NegativeSpace is a niche media website offering free high-resolution stock photos under a Creative Commons CC0 license, targeting general users needing royalty-free images for personal or commercial use. The site leverages affiliate marketing partnerships with Shutterstock and iStock to monetize traffic. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common web technologies such as jQuery, Google Analytics, and Hotjar for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile use, with good SEO practices implemented via Yoast SEO. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced, but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are recommended for GDPR compliance. The WHOIS data is consistent with the website's business claims, indicating legitimacy. Overall, the site presents a professional and trustworthy platform for free stock photos with moderate tracking and advertising transparency.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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"
This scan found 20 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention negativespace.co, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
NegativeSpace operates in the media sector as a small-sized free stock photo provider. Its business model combines free content distribution with affiliate marketing revenue streams. The target audience includes designers, marketers, and content creators seeking free, high-quality images. The company maintains active social media channels to engage users and promote content. Partnerships with Shutterstock and iStock enhance monetization potential. The website's consistent branding and clear licensing terms support user trust. However, the absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers and limited privacy compliance features suggest areas for operational improvement.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly configured, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site uses standard analytics and tracking scripts, but lacks a cookie consent mechanism, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. Incident response and security policy documentation are not present, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. Overall, the security posture is functional but could benefit from enhancements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policies to ensure GDPR compliance and improve user transparency.
Publish an incident response plan or security policy page to demonstrate preparedness and build trust.
Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users and comply with accessibility standards.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
NegativeSpace
Description
Beautiful free images for personal and commercial use. All business, food, people and technology photos are free, high-resolution, and no attribution is required. CC0.
Key services
Free high-resolution stock photo downloads, Affiliate promotions for Shutterstock and iStock
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Hotjar, Font Awesome, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
No exposed sensitive data
Use of Google Analytics and Hotjar with async loading
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Ad networks
BuySellAds
Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a WordPress-based free stock photo platform with affiliate marketing.
Content is well structured with SEO and social media integration.
No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
No explicit privacy cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance.
Security headers are missing; HTTPS is properly configured.
Affiliate links are clearly marked with no suspicious redirects.
No evidence of adult or unsafe content.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme (negative-space-v4.1) and incorporates common web technologies such as jQuery and Font Awesome. SEO is managed via the Yoast SEO plugin, with well-structured metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD schema for rich search results. Analytics are implemented through Google Analytics and Hotjar, providing user behavior insights. The site loads external resources from trusted CDNs and affiliate domains. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were detected, though security header implementation is lacking. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content.
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.
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