GoSpace

GoSpace provides an AI-driven solution for autonomous workplace management and real-time space allocation, primarily in hybrid real estate and office operations. While its core function is optimizing physical space and employee coordination, its reliance on data, cloud infrastructure, and deep integration into an organization's IT ecosystem brings it into the purview of cybersecurity.

In the context of cybersecurity, GoSpace presents a multi-faceted presence and risk profile:

As a Cyber-Exposed Third-Party Platform

GoSpace's service operates as a sophisticated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that ingests and processes sensitive organizational data. This makes it a crucial component of an organization's supply chain and third-party exposure.

• Data Security Risk: The platform processes data that may include employees' historical and forecasted attendance, team proximity needs, collaboration patterns, and real-time location within the office via integrated sensors or systems, such as Meraki WAP data. The confidentiality and integrity of this data are paramount; a breach of the GoSpace platform or its underlying cloud infrastructure could expose personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive employee behavior data.

• Integration Risk (API Security): GoSpace is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing collaboration and booking platforms such as Microsoft 365, leveraging an extensive API suite that includes Authentication, Spatial, Directory, and Workplace APIs. The security of these Application Programming Interface (API) endpoints is critical. If these APIs are not adequately secured, they could be exploited to compromise or manipulate the space allocation system, leading to unauthorized access, disruption of business operations, or denial-of-service attacks.

As an AI and IoT Security Concern

GoSpace’s reliance on its proprietary AI engine, Aidra, and potentially associated Internet of Things (IoT) devices introduces specific security considerations.

• AI Model Integrity: The AI engine makes automated, dynamic allocation decisions. This system must be protected against AI model poisoning or other forms of manipulation. A malicious actor could attempt to feed the system false data to force arbitrary allocation decisions, disrupt team collaboration, or create unnecessary operational costs, constituting an integrity attack.

• Edge and IoT Device Security: In some deployments, GoSpace can use smart devices to monitor meeting rooms and floor plans in real-time. These edge devices and the sensors they depend on represent potential entry points into the network if they are not patched, hardened, or secured against physical and remote access. Their connection to the main cloud infrastructure must be robustly secured.

In the Space and Telecommunication Sector

It is also important to note that the name "GoSpace" is associated with other entities, such as GOSPACE LABS, which focuses on IoT and telecommunication solutions for environmental challenges, space, and smart cities.

• Critical Infrastructure Risk: The work in telecommunications and space inherently involves national security and critical infrastructure. GOSPACE LABS explicitly addresses cybersecurity within its scope. For example, the security of satellite communications, which are now vital for defense, GPS, and communication, is an urgent concern, as state-backed groups can exploit credentials, inject malicious code, or jam signals. The security of cloud infrastructure and the underlying telecommunications hardware is paramount in this sector.

ThreatNG, as an external attack surface management solution, can help identify risks associated with a vendor's external exposure, such as GoSpace, by externally identifying its presence.

External Discovery and Assessment

ThreatNG begins with External Discovery, performing purely unauthenticated outside-in scanning. This is critical because it identifies the organization's external footprint exactly as an attacker would.

The Domain Intelligence module uses Domain Record Analysis to perform Vendor and Technology Identification, which is the core mechanism for identifying GoSpace.

Detailed Examples of External Assessment:

• Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility: This assessment is triggered if GoSpace is linked to a subdomain via a CNAME record pointing to a third-party service (like a hosting platform or CDN)5555. The platform checks if this external service resource is inactive or unclaimed, confirming a "dangling DNS" state that could be exploited. Suppose the GoSpace integration relies on a dangling DNS record. In that case, ThreatNG confirms and prioritizes it as a high-risk finding, negatively affecting the security rating (A-F, with $\text{F}$ being the worst).

• Cyber Risk Exposure: The platform checks the GoSpace-associated domain and subdomains for critical configuration weaknesses. For instance, ThreatNG assesses for exposed ports, private Internet Protocol addresses, and missing essential security headers (specifically Content-Security-Policy, HTTP Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Content-Type, and X-Frame-Options). If the interface used to access the GoSpace service lacks an automatic HTTPS redirect or is missing these headers, it will result in a lower Cyber Risk Exposure Security Rating.

Investigation Modules and Intelligence Repositories

ThreatNG's investigation modules and intelligence repositories provide the depth of context necessary to analyze and prioritize GoSpace-related exposures.

Detailed Examples from Investigation Modules:

• Subdomain Intelligence: After discovering the GoSpace vendor association, this module drills down into the linked subdomains11. It conducts Content Identification to find exposed development environments, APIs, or internal emails associated with the GoSpace service integration. For example, if the API for the GoSpace integration is exposed on a subdomain like gospace-dev.company.com, the module identifies the API content and any exposed Emails on that page.

• Sensitive Code Exposure: The Code Repository Exposure module is highly focused on credentials. It would search for public code repositories containing exposed secrets used for GoSpace integration, such as an AWS Access Key ID (if GoSpace accesses a cloud bucket) or a Generic Credential (such as a username and password in a uniform resource identifier) used to connect to the service. A successful discovery immediately flags a critical security risk.

Intelligence Repositories:

• Vulnerabilities (DarCache Vulnerability): This repository proactively manages external risks. It integrates intelligence from NVD (for technical details), EPSS (for predicting exploitation likelihood), and KEV (for actively exploited vulnerabilities). Suppose a known vulnerability (KEV) exists in the GoSpace platform or one of its dependent technologies. In that case, ThreatNG cross-references this with the organization's identified assets, allowing the security team to prioritize remediation based on the vulnerability's real-world exploitability and potential impact.

Reporting and Continuous Monitoring

ThreatNG provides Continuous Monitoring of the external attack surface, digital risk, and security ratings19. This ensures that new risks, such as a developer accidentally exposing a new GoSpace staging environment, are caught immediately.

All findings are captured in Prioritized Reports (High, Medium, Low). The embedded Knowledgebase is critical, as it provides Reasoning for why the GoSpace-related exposure is risky and specific Recommendations to mitigate it (e.g., advising on how to add the missing HSTS header). The Context Engine™ provides Legal-Grade Attribution by correlating the technical finding (e.g., an exposed GoSpace configuration file) with decisive legal and financial context, offering the certainty needed to justify remediation efforts.

Complementary Solutions

ThreatNG can work with complementary solutions to enhance its value proposition:

• ThreatNG and an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Platform: ThreatNG's Compromised Credentials repository identifies a leaked employee password that grants privileged access to the GoSpace integration platform. A complementary IAM platform (like Okta or Microsoft Entra) could then use this external finding to automatically trigger a forced password reset and a multi-factor authentication re-enrollment for that specific employee account, mitigating the risk of an account takeover from the compromised credential.

• ThreatNG and a Security Monitoring (SIEM/XDR) Solution: If ThreatNG's Subdomain Intelligence identifies a publicly exposed private IP address linked to a GoSpace service subdomain, a complementary SIEM/XDR solution (like Splunk or Darktrace) could immediately use that exposed IP address as a filter to monitor its internal network logs for any unauthorized external connections attempting to communicate with that specific internal private resource, allowing for rapid detection of attempted exploitation.