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Security report for ianmallon.com

Ian Mallon Solicitors · Other · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Ian Mallon Solicitors is a specialist litigation law firm serving clients in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The firm focuses on personal injury, medical negligence, oil spill claims, asbestos-related illness, and property damage claims, leveraging over 30 years of experience and dual jurisdiction qualifications. The website presents a professional and trustworthy image with clear service offerings and contact information, targeting individuals and businesses seeking expert legal counsel in these areas. Technically, the website uses modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Google Fonts. It is well-optimized for mobile devices and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. However, there is no evidence of a CMS or advanced frameworks, and performance is moderate. The site lacks visible security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent banners or privacy policies. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (assumed from typical modern standards though not explicitly confirmed), but lacks security headers and incident response contact information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain reduces trustworthiness and raises questions about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content itself appears professional and consistent. Overall, the site scores well on content quality and business credibility but has room for improvement in privacy compliance and security posture. Strategic recommendations include implementing privacy and cookie policies, adding security headers, publishing incident response contacts, and clarifying domain registration details to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      SPF record too permissive

      The "+all" mechanism allows anyone to send email

      What to do: Change to "~all" (softfail) or "-all" (hardfail)

    • High

      Weak DKIM Key

      DKIM selector 'default' uses 1008-bit key

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA keys for DKIM

  2. 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

  3. 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';…

  4. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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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
72
Security headers
85
Email security
55
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site

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

Ian Mallon Solicitors operates as a small, specialized legal practice with a niche focus on litigation in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Their competitive advantage lies in over 30 years of experience, dual jurisdiction qualifications, and advanced advocacy training. The business model centers on direct client engagement and expert legal representation in complex claims such as medical negligence and environmental contamination. Revenue streams likely derive from litigation fees and consultations. The firm targets individuals and businesses requiring specialist legal services, emphasizing personal attention and results-driven outcomes. The website reflects a consistent brand and professional positioning but lacks integration with broader digital marketing or analytics ecosystems. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the domain or website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS (assumed) and does not expose sensitive information in the HTML. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy, which is a compliance gap under GDPR and related regulations. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent, limiting transparency and readiness for security incidents. No third-party analytics or tracking scripts were detected, reducing privacy risks but also limiting user behavior insights. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, HSTS) to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish incident response contact information and consider a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration details to ensure consistency with business claims and improve legitimacy perception.
  5. Consider integrating minimal analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to better understand user engagement and improve service delivery.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ian Mallon Solicitors
Description
Specialist litigation practice serving Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, focusing on personal injury, medical negligence, oil spill claims, asbestos-related illness, and property damage claims.
Key services
Road Accidents, Work Accidents, Medical Negligence, Property Damage Claims, Oil Spill Claims, Asbestos-Related Illness
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No visible security headers or incident response info.
  4. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, limiting domain trust verification.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating privacy-conscious approach or minimal tracking.
  6. Contact information is clearly presented with multiple phone numbers and email.
  7. No social media links detected.
  8. No forms present on the homepage; contact likely via contact page.
  9. No advertising or marketing scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with Google Fonts for typography. It does not appear to use a CMS or advanced JavaScript frameworks, indicating a relatively simple and maintainable codebase. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good accessibility features such as ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, likely due to external font loading and image assets. There is no evidence of advanced hosting or CDN usage from the provided data. The lack of security headers and privacy compliance features represents technical debt and compliance risk. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small professional site but could benefit from modernization and enhanced 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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