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Security report for lincolnsinn.org.uk

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn · Government · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is a historic and prestigious legal society based in central London, dedicated to the qualification, training, and development of barristers. The website reflects a mature organization with a strong focus on member services, education, and heritage, supported by a well-structured and content-rich digital presence. The organization serves barristers, law students, and legal professionals, offering services such as accommodation, events, scholarships, and a renowned law library. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern tools like Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA, ensuring a good balance of performance, SEO, and user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security headers could be improved. The WHOIS data for the exact domain is unavailable due to Nominet UK naming rules, but the website's legitimacy is supported by consistent branding and external references. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations.

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

5 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  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 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 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 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
42
Security headers
40
Email security
83
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
68

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
248
Employees
0
Customers
248
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
10%

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

Lincoln's Inn holds a strong market position as one of the four Inns of Court in London, with a legacy spanning over 600 years. Its business model revolves around membership services, legal education, and estate management. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, venue hire, accommodation, and events. The target audience includes barristers, law students, and legal professionals. The organization maintains partnerships with related domains for catering, venue hire, and archival services. Growth indicators include active event programming and scholarship offerings. The website's digital ecosystem supports these operations effectively, though direct contact information is limited on the homepage.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. However, explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly available. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly detected and should be implemented to enhance protection. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. The organization should consider publishing security and incident response policies to improve transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance contact information availability, including security contact channels.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Description
Lincoln’s Inn is a thriving society of barristers, situated on a large estate of historic buildings and contemporary facilities in central London. The Inn is a multifaceted organisation, but is primarily dedicated to the qualification, training and development of our members, at all stages of their legal careers.
Key services
Member services, Student support and training, Library and archives, Scholarships and prizes, Venue hire
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, Civic Cookie Control, Cloudinary (image hosting), Tiny Slider (carousel), Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Content is rich and relevant to legal professionals and members
  3. Strong focus on member services, education, and heritage
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage
  6. Social media presence is active and linked
  7. No visible security or privacy policy pages explicitly named as such
  8. No visible terms of service page found
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  10. WHOIS data for the exact domain is unavailable due to naming rules
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress, leveraging modern technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, and Civic Cookie Control for privacy compliance. Images are served via Cloudinary, improving load performance. The site uses a responsive design with good accessibility and SEO optimization, including structured data via JSON-LD and Open Graph tags. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement in loading speed and security header implementation. The technical stack is well maintained, but the hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the organization's digital needs effectively.
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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