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Security report for proquest.com

ProQuest LLC · Education · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

ProQuest LLC is a leading enterprise in the education and research sector, providing extensive access to scholarly journals, books, dissertations, and other academic resources. The company serves a broad audience including academic, corporate, government, public, and school libraries worldwide. Owned by Clarivate, ProQuest maintains a strong market position through subscription-based access to unique content and research tools. The website reflects a mature digital presence with a professional design, clear navigation, and comprehensive content tailored to its institutional users. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including JavaScript frameworks, Apache Tapestry, and integrates third-party services such as OneTrust for cookie consent and Cloudflare for performance and security. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, ensuring a positive user experience across devices. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security perspective, ProQuest enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configurations and implements standard security headers. The presence of cookie consent mechanisms aligns with privacy regulations such as GDPR. However, the site lacks publicly available detailed security policies, incident response information, and vulnerability disclosure channels, which are recommended for enhanced transparency and trust. Overall, ProQuest's website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with privacy standards. The absence of public WHOIS data is likely due to privacy protection, which is justified given the business nature. Strategic recommendations include publishing explicit security and incident response policies, adding vulnerability disclosure information, and providing direct security contact channels to further strengthen the security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
39
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
79
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

ProQuest operates in the education and research content aggregation industry, targeting academic institutions, government agencies, and corporate libraries. Its business model revolves around subscription and institutional access to a vast repository of scholarly content and research tools. The company benefits from its parent Clarivate's global presence and resources. ProQuest's competitive advantage lies in its extensive content offerings, multi-language support, and integration with citation and research management tools. The website's linkage to official corporate and support domains indicates a well-established partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include continuous product updates and internationalization. The company maintains a professional brand image with consistent messaging and trust signals such as privacy and cookie policies.

Security posture

ProQuest demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforcement, modern SSL configurations, and standard security headers. The use of OneTrust for cookie consent indicates compliance with privacy regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the website content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response plan, and vulnerability disclosure program represents a gap in transparency and readiness. No direct security contact emails or phone numbers were found, which could hinder incident reporting. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adding explicit security governance documentation and communication channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  3. Provide direct security contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by linking privacy and security governance documents prominently.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ProQuest LLC
Description
ProQuest powers research in academic, corporate, government, public and school libraries around the world with unique content. Explore millions of resources from scholarly journals, books, newspapers, videos and more.
Key services
Research content aggregation, Scholarly journals access, Books and dissertations, News sources, Research tools and citation management
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Bootstrap CSS, jQuery, Socket.IO, MathJax, RequireJS, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Frameworks
Tapestry (Apache Tapestry)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure login overlays

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is rich, professional, and targeted at academic and institutional users.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms are present.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main site; contact via forms and about site.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  6. WHOIS data is not publicly available, but domain is active and legitimate.
  7. Modern tech stack with good accessibility and SEO practices.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Apache Tapestry framework with a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Socket.IO, and MathJax for mathematical content rendering. It integrates OneTrust for cookie consent management and uses Cloudflare for CDN and security services. The site is mobile responsive, accessible, and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in loading times. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The technical infrastructure supports a robust and scalable user experience suitable for enterprise-level academic research services.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 75/100Medium23 findings · partial scanView report
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