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Security report for bioz.com

Bioz · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bioz operates as an AI-powered search engine specializing in life-science research products, leveraging advanced technologies such as Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to extract and summarize data from scientific literature. The platform targets researchers in academia and industry, providing data-driven product recommendations and ratings to accelerate scientific experimentation and drug discovery. The company maintains a professional online presence with consistent branding and a user-friendly interface optimized for desktop and mobile users. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including React components, Bootstrap, jQuery, and various UI libraries, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is well-structured with SEO best practices and accessibility considerations, although some improvements in accessibility could be made. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes CSRF tokens, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for Bioz's AI-driven scientific research services. However, the absence of WHOIS data and registrant information introduces some uncertainty regarding domain legitimacy. Strategic improvements in security transparency and domain registration disclosure are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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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
77
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

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

Bioz positions itself as a leading AI search engine in the life sciences sector, serving over one million researchers worldwide. Its competitive advantage lies in leveraging AI to mine vast scientific literature for product recommendations, a niche with growing demand in pharmaceutical and academic research. The business model centers on providing subscription-based access to data analytics and product ratings, supplemented by supplier badges and industry subscriptions. The company’s ecosystem includes partnerships and social media engagement but lacks publicly disclosed parent or subsidiary relationships. Growth indicators include a broad global user base and continuous content updates. The platform’s strategic focus on AI and data-driven insights aligns well with current trends in scientific research and technology adoption.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and CSRF protections in place. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No public security policy or incident response information is available, which may hinder rapid response to security incidents. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure programs or security.txt files, limiting transparency. Data protection practices appear adequate with cookie consent and privacy policy compliance, but explicit details on data retention and processing are not found. Overall, the security posture is functional but could benefit from enhanced transparency and additional technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response procedures and contact channels.
  2. Add and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen browser security.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and publish a security.txt file to improve transparency and community engagement.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with standards and user experience for all users.
  5. Clarify domain registration details and consider publishing registrant information to improve trust and legitimacy perception.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bioz
Description
Bioz is the world’s most comprehensive A.I. search engine for scientific experimentation. The Bioz search engine offers researchers billions of data-driven product recommendations and industry ratings. Bioz taps into the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) – including Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) – to mine and structure hundreds of millions of pages of complex and unstructured scientific papers. By harnessing the power of AI, Bioz provides researchers with an unprecedented amount of summarized scientific experimentation knowledge right at their fingertips, ultimately helping to speed up drug discovery and the rate of success in finding cures for diseases. Bioz is used by over 1,000,000 researchers from over 10,000 different universities and companies in 196 countries.
Key services
AI-powered search engine for scientific experimentation, Product recommendations from peer-reviewed research papers, Industry ratings, Bioz Badges for suppliers, Data analytics (Bioz Intelligence), Industry subscriptions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 3.3.6, Font Awesome, W2UI, Tooltipster, Typeahead.js, jQuery Confirm, JS-Cookie, React (indicated by data-react-class attributes)
Frameworks
React (partial)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL and asset URLs)
  • CSRF tokens present in meta tags
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to life science research
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact is via form
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting domain trust verification
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information published
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks
  8. No advertising or tracking networks detected in HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a hybrid stack combining Ruby on Rails backend with React frontend components, supported by Bootstrap and jQuery libraries for UI and interaction. The use of Typeahead.js and Tooltipster enhances user experience in search and tooltips. The site loads assets from a dedicated CDN (cdn.bioz.com), improving performance and scalability. Meta tags and structured data are well implemented for SEO and social media integration. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes a virtual keyboard feature for input. Performance is moderate with no critical technical debt observed, though some modernization opportunities exist in adopting newer frontend frameworks and improving accessibility compliance.
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

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