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Security report for gettyimages.com

Getty Images · Media · Finland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Getty Images is a leading global provider of high resolution royalty-free images, editorial stock photos, vector art, video footage clips, and stock music licensing. The company serves creative professionals, media agencies, and publishers with a comprehensive digital media licensing platform. The website reflects a mature digital infrastructure with modern web technologies including AngularJS, Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile use, with a professional design and consistent branding. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and bot validation mechanisms, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly visible on this page. Privacy compliance is evident through cookie consent mechanisms and a comprehensive privacy policy. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and safe for general audiences.

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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

6 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

      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

  2. 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
67

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 business model centered on digital licensing of creative content. The company targets creative professionals and media organizations globally, leveraging a large content library and advanced search capabilities. The website's technical maturity and integration with marketing and analytics tools indicate a sophisticated digital marketing strategy. The absence of direct contact information on this page suggests a focus on self-service and automated user validation. The company is part of a larger corporate structure with Getty Images Holdings, Inc. as the parent entity. The platform's use of bot validation and cookie consent reflects compliance with global privacy regulations and efforts to maintain content integrity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a strong security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to prevent automated abuse, and implementation of security headers and script integrity checks. However, the lack of a publicly accessible security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The site uses sandboxed iframes for reCAPTCHA, enhancing security. Privacy compliance is supported by cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is high but could be improved by publishing explicit security and incident response information and establishing a vulnerability disclosure program.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security frameworks and practices.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Increase visibility of contact information for customer support and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Getty Images
Description
Getty Images provides high resolution royalty-free images, editorial stock photos, vector art, video footage clips and stock music licensing at a rich image search photo library online.
Key services
royalty-free images, editorial stock photos, vector art, video footage clips, stock music licensing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Tag Manager, AngularJS (ng-app), CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
AngularJS
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Use of iframe sandboxing for reCAPTCHA
  • Integrity attributes on scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookie consent management
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Google reCAPTCHA for bot validation.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented via OneTrust.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on this page.
  4. Page is a bot validation wall, limiting visible content to user validation.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found on this page.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected.
  8. Content is professional and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including AngularJS for frontend framework, Google reCAPTCHA for bot mitigation, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site loads quickly with optimized assets and uses CSS3 and HTML5 standards. Security is enhanced by script integrity attributes and iframe sandboxing. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO metadata. No CMS or hosting provider details were explicitly detected. The technical implementation is robust with room for improvement in accessibility and explicit security documentation.
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. 67/100 −3Medium30 findingsView report
  2. 70/100Medium20 findingsView report
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