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Security report for joyn.de

Joyn · Media · Germany

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Joyn is a prominent media streaming platform targeting German-speaking audiences primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It offers both free and subscription-based content with geo-restrictions due to licensing agreements. The platform is built on modern web technologies including Next.js and GraphQL, hosted on AWS infrastructure, and integrates multiple domain verification and email protection mechanisms. While the website demonstrates good design quality and user experience, performance is moderate with room for optimization. Security posture is solid with strong TLS configurations and proper SPF/DMARC policies; however, enhancements such as enabling HSTS, DNSSEC, and OCSP stapling would improve overall security. The absence of explicit security policies and incident response contacts suggests an opportunity to strengthen trust and compliance. Overall, Joyn maintains a high trustworthiness level with a mature digital presence but can benefit from targeted security and privacy improvements.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
15/ 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. 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

      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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
87
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
15
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

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 joyn.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
14,284
Employees
11
Customers
14,213
Third parties
60
Weak passwords
17%

Latest record dated 2026-05-28 · 28 subdomains affected

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  • –beta.joyn.de2026-05-28
  • –stg.joyn.de2026-05-28
  • –www.joyn.de2025-09-19
  • –sso.joyn.de2025-09-11
  • –www.joyn.de2025-07-26

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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

Joyn operates as a freemium streaming service within the media sector, focusing on German-speaking markets. Its business model leverages free content to attract users while offering premium PLUS subscriptions for enhanced access. The company maintains regional market presence with dedicated country-specific domains for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, indicating a localized approach. Partnerships and domain verifications with major service providers like Google, Facebook, Adobe, and Atlassian reflect a robust ecosystem. The platform's revenue streams likely include subscription fees and advertising, supported by tracking tools such as Mixpanel. The lack of visible direct contact information on the analyzed page suggests customer support may be handled via other channels or subdomains. Joyn's strategic positioning as a regional streaming leader is supported by consistent branding and a focus on compliance with licensing and data protection regulations.

Security posture

Joyn exhibits a mature security posture with correctly configured SPF and DMARC records enforcing a quarantine policy, reducing email spoofing risks. The SSL/TLS setup supports modern protocols TLS 1.3 and 1.2 with strong cipher suites, and no known vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or Logjam are present. However, the absence of HSTS, DNSSEC, and OCSP stapling indicates potential gaps in defense-in-depth strategies. No explicit security policy or incident response information is publicly available, which could hinder rapid vulnerability reporting and remediation. The domain is not vulnerable to subdomain takeover, and DNS performance is adequate. Overall, the security score is moderate to good, but improvements in security headers and transparency would enhance resilience and stakeholder confidence.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to protect DNS queries from spoofing and cache poisoning.
  3. Configure OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and reliability.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and a clear vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide explicit security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Next.js, a React-based framework, leveraging server-side rendering and static export capabilities. Hosting is on AWS infrastructure, as indicated by the DNS nameservers. The site uses GraphQL for API interactions and integrates multiple third-party services including Amazon SES for email and Mixpanel for analytics. Performance metrics show a moderate load time (~4.9 seconds) with a relatively large page size (~535 KB) and 58 resource requests, suggesting opportunities for optimization. Mobile optimization and accessibility are rated good, with responsive design and ARIA roles present. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags and site verification records but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The technical stack is modern and scalable but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced SEO practices.
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. 67/100Medium32 findingsView report
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