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Security report for liquid-legal-institute.com

Liquid Legal Institute e.V. · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Liquid Legal Institute e.V. is an international think tank focused on the transformation of legal systems and practices. It operates as a non-profit platform inviting diverse stakeholders in the legal domain to collaborate on future-oriented legal innovation. The organization offers various services including working groups, events, workshops, and research initiatives, positioning itself as a key interdisciplinary player in legal transformation. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to legal professionals and organizations interested in legal innovation. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor, leveraging modern plugins for SEO, analytics, and cookie consent, hosted by a reputable provider. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and CAPTCHA protection, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-maintained, and compliant with basic privacy and security standards, though explicit privacy and terms policies are not detected in the provided content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 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

7 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

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 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';…

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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
30
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
100
Average
53

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 Liquid Legal Institute operates in the niche legal transformation sector, targeting professionals, academics, and organizations interested in legal innovation. Its business model is primarily non-profit and collaborative, focusing on knowledge sharing, events, and research. The organization maintains a moderate digital presence with active social media channels and a structured website offering detailed information about its activities and membership. The domain age and registration details align with the organization's founding date, enhancing credibility. The use of modern CMS and SEO tools indicates a commitment to digital maturity. However, the absence of explicit contact information and privacy policies on the homepage may limit direct engagement and trust for some users. The partnership ecosystem includes GitHub and GitBook platforms, supporting open knowledge dissemination.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security baseline with HTTPS enforced and integration of hCaptcha for form protection, reducing automated abuse risks. Cookie consent is managed via Borlabs Cookie, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the lack of DNSSEC implementation and missing explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggest potential vulnerabilities to DNS spoofing and clickjacking attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from a comprehensive security audit and implementation of recommended HTTP security headers to enhance protection. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which could be improved to demonstrate security maturity and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to secure DNS resolution and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  3. Publish explicit privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security incident reporting.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update all CMS components and plugins to latest versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Liquid Legal Institute e.V.
Description
The Liquid Legal Institute e.V. (LLI) is an international think tank on legal transformation. It invites all stakeholders in the area of law to join an open, neutral and interdisciplinary platform to collaboratively design the future of legal.
Key services
Working groups, Digital Leaders Exchange, Legal Foresight Office, Events, Cooperations and network, Annual Liquid Legal Summit, International hackathon, Liquid Legal Fund, Workshops, Commissioned research
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.6.4, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Borlabs Cookie, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights), Jet Plugins, hCaptcha
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of hCaptcha for forms
  • Cookie consent with Borlabs Cookie plugin
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via MonsterInsights)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional legal think tank platform
  2. Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor builder
  3. Has cookie consent and analytics tracking implemented
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content
  6. Social media presence on LinkedIn, YouTube, GitHub
  7. No security challenge or WAF blocking detected
  8. DNSSEC not enabled, minor security improvement opportunity
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.6.4 using Elementor page builder, supported by plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization, Borlabs Cookie for cookie management, and MonsterInsights for Google Analytics integration. The hosting is provided by Hetzner Online GmbH, a reputable German hosting provider. The site loads with moderate performance and is optimized for mobile devices with good accessibility features. The use of hCaptcha enhances form security. The site structure is clear with mega menus and well-organized navigation. However, the absence of DNSSEC and some security headers indicates technical debt in security hardening. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and functional but can be improved in security and privacy compliance.
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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