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Security report for icons8.it

Icons8 · Technology · Italy

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Icons8 is a well-established digital design resource platform founded in 2017, offering a wide range of creative assets including icons, illustrations, photos, music, and AI-powered design tools. The website targets creative professionals and developers globally, providing a freemium business model with localized versions for multiple countries. Technically, the site is built on modern frameworks such as Vue.js and Nuxt.js, ensuring fast performance, mobile optimization, and good accessibility. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and DNSSEC enabled, though explicit privacy and cookie policies are not found, indicating room for compliance improvement. Overall, the domain registration and website content align well, supporting high legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

8 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
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
53

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention icons8.it, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2,244
Employees
0
Customers
2,244
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
10%

3 subdomains 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 design asset provider with a global footprint. Its competitive advantage lies in the breadth of resources and integration of AI tools, appealing to a broad creative audience. The business model leverages freemium access with premium upgrades, supported by apps and plugins. Partnerships with AI photo generation services and developer APIs enhance its ecosystem. The company demonstrates consistent branding and professional content, though lacks visible direct contact information and formal policies on the website, which could be improved to enhance customer trust and compliance.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and DNSSEC enabled, reducing risks of interception and DNS spoofing. The use of reCAPTCHA (hidden badge) suggests bot mitigation efforts. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR is uncertain due to missing privacy and cookie policies and lack of consent mechanisms. Overall, security practices are good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently linked in the website footer.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add terms of service and security policy pages to improve transparency and legal coverage.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Icons8
Description
Scarica gratuitamente elementi di design: icone, foto, illustrazioni UX e musica per i tuoi video. Tutte le risorse sono realizzate da designer professionisti con qualità costante.
Key services
Icone (icons), Illustrazioni (illustrations), Fotografie (photos), Musica (music), AI-powered design tools, Apps and plugins (e.g., Lunacy)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Nuxt.js, JavaScript ES Modules, CSS3, Web fonts (Inter, Press Start 2P), Google reCAPTCHA (hidden badge), SVG icons
Frameworks
Vue.js, Nuxt.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • DNSSEC enabled
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCAPTCHA badge (hidden)

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 with rich content and professional design.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page or header.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the HTML content.
  4. Strong use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  5. Multiple language versions and international domains indicate global presence.
  6. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  7. No visible security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern technology stack centered on Vue.js and Nuxt.js frameworks, enabling server-side rendering and modular JavaScript loading for performance optimization. It uses web fonts and SVG icons for crisp visuals and supports multiple languages with hreflang tags for SEO. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. External resources are loaded from trusted domains under the icons8.com umbrella. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless architecture. Performance is fast with preconnect and preload hints. Technical risks are minimal but depend on maintaining up-to-date dependencies and monitoring third-party scripts.
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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