Comparison Overview

Ben Hoare Bell LLP

VS

McDougall McQueen

Ben Hoare Bell LLP

19 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, GB, SR1 1JG
Last Update: 2025-11-28

Ben Hoare Bell LLP is a well established solicitors firm with four branches across the North East. We pride ourselves on the quality of our specialist staff and the advice they can offer. Ben Hoare Bell LLP was established in 1979. Our 12 partner firm now employs around 75 members of staff. The early and continuing aim of the firm is to provide high-quality advice and representation to individuals, including under the legal aid system in a clear, open and honest manner. We have developed a wide reputation across the North East region for offering a highly specialised, but still personal service to a wide range of clients.

NAICS: 5411
NAICS Definition: Legal Services
Employees: 45
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

McDougall McQueen

2b New Mart Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH14 1RL, GB
Last Update: 2025-11-27

As of 1st November 2017, McQueen Legal has merged with Edinburgh and Midlothian solicitors and estate agents Allan McDougall. The newly merged business, Allan McDougall McQueen, which will practice both as Allan McDougall and McDougall McQueen, will have more than 70 Partners and staff across 9 offices in Edinburgh and Midlothian. The newly formed McDougall McQueen will continue to provide property and private client services, including family law. With the addition of Allan McDougall Solicitors, we will now be able to offer our clients a full provision of complementary legal services under one roof, and clients will have access to experts in litigation, personal injury and employment law.

NAICS: 541
NAICS Definition:
Employees: 33
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Ben Hoare Bell LLP
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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McDougall McQueen
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Ben Hoare Bell LLP
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
McDougall McQueen
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Ben Hoare Bell LLP in 2025.

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for McDougall McQueen in 2025.

Incident History — Ben Hoare Bell LLP (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Ben Hoare Bell LLP cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — McDougall McQueen (X = Date, Y = Severity)

McDougall McQueen cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Ben Hoare Bell LLP
Incidents

No Incident

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McDougall McQueen
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Both Ben Hoare Bell LLP company and McDougall McQueen company demonstrate a comparable AI Cybersecurity Score, with strong governance and monitoring frameworks in place.

Historically, McDougall McQueen company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Ben Hoare Bell LLP company.

In the current year, McDougall McQueen company and Ben Hoare Bell LLP company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither McDougall McQueen company nor Ben Hoare Bell LLP company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither McDougall McQueen company nor Ben Hoare Bell LLP company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither McDougall McQueen company nor Ben Hoare Bell LLP company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP company nor McDougall McQueen company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP company nor McDougall McQueen company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Ben Hoare Bell LLP company employs more people globally than McDougall McQueen company, reflecting its scale as a Legal Services.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Ben Hoare Bell LLP nor McDougall McQueen holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A vulnerability was determined in motogadget mo.lock Ignition Lock up to 20251125. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component NFC Handler. Executing manipulation can lead to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The physical device can be targeted for the attack. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 1.2
Severity: HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
cvss3
Base: 2.0
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cvss4
Base: 1.0
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the interview attachment retrieval endpoint in the Recruitment module serves files based solely on an authenticated session and user-supplied identifiers, without verifying whether the requester has permission to access the associated interview record. Because the server does not perform any recruitment-level authorization checks, an ESS-level user with no access to recruitment workflows can directly request interview attachment URLs and receive the corresponding files. This exposes confidential interview documents—including candidate CVs, evaluations, and supporting files—to unauthorized users. The issue arises from relying on predictable object identifiers and session presence rather than validating the user’s association with the relevant recruitment process. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the application’s recruitment attachment retrieval endpoint does not enforce the required authorization checks before serving candidate files. Even users restricted to ESS-level access, who have no permission to view the Recruitment module, can directly access candidate attachment URLs. When an authenticated request is made to the attachment endpoint, the system validates the session but does not confirm that the requesting user has the necessary recruitment permissions. As a result, any authenticated user can download CVs and other uploaded documents for arbitrary candidates by issuing direct requests to the attachment endpoint, leading to unauthorized exposure of sensitive applicant data. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the application does not invalidate existing sessions when a user is disabled or when a password change occurs, allowing active session cookies to remain valid indefinitely. As a result, a disabled user, or an attacker using a compromised account, can continue to access protected pages and perform operations as long as a prior session remains active. Because the server performs no session revocation or session-store cleanup during these critical state changes, disabling an account or updating credentials has no effect on already-established sessions. This makes administrative disable actions ineffective and allows unauthorized users to retain full access even after an account is closed or a password is reset, exposing the system to prolonged unauthorized use and significantly increasing the impact of account takeover scenarios. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From version 5.0 to 5.7, the password reset workflow does not enforce that the username submitted in the final reset request matches the account for which the reset process was originally initiated. After obtaining a valid reset link for any account they can receive email for, an attacker can alter the username parameter in the final reset request to target a different user. Because the system accepts the supplied username without verification, the attacker can set a new password for any chosen account, including privileged accounts, resulting in full account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X