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Security report for rwbaird.com

RWBaird Corporate · Finance · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

RWBaird Corporate is an established, employee-owned financial services firm specializing in wealth management, capital markets, asset management, and private equity. The company targets individual, corporate, institutional, and municipal clients, positioning itself as a trusted advisor leveraging deep expertise and broad skills. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, supporting its market position as a reputable enterprise in the finance sector. Technically, the website employs modern technologies including jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, and OneTrust for cookie consent, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with good performance metrics. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, demonstrating attention to regulatory requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses standard security headers, and implements cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks a dedicated security policy page, incident response contact information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are recommended for enhanced transparency and trust. The absence of WHOIS data is notable and warrants further investigation, although the website content and branding suggest legitimacy. Overall, RWBaird Corporate presents a strong business and technical profile with good security hygiene. Strategic improvements in security transparency and WHOIS data clarity would further enhance trust and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…

  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 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

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  • Security score drift

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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
65
Security headers
45
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

RWBaird operates in the competitive financial services industry with a focus on wealth management and capital markets. Its employee-owned structure may provide competitive advantages in client trust and service quality. The business model centers on advisory and asset management services for a diverse client base including individuals and institutions. The website's professional presentation and comprehensive policies indicate a mature organization with a strong market presence. The use of advanced analytics and consent management tools suggests a data-driven approach to client engagement and compliance. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content, indicating a focused operational scope.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforcement and multiple security headers enhancing protection against common web threats. The integration of cookie consent and privacy policies aligns with GDPR and other privacy regulations. However, the lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure program represents gaps in security transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The absence of WHOIS data is a potential concern but may be due to privacy protection services. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved with enhanced communication and formalized security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and controls.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Clarify WHOIS registration details to improve domain transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Continue to maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to ensure ongoing compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
RWBaird Corporate
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
RWBaird Corporate
Description
Baird is an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm. Leveraging our deep expertise and broad skills, we're dedicated to providing the best advice and service to our individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients.
Key services
Wealth management, Capital markets, Asset management, Private equity
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, FontAwesome 5.15.4, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Microsoft Application Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Application Insights
Marketing tools
Microsoft Application Insights
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Professional financial services firm with comprehensive policies.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and tracking tools.
  4. Strong privacy and cookie consent implementation.
  5. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and stable technology stack including jQuery 3.5.1 and FontAwesome 5.15.4 for UI elements, Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Application Insights for analytics and monitoring, and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The site is well-structured with proper meta tags and JSON-LD structured data enhancing SEO and semantic understanding. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, but mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well addressed. No CMS or hosting provider was explicitly identified. The technical implementation supports a professional user experience and regulatory compliance but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security documentation.
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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