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Security report for pwc.co.za

PricewaterhouseCoopers · Finance · South Africa

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

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PwC South Africa is a leading professional services firm specializing in advisory, consulting, forensic, finance, strategy, risk, and technology services. The website reflects a mature enterprise-level business with a strong brand presence and a comprehensive service offering tailored to businesses in South Africa. The technical infrastructure is built on Adobe Experience Manager, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Adobe DTM, indicating a digitally mature platform. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied and some security best practices observed, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. The absence of WHOIS data due to privacy protection is typical for large firms but reduces transparency. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

3 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 17 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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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
70
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
75

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 pwc.co.za, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
67
Employees
0
Customers
67
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
21%

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

PwC South Africa operates in the finance and professional services sector, targeting corporate clients requiring consulting and advisory services. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on high-value consulting engagements across multiple domains including customer experience, forensic services, technology, and risk management. The firm holds a strong market position as a recognized global brand with local presence. The website content and metadata emphasize expertise and technology integration, appealing to business decision-makers. The lack of visible contact details on the homepage suggests contact is managed through other channels or internal systems. The partnership ecosystem includes global PwC entities, though no explicit partner domains were detected in the HTML content.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses CSRF protection scripts, indicating attention to secure user interactions. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided content, and no published security or incident response policies were found. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files, which are best practices for transparency. The use of third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a professional services website but could be enhanced by publishing clear security policies, implementing comprehensive security headers, and providing incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add visible contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer support and security incident reporting.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Description
We unite expertise and tech so you can outthink, outpace and outperform
Key services
Customer consulting, Forensic services, Technology consulting, People and organisation consulting, Advisory services, Finance consulting, Strategy consulting, Operations consulting, Portfolio and programme management, Risk consulting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Adobe DTM (Dynamic Tag Management), YouTube iframe API, Google Analytics, Handlebars.js, Purify.js, JW Player
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of CSRF token script detected
  • HTTPS implied by canonical URL

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Adobe DTM
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Adobe DTM
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-branded
  2. Content is rich and relevant to professional services
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content provided
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies explicitly detected in the provided content
  5. Use of multiple third-party scripts for analytics and video playback
  6. No visible forms detected in the provided HTML snippet
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  8. No explicit data protection officer contact found
  9. WHOIS data is unavailable, indicating privacy protection or domain not found in public WHOIS
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Handlebars, and Purify.js for dynamic content rendering and security. Video content is managed via JW Player and YouTube iframe API. Analytics are handled through Google Analytics and Adobe DTM, indicating advanced tracking capabilities. The site appears mobile optimized with responsive design elements. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the number of external scripts and media content. Accessibility features are basic and could be improved to meet higher standards. No hosting provider information was extracted from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and scalable enterprise website but has room for optimization in performance and accessibility.
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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