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Security report for scale-up.com

Scale-up Systems Ltd. · Healthcare · Ireland

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Scale-up Systems Ltd. is a specialized software company providing advanced drug substance process development and scale-up software solutions primarily for scientists and engineers in the pharmaceutical industry. Their flagship product, Scale-up Suite, includes Dynochem, Dynochem Biologics, and Reaction Lab, positioning them as a market leader in this niche. The company is a part of METTLER TOLEDO, enhancing its market credibility and reach. The website is content-rich, featuring extensive customer publications, training resources, and webinars, demonstrating a strong commitment to customer education and engagement. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including jQuery and Bootstrap, with good SEO and mobile optimization. Security practices include the use of CSP nonces and Raygun for error monitoring, although explicit security headers and HTTPS enforcement details are not fully verifiable from the HTML alone. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear comprehensive, indicating GDPR compliance. Contact information is limited to a support email, with no phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly displayed. Overall, the security posture is solid with no evident vulnerabilities or blocking mechanisms detected. The domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. The website scores highly on content quality, technical implementation, security, privacy compliance, and business credibility, making it a trustworthy and professional digital presence for the company.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 100 · High
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Security headers
90
Email security
90
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
68

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

Scale-up Systems operates in the healthcare and technology sectors, focusing on pharmaceutical process development software. Their competitive advantage lies in their specialized, scientifically rigorous software tools that accelerate process development and scale-up. The business model revolves around software licensing, upgrades, training, and resource provision. Their target customers are pharmaceutical scientists and engineers requiring advanced modeling tools. The company benefits from its association with METTLER TOLEDO, which likely supports distribution and credibility. The extensive library of customer publications and webinars indicates a mature ecosystem and active user community, supporting growth and customer retention. The website's integration with multiple partner domains for resources and account management reflects a well-structured digital ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with the implementation of Content Security Policy nonces, use of Raygun for error monitoring, and removal of iframe elements to prevent clickjacking. However, explicit HTTP security headers such as X-Frame-Options and Strict-Transport-Security are not verifiable from the provided HTML. The site uses HTTPS links extensively, suggesting encrypted communications, but the SSL configuration cannot be fully assessed here. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of a published security policy or vulnerability disclosure page is a minor gap. Incident response contact channels are not explicitly provided. Overall, the site follows good security practices but could improve transparency and header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Enforce HTTPS site-wide with HSTS header to ensure secure connections.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to enhance transparency.
  3. Add explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Content-Security-Policy at the HTTP header level.
  4. Include incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scale-up Systems Ltd.
Description
Scale-up Suite is the world’s leading suite of drug substance process development and scale-up software for scientists and engineers working in the pharmaceutical industry.
Key services
Dynochem, Dynochem Biologics, Reaction Lab, Software upgrades, Training and resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Raygun (error monitoring), Google Fonts (Noto Sans), Custom CSS and JS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Raygun for error monitoring
  • Nonce attributes on inline scripts for CSP
  • Removal of iframe sections for clickjacking protection

Analytics and tracking

Services
Raygun
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Raygun
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content rich with extensive resources and publications.
  2. Strong focus on pharmaceutical process development software and training.
  3. Active integration with METTLER TOLEDO as parent company.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges; full content accessible.
  5. Good use of security best practices such as CSP nonce and error monitoring.
  6. No explicit terms of service found.
  7. Contact information limited to support email; no phone or physical address explicitly shown.
  8. Multiple external resource and partner domains used consistently.
  9. No suspicious or malicious domains detected.
  10. No visible forms collecting personal data on the main page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and stable technology stack including jQuery and Bootstrap for responsive design and UI components. Raygun is integrated for real-time error monitoring, indicating proactive maintenance. The site loads asynchronously loaded scripts and uses nonce attributes for inline scripts, reflecting good security hygiene. The performance is moderate, with room for optimization. SEO is well addressed with meta descriptions and structured content. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. Technical debt appears low, but adding more modern frameworks or CMS could improve maintainability and scalability.
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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