Comparison Overview

Edwards and Co Legal

VS

First Defense Legal Aid

Edwards and Co Legal

Level 2, Paddington, NSW, 2021, AU
Last Update: 2025-11-28

Edwards + Co is an Australian-based law firm providing legal solutions for a global, interconnected and knowledge-enabled world. We provide a broad range of corporate and commercial advice in Australia and across the Asia Pacific, with particular industry specialisation in media, digital, technology, communications and infrastructure. Our agile business model combines large law firm expertise with the pragmatism of hands on business experience to deliver nimble, value-driven services for clients. Edwards + Co Legal was founded with the belief that better and more affordable legal solutions can be achieved by stepping away from the traditional large law firm approach, thinking innovatively, truly understanding clients’ needs, employing principles of sustainability and taking advantage of modern technologies.

NAICS: 541
NAICS Definition:
Employees: 6
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

First Defense Legal Aid

5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, US
Last Update: 2025-11-28
Between 750 and 799

For over 15 years, First Defense Legal Aid has been dedicated to issues of indigent defense, police accountability, and the protection of civil rights. FDLA's mission is two-pronged: to ensure equal justice to people in custody at Chicago Police stations and to educate the people of Chicago about the power of their Constitutional rights. First, FDLA provides a free, reliable, and experienced lawyer to individuals who are arrested in the city of Chicago. The FDLA attorney is available at the initial and most critical stage of the criminal justice process: from the time of arrest until the court system assigns a Public Defender. At the police station, the attorney helps the client understand and assert his or her rights, gathers information about arrest and detainment, documents evidence of police brutality, advocates for medical treatment, and informs the family and friends of the detainee throughout the process. Second, in an effort to promote the Chicago Police Custody Hotline and educate Chicagoans on the power of their Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights, FDLA presents Street Law in schools and community groups. The Street Law presentations focus on what to do if you are stopped, searched, or arrested by the police, how to assert your rights on the street and at the station, and what to do if you feel that the police have violated your civil rights.

NAICS: 541
NAICS Definition:
Employees: 21
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

Compliance Summary
Edwards and Co Legal
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
First Defense Legal Aid
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Edwards and Co Legal in 2025.

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for First Defense Legal Aid in 2025.

Incident History — Edwards and Co Legal (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Edwards and Co Legal cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — First Defense Legal Aid (X = Date, Y = Severity)

First Defense Legal Aid cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Edwards and Co Legal
Incidents

No Incident

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First Defense Legal Aid
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FAQ

Both Edwards and Co Legal company and First Defense Legal Aid company demonstrate a comparable AI Cybersecurity Score, with strong governance and monitoring frameworks in place.

Historically, First Defense Legal Aid company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Edwards and Co Legal company.

In the current year, First Defense Legal Aid company and Edwards and Co Legal company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither First Defense Legal Aid company nor Edwards and Co Legal company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither First Defense Legal Aid company nor Edwards and Co Legal company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither First Defense Legal Aid company nor Edwards and Co Legal company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal company nor First Defense Legal Aid company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal company nor First Defense Legal Aid company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

First Defense Legal Aid company employs more people globally than Edwards and Co Legal company, reflecting its scale as a Legal Services.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Edwards and Co Legal nor First Defense Legal Aid 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