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Security report for pwc.is

PwC Ísland · Finance · Iceland

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

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PwC Ísland is the Icelandic branch of the global professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, offering auditing, accounting, business consulting, tax, and legal advisory services. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image aligned with PwC's global standards, targeting businesses and organizations in Iceland. The technical infrastructure is based on Adobe Experience Manager CMS with Adobe DTM for analytics and OneTrust for cookie consent, indicating a mature digital presence. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which reduces trustworthiness from a domain registration perspective but the website content and branding strongly suggest legitimacy. Overall, the site is well-designed and functional but could improve transparency in privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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

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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
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

PwC Ísland operates as a large professional services entity within the finance sector, providing essential auditing, accounting, consulting, tax, and legal services to Icelandic businesses. The firm benefits from the global PwC brand and network, which supports its market position as a trusted and established service provider since 2005. The website's content and structure indicate a focus on corporate clients requiring compliance and advisory services. The use of advanced CMS and analytics tools suggests investment in digital maturity. Absence of explicit contact details and privacy policy on the main page may impact client trust and regulatory compliance. No suspicious or unrelated domains are linked, indicating a focused business ecosystem.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent mechanism, which are positive security and privacy practices. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is published, limiting transparency for security researchers. The lack of published incident response or security policies reduces the site's readiness perception. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve web security.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance regulatory compliance and user trust.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for customer support and security incident reporting.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PwC Ísland
Description
PwC á Íslandi er framsækið og traust fyrirtæki á sviði endurskoðunar, reikningsskila, fyrirtækjaráðgjafar, skatta- og lögfræðiráðgjafar.
Key services
Endurskoðun (Auditing), Reikningsskil (Accounting), Fyrirtækjaráðgjöf (Business Consulting), Skatta- og lögfræðiráðgjöf (Tax and Legal Advisory)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Adobe DTM (Dynamic Tag Management), OneTrust Cookie Consent, JW Player
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe Analytics (via Adobe DTM), Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. No WHOIS data available for domain www.pwc.is
  3. Cookie consent mechanism implemented via OneTrust
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided HTML
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided content
  6. Website uses Adobe Experience Manager CMS and Adobe DTM for analytics
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  9. Website content is professional and consistent with PwC branding
  10. No suspicious external domains detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, a robust enterprise platform, and uses Adobe DTM for tag management and analytics, indicating a sophisticated technical infrastructure. The presence of OneTrust cookie consent scripts shows attention to privacy compliance. The site loads multiple JavaScript libraries including jQuery and JW Player for media content. Performance appears moderate with standard optimization for mobile devices. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No hosting provider details were found in the content. The technical stack is modern and suitable for a large professional services firm, though some improvements in security headers and privacy disclosures are recommended.
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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