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Security report for bitmovin.com

Bitmovin · Technology · USA

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bitmovin is a leading enterprise technology company specializing in live and on-demand video streaming solutions. They offer a comprehensive suite of products including VOD and Live Encoders, a modular video player, analytics, and AI-driven scene analysis. Their market position is strong, supported by partnerships with major cloud providers such as Akamai, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle. The company targets businesses and developers seeking scalable, high-quality video streaming infrastructure with a cloud-native approach. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and frameworks, hosted on WP Engine and accelerated via Cloudflare CDN, ensuring fast performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with valid SSL certificates and no known vulnerabilities, but could be improved by enabling HSTS, DNSSEC, and publishing a security.txt file. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with consent mechanisms in place. Overall, Bitmovin demonstrates a mature digital presence with strong branding, trust signals, and a professional user experience.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 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 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
95
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Bitmovin operates in the media and technology sectors, providing cloud-native video streaming and encoding services. Their business model is SaaS-based, offering scalable solutions for VOD and live streaming workflows. The company leverages strategic partnerships with leading cloud providers and technology vendors to enhance their offerings and market reach. Their target customers include broadcasters, OTT platforms, corporate streaming, eCommerce, education, and gaming industries. Growth indicators include extensive content processing volumes, millions of live minutes encoded monthly, and billions of player impressions. The presence of detailed case studies, whitepapers, and active community engagement reflects a strong ecosystem and customer focus. Bitmovin's Innovators Network and partner ecosystem further strengthen their competitive advantage and innovation capacity.

Security posture

Bitmovin's security maturity is moderate to good. The website uses a valid SSL certificate issued by a reputable CA and employs Cloudflare for CDN and edge caching, enhancing security and performance. No vulnerable SSL protocols or known SSL vulnerabilities were detected. However, the absence of HSTS, DNSSEC, and CAA records indicates room for improvement in DNS and transport layer security. There is no explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available, which could impact transparency and trust. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with cookie consent mechanisms implemented. The lack of a published security.txt file and incident response contacts suggests limited public vulnerability disclosure and incident management transparency. Overall, Bitmovin demonstrates good baseline security practices but should enhance transparency and DNS security measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and protect against downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent DNS spoofing or cache poisoning.
  3. Add Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) DNS records to restrict which CAs can issue certificates for the domain.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and security contact information.
  5. Provide explicit incident response contact channels (e.g., security@bitmovin.com) to improve transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bitmovin Inc.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, hosted on WP Engine and accelerated by Cloudflare CDN, ensuring robust hosting and delivery infrastructure. It uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Video.js for video playback, Bitmovin Player SDK, and Material Components Web for UI elements. The site employs advanced SEO techniques including structured data (JSON-LD), Open Graph, and Twitter Cards for rich social media integration. Performance is fast with cache-control headers and edge caching enabled. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, with responsive design and ARIA attributes. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though some legacy SSL protocols are disabled, indicating a focus on security. There is no evidence of technical debt or outdated frameworks. Opportunities exist to further modernize DNS security and enhance security policy transparency.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 77/100Low25 findingsView report
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