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Security report for sheehan.com

Sheehan Phinney · Other · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sheehan Phinney is a well-established New England business law firm offering a broad range of legal services including corporate law, litigation, employment, healthcare, intellectual property, and more. With offices across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont, the firm targets growing companies and businesses requiring sophisticated legal counsel. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence built on a React and Next.js framework, hosted likely on Vercel, ensuring fast performance and mobile optimization. The firm demonstrates strong branding consistency and trust indicators such as client testimonials and recognized rankings. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure forms, though explicit security headers and incident response information are not publicly disclosed. The absence of WHOIS registration data is a notable anomaly that slightly impacts domain trustworthiness but does not detract from the firm's apparent legitimacy based on website content and business information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

5 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. 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 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';…

  3. 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
69
Security headers
35
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

The firm positions itself as a premier regional legal service provider with over 80 years of experience, serving multiple sectors within business law. Its competitive advantage lies in combining big firm experience with a personal touch and creative legal solutions. The business model focuses on professional legal services with diversified practice groups addressing complex client needs. Partnerships with Capitol Group, Lex Mundi, and LawPay indicate a robust ecosystem supporting client services and payment processing. The firm's target market includes businesses in New England seeking comprehensive legal support. Growth indicators include a strong online presence, detailed attorney profiles, and active content such as news and articles.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and secure form handling, reflecting a baseline good security posture. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a public security policy or incident response page suggest room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The firm does not publicly disclose a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could enhance transparency and trust. Overall, the security maturity appears moderate with recommendations to formalize and publish security policies and improve header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance and user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and increase trust.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and reduce suspicion.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sheehan Phinney
Description
Sheehan Phinney is a full-service New England business law firm with offices in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont, serving clients in corporate, litigation, employment, healthcare, intellectual property, and more.
Key services
Corporate law, Litigation, Employment law, Healthcare law, Intellectual property, Bankruptcy, Affordable housing, Data privacy & security, Environment & energy, Estate planning
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Typekit Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Elfsight Widgets
Frameworks
Next.js, React
Platforms
Vercel (implied by vercel-storage.com domain)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Elfsight Widgets
Transparency
basic

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. Content is professionally presented with comprehensive legal service information.
  3. Multiple office locations with full contact details provided.
  4. Strong branding and consistent design throughout site.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  6. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual for a commercial domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, leveraging server-side rendering and static generation for performance. Fonts are loaded via Adobe Typekit, and analytics are managed through Google Tag Manager. The site is hosted on a platform consistent with Vercel, indicated by asset URLs. Performance is fast with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and structured data in JSON-LD format. The technical implementation is robust, though security header implementation and explicit privacy consent mechanisms could be improved to reduce technical debt and enhance compliance.
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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