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Hill & Knowlton · Other · N/a

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

85/100

Risk levelLow

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

Hill & Knowlton is a well-established global communications and public relations agency with a domain registered since 1995, indicating a long-standing presence in the industry. The website serves primarily business and corporate clients, offering services in public relations, communications consulting, and strategic communications. The site uses modern web technologies including Nuxt.js and Cloudflare DNS, with accessibility features implemented via a third-party accessibility app. However, the website content is basic with minimal metadata and lacks explicit privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place, but DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are not evident in the provided data. Overall, the website is professional but could improve in privacy compliance and transparency.

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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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
100
Security headers
95
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
85

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 operates in the communications sector, targeting corporate clients with consulting and public relations services. The domain age and registrar data support the legitimacy and maturity of the business. The website's technical infrastructure is modern, leveraging Nuxt.js and Cloudflare, which suggests a focus on performance and security. However, the lack of visible contact information and policy documents may limit user engagement and trust. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. Marketing and analytics are implemented via Google Tag Manager, indicating some level of user behavior tracking. The business model appears to be service-based consulting with a global reach.

Security posture

The website benefits from HTTPS and domain transfer lock status, which are positive security indicators. The use of Cloudflare DNS provides additional resilience. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which is a gap in security transparency. No forms or input fields were detected, reducing attack surface but also limiting user interaction. The site uses third-party accessibility scripts loaded asynchronously, which should be monitored for security. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with additional headers, DNSSEC, and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
  5. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hill & Knowlton
Description
Homepage description
Key services
public relations, communications consulting, strategic communications
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Cloudflare, Google Tag Manager, Accessibility App (acsbapp.com)
Frameworks
Nuxt.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses modern JavaScript framework Nuxt.js.
  2. Accessibility features implemented via acsbapp.com.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found in the provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  8. Website uses Cloudflare DNS but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  9. Website metadata is minimal and generic.
  10. No structured data (JSON-LD) detected in the provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Nuxt.js, a modern Vue.js framework, indicating a contemporary front-end architecture. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site loads multiple JavaScript modules asynchronously, including an accessibility app, which improves usability. Performance is likely moderate given the use of preconnect and preload hints, but no explicit performance metrics were available. SEO metadata is minimal and generic, suggesting room for improvement in search engine optimization. Accessibility is addressed with a third-party tool, which is a positive aspect. No CMS was explicitly detected, implying a custom or headless CMS solution. Overall, the technical implementation is modern but could benefit from enhanced SEO 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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