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Security report for wolftheiss.com

Wolf Theiss – Leading Lawyers in CEE/SEE · Other · Austria

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

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Wolf Theiss is a leading law firm specializing in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe, with over 400 lawyers across 13 countries. The firm offers comprehensive legal services spanning arbitration, banking, capital markets, intellectual property, and more, targeting international clients and businesses operating in the CEE/SEE region. The website reflects a mature, professional organization with strong branding, extensive content, and a focus on accessibility and compliance. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern SEO and accessibility plugins, but suffers from a critical security issue due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support. Security headers are well configured, but the lack of TLS protocols and valid certificates significantly lowers the security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with a consent mechanism in place. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but requires urgent remediation of SSL/TLS issues to ensure secure user interactions.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

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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
95
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
33
Average
48

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

Wolf Theiss holds a strong market position as a regional leader in legal services for the CEE/SEE markets, supported by multiple industry awards and client testimonials. The firm’s business model focuses on providing specialized legal expertise across a broad spectrum of commercial law areas, serving international clients with cross-border needs. The website highlights a large, diverse team and a wide geographic footprint, emphasizing local knowledge combined with international capabilities. The firm leverages digital tools for client engagement, including search forms and career portals. The partnership ecosystem includes social media channels and recognized legal publications. Growth indicators include recent awards and active content updates. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates good security practices in HTTP headers, including HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical vulnerabilities, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. No known vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or POODLE were detected. The site lacks OCSP stapling and session resumption, which could improve security and performance. Privacy compliance is strong, with GDPR-aligned cookie consent and privacy policies. Incident response contact information is not explicitly found. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but compromised by the missing HTTPS, which should be prioritized for remediation.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the site immediately.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and configure strong cipher suites to secure communications.
  3. Enhance HSTS policy by including subdomains and submitting for preload to improve security.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve certificate validation and performance.
  5. Publish explicit incident response contact information to improve security transparency and readiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Ubuntu server running nginx 1.18.0 and uses WordPress CMS with a variety of plugins including Yoast SEO, WP Rocket for performance optimization, WP Mega Menu for navigation, Complianz for GDPR cookie consent, and Readabler for accessibility enhancements. The site is mobile optimized and includes advanced accessibility features supporting multiple disability profiles. Performance metrics are not available but the use of caching and lazy loading suggests moderate to good performance. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The site lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical technical risk. DNS records are properly configured but DNSSEC is not enabled. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well maintained except for the SSL/TLS gap.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 51/100Medium20 findingsView report
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