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Security report for animationfactory.com

Authentic Creatives, LLC · Media · N/a

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Animation Factory, operated by Authentic Creatives, LLC, is a well-established digital media provider specializing in royalty-free animations, 3D clipart, PowerPoint templates, fonts, and related creative assets. Founded in 1999, the company targets creative professionals, educators, and marketers seeking affordable and diverse digital content through a subscription-based model. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with a broad content catalog and clear navigation features.

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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
60

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

The company maintains a niche market position with a long operational history and a focused business model centered on digital content licensing. Partnerships with related domains such as Clipart.com and iPHOTOS.com enhance its ecosystem. Revenue streams likely include membership subscriptions and affiliate referrals. The target audience is broad within creative and educational sectors, with growth potential in digital media demand. The presence of Google Adsense and Analytics indicates monetization and user behavior tracking strategies.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, indicating a baseline security posture. However, it lacks advanced security headers and explicit security or incident response policies, which could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. GDPR compliance is partial, with privacy and terms pages present but no cookie consent mechanism. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent, representing gaps in security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to engage with security researchers.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Authentic Creatives, LLC
Description
Over 600,000 royalty-free animations, 3d clipart images, PowerPoint templates and fonts to explore. Creative inspiration for all your projects!
Key services
Royalty-free animations, 3D clipart images, PowerPoint templates, Fonts, Sounds, Web graphics
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, Google Analytics, Google Adsense, Cloudflare DNS, Google Fonts (PT Sans), Custom JavaScript and CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Marketing tools
OptinMonster
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a large library of royalty-free animations and clipart
  2. Clear navigation with advanced search options
  3. Presence of multiple content categories and featured keywords
  4. Use of Google Adsense and Analytics for monetization and tracking
  5. Contact email provided with business hours
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses found
  7. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  8. No visible security or incident response policies
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional tech stack with jQuery 1.12.4, Google Fonts, and Google Analytics. Hosting is via Cloudflare DNS with NameCheap as registrar. The site is moderately performant with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and structured data. There is no detected CMS, indicating a custom or legacy platform. Modernization opportunities include updating JavaScript libraries and improving mobile responsiveness and accessibility 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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