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Security report for icons8.de

Icons8 · Technology · Germany

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Icons8 is a well-established digital platform specializing in providing free and premium design assets including icons, clipart graphics, photos, music, 3D models, and AI-powered tools. The website targets creatives and developers, offering a comprehensive design kit with a strong multilingual presence, indicating a global market reach. The business model is primarily freemium, combining free downloads with premium services and apps. Technically, the site leverages modern frameworks such as Vue.js and Nuxt.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and privacy policies are lacking. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism and trustworthiness but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and clearer contact and security information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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. 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 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
55

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
972
Employees
0
Customers
972
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
10%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Icons8 holds a strong market position as a comprehensive provider of design assets and creative tools, serving a broad audience of designers and developers. Its competitive advantage lies in the breadth of content, including AI tools and 3D models, and a consistent brand presence across multiple languages and domains. The business likely generates revenue through premium subscriptions, app sales, and partnerships, such as with generated.photos. The ecosystem includes various related domains and services, enhancing user engagement and retention. Growth indicators include active blog and community forums, though explicit financial or founding data is not present. Strategic partnerships and a focus on AI-driven features position Icons8 well for future expansion.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and modern web technologies in use. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. There is no visible security policy, incident response contact, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism, which are important for compliance and trust. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates gaps in GDPR compliance. The site would benefit from publishing these policies and implementing security headers to enhance protection against common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and establish a vulnerability disclosure program including a security.txt file.
  4. Enhance transparency by including terms of service and data protection officer contact details if applicable.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and maintain technical hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Icons8
Description
Lade Designelemente kostenlos herunter: Icons, Fotos, Vektorgrafiken und Musik für deine Videos. Alle Assets von Designern → einheitliche Qualität ⚡️
Key services
Icons, Clipart-Grafiken, Fotos, Musik, 3D-Modelle, KI-Tools, Design-Apps
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Nuxt.js, JavaScript ES Modules, CSS3, Web Fonts (Inter, Press Start 2P), AWS DNS hosting
Frameworks
Vue.js, Nuxt.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No inline scripts detected
  • Use of modern JavaScript modules

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and not blocked by WAF or security challenges
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided HTML content
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content
  4. Strong branding and multilingual support indicate a mature business
  5. Use of modern web technologies and hosting on AWS
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information
  7. No explicit security headers detected in the HTML content
  8. Social media presence confirmed via Twitter metadata
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework stack (Vue.js and Nuxt.js) with modular ES scripts and optimized CSS. Hosting on AWS DNS infrastructure supports scalability and reliability. The site demonstrates fast loading times and excellent mobile responsiveness. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced with ARIA roles and semantic HTML improvements. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter Card metadata. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless architecture. The technical implementation is robust, though adding security headers and privacy compliance features would improve the overall maturity.
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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