Comparison Overview

Spencer West

VS

BAL Lawyers

Spencer West

Longbow House, 20 Chiswell Street, London, England, EC1Y 4TW, GB
Last Update: 2025-11-28
Between 750 and 799

Spencer West is a leading full-service international law firm, committed to a values-led approach and advising businesses and individuals globally. Our core values of collaboration, entrepreneurship, and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be both globally connected and locally invested. Our global network of collaborative colleagues forms a community around the world, opening up cross-border capabilities while remaining culturally sensitive and giving back to the communities we are active within. Our experienced lawyers are recognised experts in their fields, having come from leading City, national, and international law firms, as well as senior in-house positions. We work in a modern and dynamic way, offering autonomy over where, when, and how we work. This allows us to view issues from your perspective and deliver the best results. With an international presence and a global outlook, we provide comprehensive legal advice on corporate, commercial, disputes, and private wealth matters across multiple jurisdictions. At Spencer West, we seamlessly blend local knowledge with global strength to meet the diverse needs of our clients.

NAICS: 5411
NAICS Definition: Legal Services
Employees: 373
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

BAL Lawyers

9th Floor, Canberra House, Canberra, ACT, 2617, AU
Last Update: 2025-11-28
Between 750 and 799

BAL is comprised of devoted teams covering a wide range of legal services. We have a strong focus on commercial and business law, property, local government, employment, dispute resolution, estate planning and litigation. At BAL Lawyers our priority is to serve our clients through the highest standards of integrity, straightforward communication and innovative solutions as well as a real commitment to promoting our clients’ success. We are proud of our reputation as a leader in the community in delivering commercial outcomes for our extensive client base. The firm prides itself upon its lawyers being not only talented and innovative, but capable of going beyond the traditional legal role of reactive adviser to working as an extension of our clients’ businesses. Our clients receive cost-effective legal services, as well as the attention, respect and courtesy that comes with our more accessible and personable firm.

NAICS: 541
NAICS Definition:
Employees: 69
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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Spencer West
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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BAL Lawyers
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
Spencer West
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
BAL Lawyers
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Spencer West in 2025.

Incidents vs Legal Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for BAL Lawyers in 2025.

Incident History — Spencer West (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Spencer West cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — BAL Lawyers (X = Date, Y = Severity)

BAL Lawyers cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Spencer West
Incidents

No Incident

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BAL Lawyers
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Spencer West company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to BAL Lawyers company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, BAL Lawyers company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Spencer West company.

In the current year, BAL Lawyers company and Spencer West company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither BAL Lawyers company nor Spencer West company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither BAL Lawyers company nor Spencer West company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither BAL Lawyers company nor Spencer West company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Spencer West company nor BAL Lawyers company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Spencer West company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to BAL Lawyers company.

Spencer West company employs more people globally than BAL Lawyers company, reflecting its scale as a Legal Services.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Spencer West nor BAL Lawyers 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