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Security report for thinkst.com

Thinkst Applied Research · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Thinkst Applied Research is a specialized cybersecurity company focused on breach detection and security research. Their flagship product, Thinkst Canary, along with Canarytokens, OpenCanary, and ThinkstScapes, serve a global audience of security professionals and enterprises. The company has a strong market position as a niche leader with over a decade of presence and deployment on all continents. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand with clear product messaging and a focus on solving difficult security problems. Technically, the website is built as a modern single-page application likely using Vue.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure with DNS managed by AWS DNS servers. It uses Matomo analytics for user tracking, indicating some privacy awareness. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO and accessibility basics, though some improvements could be made in accessibility and performance tuning. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and published security policies such as privacy, cookie, or incident response information. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The WHOIS data is consistent and trustworthy, with a domain age supporting the company's claimed history. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with better policy transparency and technical security controls. The overall risk is low given the professional nature and absence of critical vulnerabilities, but improvements in privacy compliance and security best practices are recommended to strengthen trust and regulatory alignment.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

5 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.

    • 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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs

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

  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

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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
62
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
74

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 thinkst.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

Thinkst operates in the cybersecurity technology sector with a focus on breach detection and security research products. Their business model revolves around product sales and research dissemination, targeting security teams and enterprises globally. The company benefits from a strong niche market position with recognized products and a loyal customer base. Their partnership ecosystem includes related domains for product deployment and documentation. Growth indicators include over a decade of operation and global deployment. The company maintains a professional online presence with consistent branding and active social media engagement, supporting credibility and market reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of security headers and published security policies indicates gaps in security best practices. There is no public vulnerability disclosure or incident response information, which could hinder timely reporting and remediation of security issues. The use of Matomo analytics suggests some privacy consideration, but lack of cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies reduces compliance with GDPR and similar regulations. Overall, the security culture appears functional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Add explicit incident response contact information to improve security communication.
  5. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Thinkst Applied Research
Description
Creators of the much loved Thinkst Canary. With products deployed on all 7 continents, and over two decades of published research presented around the world. They work on difficult problems and solve them.
Key services
Thinkst Canary, Canarytokens, OpenCanary, ThinkstScapes
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript (ES Modules), Matomo Analytics, Google Fonts (Open Sans), AWS DNS hosting
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by og:url and twitter:url with https)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on main page
  2. Contact provided only via external contact form link
  3. No email addresses or phone numbers explicitly listed on main page
  4. Use of Matomo analytics indicates some privacy-conscious tracking
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  6. No visible security headers in HTML source
  7. Strong branding and consistent product messaging
  8. Multiple external domains linked for product and documentation
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content
  10. Modern SPA design with Vue.js inferred
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript framework (likely Vue.js) with ES module scripts and asynchronous loading, contributing to good performance and user experience. Hosting on AWS DNS infrastructure provides reliability. The use of Google Fonts and Matomo analytics indicates a balance between design and privacy. However, the absence of CMS or backend technology details limits deeper technical assessment. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Accessibility is basic but could be improved to meet higher standards. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical risks are low but could increase if security headers and policies are not implemented.
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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