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Security report for ssci.com

Scientific Systems · Government · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Scientific Systems is a medium-sized U.S.-based technology company specializing in AI-powered autonomy solutions for defense and military applications across multiple domains including space, air, land, and sea. The company emphasizes collaborative autonomous systems, navigation, and orchestration to enhance battlefield effectiveness and operational efficiency. Their market position is strong within government and defense sectors, supported by decades of experience and ISO 9001:2015 certification. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with comprehensive content tailored to military and government audiences. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern frameworks and plugins such as Yoast SEO and Avia Framework. It integrates multimedia content including Vimeo videos and Google Fonts, and employs Google Analytics for user tracking. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO practices but could improve accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though it lacks some security headers and a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy. The WHOIS data for the domain www.ssci.com is missing or unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration transparency and legitimacy. Despite this, the website content and business information appear credible and professional. No signs of malware, phishing, or adult content were detected, indicating a safe and trustworthy site for its intended audience. Overall, Scientific Systems demonstrates a mature digital presence aligned with its defense industry focus, but should address domain registration transparency and enhance security headers to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

  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.

    • 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

  3. 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 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';…

  4. 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

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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
59
Security headers
70
Email security
45
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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

Scientific Systems operates primarily in the government and defense technology sector, delivering AI-powered autonomy software solutions that enable autonomous navigation, collaboration, and orchestration of uncrewed systems. Their business model targets U.S. military and government agencies, leveraging advanced development, digital integration, and product innovation. The company maintains a competitive advantage through its specialized expertise, long-standing industry presence, and certifications. Growth indicators include recent leadership hires and a new corporate headquarters. The company’s partnership ecosystem includes government labs and defense innovation engines, though no explicit partner domains were identified. Strategic observations suggest a focus on expanding autonomous capabilities across multiple warfare domains and enhancing digital engineering practices.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level with mandatory HTTPS encryption and cookie consent mechanisms implemented. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options indicates room for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published incident response contact or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Compliance with GDPR or other privacy regulations is not explicitly demonstrated beyond basic cookie consent. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a corporate website but should be enhanced to meet higher standards expected in the defense sector.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish an incident response page or security contact email to improve transparency and facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Develop and display a formal vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible security research.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards such as WCAG for broader usability and compliance.
  5. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration information to ensure transparency and build trust with stakeholders.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scientific Systems
Description
Scientific Systems delivers innovative AI-powered autonomy software solutions for defense applications across space, air, land, and sea domains, enabling autonomous navigation, collaboration, and orchestration for military and government customers.
Key services
AI-powered autonomy software, Collaborative weapons autonomy, Navigation solutions, Orchestration and command & control systems, Digital engineering and DevSecOps
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, Google Analytics, Vimeo embedded video, Google Fonts, Enfold theme, Avia Framework
Frameworks
Yoast SEO, Avia Framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent mechanism present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
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 rich content and multimedia
  2. Strong focus on AI-powered autonomy for defense and military applications
  3. No visible security headers detected in HTML source
  4. Privacy and cookie policies present with consent mechanism
  5. No visible contact emails on homepage; phone and address present in footer
  6. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust in domain registration transparency
  7. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices
  8. No evidence of malware or phishing
  9. No terms of service page found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Punch and Scientific Systems child themes, leveraging the Avia Framework and Yoast SEO plugin for SEO optimization. It incorporates modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Fonts, and embedded Vimeo videos. Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking via the gtag.js library. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and clear navigation structure. Performance is moderate, with some lazy loading and CSS/JS optimizations. However, the absence of certain security headers and incomplete WHOIS data represent technical risks. There is an opportunity to improve technical debt by enhancing security configurations, accessibility compliance, and domain registration transparency to support long-term operational stability.
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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