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Security report for secretariat-intl.com

Secretariat · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Secretariat is a globally recognized expert consulting firm specializing in litigation consulting, economic advisory, and expert witness testimony. Established in 2008, the company serves high-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters worldwide, positioning itself as a top-ranked firm in its industry. Their services span multiple sectors including construction, energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology, catering primarily to law firms and corporate clients requiring expert analysis and testimony. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and various plugins for enhanced user experience and analytics. The site is well-optimized for SEO, mobile responsive, and incorporates structured data for improved search visibility. Hosting and domain registration are consistent with the business profile, with GoDaddy as the registrar and no privacy protection, indicating transparency. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. Cookie consent is implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious elements were detected, though improvements in security headers and vulnerability disclosure practices are recommended. Overall, Secretariat presents a professional, trustworthy online presence with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic enhancements in security policy transparency and DNS security would further strengthen their posture.

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

7 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 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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

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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
85
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
57

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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Total records
38
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
38
Weak passwords
3%

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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

Secretariat holds a strong market position as a leading expert consulting firm in litigation and economic advisory services. Their competitive advantage lies in a large network of over 600 experts and advisors, extensive global engagements, and recognition in industry rankings. The business model focuses on providing specialized expert testimony and consulting services to top law firms and corporations. Revenue streams likely derive from consulting fees and expert witness engagements. The target customers are legal professionals and corporate clients facing complex legal and regulatory challenges. Growth indicators include recent high-profile recognitions and a broad service portfolio across multiple industries. The company maintains a selective recruitment approach, emphasizing intellectual curiosity and expertise. Partnerships with industry bodies and presence on LinkedIn support their professional ecosystem. Overall, Secretariat demonstrates a mature, well-established operation with a clear focus on quality and market leadership.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which may impact transparency and readiness perception. Cookie consent mechanisms are in place, supporting privacy compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party plugins necessitates ongoing vulnerability management. The lack of DNSSEC is a minor gap in DNS security. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced header policies, published security documentation, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to improve resilience and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and enhance domain integrity.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and dependencies to minimize risk from known vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Secretariat
Description
Secretariat experts are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.
Key services
Antitrust & Competition, Auctions & Bargaining, Class Actions, Construction Delay, Construction Quantum, Damages & Valuations, Data Analytics & Strategy, Digital Forensics & eDiscovery, Engineering Sciences, Forensic Accounting
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.1.3, jQuery 3.7.1, Popper.js 2.10.2, AOS 2.3.1, Google Tag Manager, Chart Builder plugin, Relevanssi Live Ajax Search, WordPress 6.8.1
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-related HTTP headers not explicitly detected (no data)
  • Secure forms with search and contact form

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
CookieYes
Marketing tools
CookieYes
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with comprehensive content about expert consulting services.
  2. Strong SEO and metadata implementation including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data.
  3. No visible security policy or incident response contact information published.
  4. No explicit terms of service page found.
  5. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found on main pages.
  6. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via CookieYes.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and WordPress CMS with several plugins.
  9. No DNSSEC enabled for domain.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a stable and widely used CMS platform, WordPress, with a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap and jQuery. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of CDN resources for fonts and libraries. SEO is well addressed through meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, supporting a broad user base. The site uses Google Tag Manager and CookieYes for analytics and consent management, indicating a mature digital marketing approach. Hosting appears reliable with GoDaddy as registrar and DNS provider. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party plugins which require vigilant maintenance. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and DNS security to reduce attack surface and enhance trust.
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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