Comparison Overview

Hopkinson & Abbondanza

VS

Carson McDowell

Hopkinson & Abbondanza

6 City Center, Suite 400, Portland, Maine, US, 04101
Last Update: 2025-11-28
Between 700 and 749

Hopkinson & Abbondanza is celebrating its 30th year in business! H&A has represented successful clients who make things happen; they are people who work hard, who build businesses, invest in opportunities, and wish to leave legacies for their community and the next generation. Our clients’ needs range from comprehensive Estate Planning to improving corporate compliance for the transition of a major multi-generation family business to a real estate closing for a first-time home buyer. Our clients trust us to be there for them and our reputation proves that we are. Hopkinson & Abbondanza is a boutique law firm. We are right sized to serve our clients efficiently and effectively in estate planning, real estate and business matters. We collaborate with other law firms and professionals both in our field and in fields where we do not practice. Our collaborative advisors have developed their own expertise and when we work together, our clients gain access to some of the best minds in our community and around the country. We train with thought-leaders in estate planning, asset protection, land-use ideas and business development and planning.

NAICS: 5411
NAICS Definition: Legal Services
Employees: 21
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Carson McDowell

Murray House, Belfast, BT1 6DN, GB
Last Update: 2025-11-28

Carson McDowell is the largest independent law firm in Northern Ireland. Headquartered in Belfast, with offices in Dublin, the firm employs over 200 staff. As a full-service law firm, we cater to all our clients' needs, regardless of complexity. Our expertise has been built over many years and spans more than 29 distinct practice areas. What truly sets us apart is our unrivalled strength in key industry sectors, including healthcare, energy and renewables, technology, charities, transport, manufacturing, and education, among others. Carson McDowell is proud to represent over 50% of Northern Ireland's top 100 companies, as well as international businesses operating in the region. Our lawyers have actively participated in numerous significant transactions and legal cases, serving regional, national, and international clients who rely on our expertise. Recently we were honoured to be the first Northern Ireland- based law firm included in the Belfast Telegraph’s Top 100 Northern Ireland Companies list. For more than ten years, Carson McDowell has maintained its top position in two prestigious legal industry guides: Chambers UK and The Legal 500, surpassing all competitors in Northern Ireland. Subscribe to our newsletter for all articles and insights published by our legal experts and a brief overview of Carson McDowell's latest news.

NAICS: 5411
NAICS Definition: Legal Services
Employees: 199
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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Hopkinson & Abbondanza
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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Carson McDowell
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
Hopkinson & Abbondanza
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Carson McDowell
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

Hopkinson & Abbondanza has 13.64% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Carson McDowell in 2025.

Incident History — Hopkinson & Abbondanza (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Hopkinson & Abbondanza cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Carson McDowell (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Carson McDowell cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Hopkinson & Abbondanza
Incidents

Date Detected: 2/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Email Account Compromise
Blog: Blog
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Carson McDowell
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Carson McDowell company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Hopkinson & Abbondanza company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Hopkinson & Abbondanza company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Carson McDowell company has not reported any.

In the current year, Hopkinson & Abbondanza company has reported more cyber incidents than Carson McDowell company.

Neither Carson McDowell company nor Hopkinson & Abbondanza company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Hopkinson & Abbondanza company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Carson McDowell company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Carson McDowell company nor Hopkinson & Abbondanza company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza company nor Carson McDowell company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza company nor Carson McDowell company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Carson McDowell company employs more people globally than Hopkinson & Abbondanza company, reflecting its scale as a Legal Services.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Hopkinson & Abbondanza nor Carson McDowell 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