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Security report for osborneclarke.com

Osborne Clarke LLP · Other · United Kingdom

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Osborne Clarke LLP is a well-established international legal practice with a history dating back to 1748. The firm operates across Europe, Asia, and the US, offering a broad range of legal services including banking and finance, corporate law, dispute resolution, ESG, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. Their website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence, targeting businesses and professionals seeking expert legal counsel internationally. The firm positions itself as a trusted advisor with a strong emphasis on helping clients succeed in tomorrow's world. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 11, leveraging modern web technologies such as jQuery and privacy-focused analytics tools like Simple Analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with clear navigation and rich content. Cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies are prominently implemented, demonstrating compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and employs cookie consent banners. However, no explicit security policy or incident response contact information is published, and security headers are not visibly present in the HTML. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for a reputable firm and warrants further verification. Overall, Osborne Clarke's website presents a strong business and technical profile with good privacy compliance and user experience. The main risk lies in the lack of publicly available WHOIS data and absence of explicit security policies, which should be addressed to enhance trust and transparency.

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

3 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
  2. 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

  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 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

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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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
77

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

Total records
60
Employees
0
Customers
29
Third parties
31
Weak passwords
10%

7 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

Osborne Clarke operates as a large international law firm with a diversified portfolio of legal services tailored to multiple sectors including technology, energy, healthcare, financial services, and real estate. Their business model focuses on providing specialized legal expertise across jurisdictions, supported by a network of offices worldwide. The firm leverages digital content marketing through insights, news, and events to engage clients and prospects. Their market position is strengthened by a long history and a broad geographic footprint. The firm maintains active social media channels and offers career opportunities across multiple countries, indicating growth and investment in talent. The absence of detailed WHOIS data is a minor anomaly but does not detract from the firm's established reputation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and SSL in place, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security hardening. No published security policy or incident response contacts were found, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file further limits the firm's public security posture. No known vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were detected in the site content or scripts. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a professional services website but could be improved with additional security best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and trust.
  5. Continue maintaining strong privacy compliance and enhance user trust with visible certifications or trust badges.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Osborne Clarke LLP
Description
Osborne Clarke is an international law firm with offices across Europe, Asia and the US, helping clients succeed in tomorrow’s world.
Key services
Banking and finance, Commercial, Competition, antitrust and trade, Corporate, Dispute resolution, Employment and pensions, ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance, Infrastructure services, Intellectual property, IT and data
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 11, jQuery, AddToAny sharing, CookieReports, Simple Analytics
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Simple Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Simple Analytics
Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
good

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 WAF or blocking detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for a .com domain.
  4. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found.
  6. Multiple social media and external links to trusted platforms.
  7. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 11) and analytics with privacy focus.
  8. Comprehensive legal service offerings and international presence.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 11, a modern and widely supported CMS platform, ensuring a robust content management framework. The use of jQuery and AddToAny sharing scripts supports interactive and social sharing features. CookieReports and Simple Analytics indicate a focus on privacy-conscious analytics and cookie management. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for organization information. Performance appears moderate, with no major issues detected in the HTML content. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence with room for security enhancements.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 77/100Low25 findingsView report
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