations and communications consultancy, operating since 1995. The website reflects a professional enterprise-grade digital presence built on modern JavaScript frameworks (Nuxt.js) and uses Cloudflare for DNS services. Accessibility features are implemented via external scripts, enhancing user experience. However, the site lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, terms of service, and direct contact information, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires enhancements in privacy compliance and transparency to meet best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
100
Security headers
95
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
89

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

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

Total records
49
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
38
Weak passwords
14%

4 subdomains affected

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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

The company targets businesses and organizations seeking strategic communications and public relations services. Its business model is consultancy-based, focusing on delivering professional services globally. The domain age and technical infrastructure indicate a mature enterprise with a consistent brand presence. The absence of detailed contact and compliance information online may reflect a controlled communication strategy or reliance on direct client relationships. No partner or subsidiary domains were identified from the content provided.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS, which provide a secure foundation. The domain status clientTransferProhibited prevents unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected in the provided data. There is no published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are important for transparency and rapid response to security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The security score is moderate but could be improved with additional controls and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add terms of service to clarify user and business obligations.
  3. Include clear contact information such as company emails and phone numbers for support and inquiries.
  4. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  5. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  6. Publish a security policy and incident response contact details to demonstrate security maturity.
  7. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  8. Improve advertising transparency by disclosing tracking and marketing tools used.
  9. Enhance SEO by adding more descriptive meta tags and structured data.
  10. Maintain consistent updates and audits of third-party scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hill & Knowlton
Description
Hill & Knowlton is a global public relations and communications consultancy offering strategic communications services.
Key services
Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Consultancy
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Cloudflare DNS, Lenis (scroll library), ACSB Accessibility JS
Frameworks
Nuxt.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in the provided HTML content.
  2. Cookie consent mechanism is present via external scripts but no explicit cookie policy page found.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. No security policy, incident response, or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  5. Website uses modern JavaScript frameworks and accessibility tools.
  6. No suspicious or malicious indicators detected.
  7. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Nuxt.js, a modern Vue.js framework, indicating a contemporary front-end architecture. It uses Cloudflare for DNS, which provides performance and security benefits. Accessibility is addressed via the ACSB app script, improving inclusivity. The site preloads many JavaScript modules and stylesheets, suggesting a modular and component-based design. Performance is moderate, likely due to the number of scripts and assets loaded. No CMS was explicitly detected, implying a custom or headless CMS solution. The site is mobile optimized and uses semantic HTML with meta tags for social sharing (Open Graph and Twitter cards). Technical debt appears low, but SEO and privacy compliance could be enhanced. Hosting details beyond DNS are not explicit but likely enterprise-grade given the domain age and business scale.
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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