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Security report for stantonchase.com

Stanton Chase · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stanton Chase is a globally recognized executive search and leadership consultancy firm founded in 1990. It operates with a large international footprint, boasting 70 offices and 350 consultants across 45 countries. The company specializes in retained executive search, leadership assessment, succession planning, and onboarding services, targeting corporate clients seeking top leadership talent. The website is professionally designed, content-rich, and well-branded, reflecting a high level of business maturity and market positioning. Technically, the website uses modern frameworks such as Nuxt.js and is hosted behind Cloudflare, leveraging CDN and security features. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support. This significantly undermines the security posture despite the presence of some security headers. The site lacks a cookie consent mechanism despite using tracking and marketing automation scripts, indicating partial privacy compliance. Security-wise, the site has implemented some best practices like HSTS and X-Frame-Options headers but fails to provide a secure encrypted connection, which is a major vulnerability. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and maturity, consistent with the company's claimed history. Overall, Stanton Chase's website demonstrates strong business credibility and content quality but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust. Privacy compliance should also be improved by implementing explicit cookie consent mechanisms.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
0
Security headers
55
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
51

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

Stanton Chase holds a strong market position as a top global retained executive search firm with a comprehensive service portfolio including executive search, assessment, board services, succession planning, and onboarding. Their global presence and large consultant base provide competitive advantages in delivering localized expertise with global reach. The business model focuses on high-value, bespoke leadership solutions for corporate clients. The company leverages partnerships such as membership in AESC to reinforce trust and industry standing. Marketing efforts include content-rich insights, case studies, and thought leadership to engage target audiences. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site suggests a controlled lead generation approach via contact forms. The firm appears to prioritize quality and client satisfaction, as indicated by their customer satisfaction index and professional branding.

Security posture

The current security posture of the Stanton Chase website is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS encryption. This exposes users to potential data interception and undermines trust. While some security headers like HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options are present, HSTS is not fully enabled with includeSubDomains or preload flags. The site does not support modern TLS protocols or cipher suites, lacks OCSP stapling, and does not implement session resumption, indicating outdated or incomplete SSL/TLS configuration. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are found. The use of third-party marketing and tracking scripts without a cookie consent mechanism raises privacy compliance concerns. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues and enhancement of privacy controls are critical to improving security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and strong cipher suites for secure communications.
  3. Fully configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload flags to enforce HTTPS.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  5. Add a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  6. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan with dedicated contact channels.
  7. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking technologies to minimize privacy risks.
  8. Enhance accessibility features and mobile optimization for better user experience.
  9. Maintain consistent and comprehensive metadata and structured data for SEO benefits.
  10. Monitor domain registration and DNS configurations to ensure ongoing legitimacy and security.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Nuxt.js, a modern Vue.js framework, indicating a contemporary front-end technology stack. Hosting and CDN services are provided by Cloudflare, offering performance and security benefits. The site uses multiple JavaScript marketing and analytics scripts including LinkedIn Insight Tag, HubSpot, and Marketo integrations. Despite the modern tech stack, the absence of a valid SSL certificate is a significant technical deficiency. Performance metrics are unavailable, but the site appears well-structured with responsive design and SEO-friendly metadata. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The DNS configuration is robust with multiple A and AAAA records and a single MX record pointing to Outlook mail protection. No DNSSEC or CAA records are enabled, which could be considered for enhanced DNS security. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires critical security upgrades and privacy enhancements.
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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