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Security report for scispace.com

SciSpace by Typeset · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SciSpace by Typeset is an AI-powered academic research platform established in 2006, offering a comprehensive suite of tools including literature review, PDF chat, AI writing assistance, citation generation, and data extraction. It serves over one million researchers globally and is positioned as a leading solution in the education technology sector. The platform is hosted on Amazon AWS and built using modern web technologies such as React and Next.js, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. The website demonstrates strong branding consistency and trust indicators, including partnerships with prestigious universities and positive user testimonials. However, the site lacks published privacy and cookie policies, as well as formal security and incident response documentation, which are critical for compliance and user trust. The domain registration data is consistent and indicates a legitimate and mature business presence.

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

7 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

    • 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

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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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention scispace.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,651
Employees
0
Customers
1,651
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
13%

5 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

SciSpace targets students and researchers by providing AI-driven tools to accelerate academic research workflows. Its business model revolves around offering a powerful platform with multiple integrated services, including AI writing and data extraction, likely monetized through subscription pricing and premium features. The platform's market position is strengthened by its large user base and endorsements from top academic institutions. The presence of an affiliate program and marketing tools suggests active growth and user acquisition strategies. The company leverages partnerships and extensions such as a Chrome extension and iOS app to broaden its reach. Overall, SciSpace exhibits a solid competitive advantage in the AI academic research niche with a scalable and diversified service offering.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and domain registration protections such as clientDeleteProhibited status. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers, and publicly available security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, along with missing consent mechanisms, represents compliance gaps, particularly regarding GDPR. The security posture is moderate, with room for improvement in transparency and technical security controls to enhance user trust and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan with dedicated contact channels.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website.
  5. Provide clear and verified contact information for business and security inquiries to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SciSpace by Typeset
Description
Accelerate your research with SciSpace AI. Conduct systematic literature reviews, search 200M+ papers, and chat with PDFs, write papers — all in one powerful platform, trusted by 1M+ researchers worldwide
Key services
Chat with PDF, AI Writer, Literature Review, Find Topics, Paraphraser, Citation Generator, Extract Data, AI Detector, Research PDF to Video
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, AWS Cloudfront, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web, iOS App, Chrome Extension
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a mature, well-established AI academic research platform
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  4. Strong branding and trust signals from academic partnerships and user base
  5. Modern technology stack and good performance observed
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
Technical notes

Notes

SciSpace is built on a modern technology stack featuring React and Next.js, hosted on Amazon AWS Cloudfront CDN, which contributes to fast loading times and excellent mobile responsiveness. The website uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing purposes. The site structure includes multiple AI-powered tools accessible via a clean and intuitive interface. There is no detected CMS, indicating a custom or framework-based build. The technical implementation is robust with good SEO and accessibility practices, though the lack of some security headers and privacy compliance features indicates areas for technical enhancement. Overall, the infrastructure supports scalable and performant delivery of AI 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

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