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Security report for gettyimages.com

Getty Images · Media · Finland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Getty Images is a leading global provider of royalty-free images, editorial stock photos, vector art, video footage, and stock music licensing. The company targets media professionals, marketers, and content creators with a digital licensing platform that offers a rich library of high-quality media assets. The website reflects a large enterprise-level operation with consistent branding and good content quality, serving primarily the media industry in Finland and globally. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including AngularJS, Webpack, Google Tag Manager, and OneTrust for cookie consent. Hosting and DNS are managed via Amazon AWS and Mimecast for email security. However, the website suffers from poor SSL/TLS configuration, lacking a valid certificate and modern TLS protocols, which critically impacts security and user trust. Performance is slow with a high resource count and large page size, and mobile optimization is basic. Security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, missing security headers, and no HSTS or OCSP stapling. While bot protection is implemented via Google reCAPTCHA, the lack of secure transport and headers exposes the site to risks. Privacy compliance is good with a clear privacy and cookie policy and GDPR adherence. Business credibility is moderate with trust signals from domain verifications but lacks visible contact or security policy information. Overall, Getty Images' website is functional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust. Performance optimization and enhanced mobile and accessibility features would also improve user experience and SEO effectiveness.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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. 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';…

  2. 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: Google Analytics, Google APIs

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

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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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
50
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
70

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

Getty Images holds a strong market position as a premier stock media provider with a comprehensive digital licensing business model. The company leverages partnerships with major technology providers for domain verification and email security. Its revenue streams are primarily from licensing digital media assets to professional and commercial customers worldwide. The target customer segments include media agencies, advertisers, and creative professionals. The company demonstrates a mature partnership ecosystem with integrations for payment verification (Stripe), marketing (Salesforce), and content management. Growth indicators include active A/B testing and feature flags for user experience improvements. Strategic observations highlight the need for enhanced security and performance to maintain competitive advantage and customer trust.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS enforcement. Critical vulnerabilities include no TLS protocol support, missing security headers, and no HSTS policy, exposing the site to man-in-the-middle attacks and data interception. Compliance gaps exist in security policy transparency and incident response contact availability. Data protection practices are partially implemented with bot validation and email security via Mimecast. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the site content. The security posture requires immediate remediation to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements such as GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated protocols.
  3. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Activate HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce secure connections.
  5. Publish clear security policies and incident response contact information on the website.
  6. Optimize website performance by reducing resource count and page size to improve load times.
  7. Enhance mobile responsiveness and accessibility features to improve user experience and SEO.
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is hosted on Amazon AWS with DNS managed by AWS Route 53 and email security via Mimecast. The front-end uses AngularJS framework with Webpack for asset bundling and Google Fonts for typography. Cookie consent is managed by OneTrust, and Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tags. Despite modern tooling, the site suffers from slow load times and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical technical debt. The absence of security headers and session management features indicates outdated security practices. There is an opportunity to modernize the tech stack by upgrading to newer frameworks, improving SSL/TLS configuration, and optimizing front-end assets for better performance and security.
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. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
  2. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
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