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Security report for iphotos.com

Authentic Creatives, LLC · Media · United States

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

iPHOTOS.com, operated by Authentic Creatives, LLC, is a well-established digital media platform founded in 1996 that offers over 5 million royalty-free stock photos, vector illustrations, clipart, fonts, sounds, and HD videos. The website targets creative professionals, educators, marketers, and general users seeking affordable and diverse digital assets through subscription-based memberships. It maintains a strong market position supported by its integration with sister sites such as Clipart.com and AnimationFactory.com. The business model focuses on licensing digital media with budget-friendly pricing options and instant downloads.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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 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

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  • Security score drift

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
60

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

The company leverages a broad content library and a user-friendly search interface to attract a wide audience. Its partnership ecosystem includes related domains and e-commerce stores facilitating membership purchases. The presence of social media channels and a blog supports community engagement and marketing efforts. The business operates primarily in the media sector within the United States and maintains a small company size with a focused niche. The domain age and consistent branding reinforce its credibility and market presence.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration and restricts domain transfers to enhance security. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers, and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating a potential gap in transparency. The site uses standard analytics and advertising scripts, which may raise moderate privacy concerns. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from enhanced DNS security and privacy compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and improve privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Authentic Creatives, LLC
Description
Over 5 million royalty-free stock photos, vector illustrations, video and fonts to explore. Creative inspiration for all your projects!
Key services
Royalty-free stock photos, Vector illustrations, Clipart, 3D clipart, Photo objects, Fonts, Sounds, HD video
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Adsense, Cloudflare DNS, Modernizr
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Fullres Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Fullres Analytics
Marketing tools
OptinMonster
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established digital media licensing platform
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear navigation and search functionality
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  4. Use of multiple Google services for analytics and advertising
  5. No explicit privacy cookie consent mechanism detected
  6. Domain is secured with HTTPS and has clientTransferProhibited status
  7. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security gap
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or unknown CMS with a technology stack including jQuery 1.12.4, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Adsense for analytics and advertising. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS and NameCheap registrar. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well implemented with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The site uses custom JavaScript libraries for UI components and galleries. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack and improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility compliance.
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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