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Security report for sciencesoft.com

Sciencesoft · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sciencesoft is a UK-based company specializing in advanced 3D reservoir simulation software tailored for the oil exploration and energy sector. Established in 2000, the company offers a suite of products including the Reservoir Simulation Suite and S3analyse, designed to enhance reservoir engineering productivity and decision-making. Their market position is that of a niche software provider with a focus on chemical enhanced oil recovery and reservoir simulation post-processing. The website demonstrates moderate digital maturity, employing modern web technologies such as React and service workers, hosted via GoDaddy's platform and WSImg CDN. However, the site lacks comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, which indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but could be improved by adding security headers and enabling DNSSEC. Contact information is limited to a UK phone number and a Twitter social media link, with no company emails or physical addresses disclosed. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy, security, and compliance features.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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. 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

  2. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
57
Security headers
45
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
67

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

Sciencesoft operates primarily in the energy sector, targeting reservoir engineers and oil and gas professionals. Their business model revolves around software development and sales, supported by direct sales and authorised dealers. The company leverages its long-standing domain registration since 2000 to establish credibility. The product portfolio focuses on reservoir simulation and enhanced oil recovery, with a specialized post-processing tool, S3analyse. The website content and navigation are clear and relevant, supporting a good user experience. The presence of a knowledge base and testimonials indicates efforts to build trust and support customers. However, the absence of detailed contact emails and privacy policies may limit engagement and compliance. No evident partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the domain analysis.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, and registers a service worker for enhanced performance. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. DNSSEC is not enabled, reducing DNS security. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which is a gap in security transparency. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The site lacks privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR compliance. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements in headers, DNS security, and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information to improve security transparency.
  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
Sciencesoft
Description
Sciencesoft develops innovative, universal, reservoir engineering 3D simulation software that significantly enhances productivity and effectiveness. They deliver user-friendly, powerful and cost-effective solutions enabling engineers to create and share workflows quickly and easily, ensuring rapid return on investment and standardisation across an organisation. Their Reservoir Simulation Suite helps engineers to quickly and accurately analyse reservoir simulator results enabling multi-million-dollar field planning and development decisions.
Key services
Reservoir Simulation Suite, Chemical EOR Simulation, S3analyse post-processing software, Direct sales and authorised dealer network
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, React (implied by react_commonjs-external.js), Web fonts (Abril Fatface, Droid Sans, Oswald), Service Worker, GoDaddy Website Builder, WSImg CDN
Frameworks
React
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Service worker registered

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ywxi.net (tracking script)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and relevant content.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. Contact information limited to phone number; no email addresses found.
  4. No visible security headers detected; DNSSEC not enabled.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and service worker indicates moderate digital maturity.
  6. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using GoDaddy Website Builder with React-based components and modern web fonts. It uses WSImg CDN for image hosting and includes a service worker for offline capabilities or caching. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Performance is moderate, with no major blocking scripts detected. However, the absence of security headers and DNSSEC indicates some technical debt in security best practices. The site does not expose any sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from security enhancements and improved privacy 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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