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Security report for reutersconnect.com

Reuters Connect · Media · N/a

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

85/100

Risk levelLow

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

Reuters Connect is a professional multimedia content licensing platform operated under the Reuters brand, part of Thomson Reuters. It provides access to a vast library of editorial content including pictures, videos, graphics, text, and audio, targeting media professionals and content creators globally. The platform is positioned as a leading service in the media licensing industry, offering subscription and licensing plans to power storytelling with real-time and archival news content. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as React and Next.js, ensuring fast performance, mobile responsiveness, and a high-quality user experience. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement, bot protection via DataDome, and a cookie consent mechanism, although explicit privacy and terms of service pages were not found in the provided content. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency, but the website's professional design, branding consistency, and security posture support its legitimacy. Overall, Reuters Connect presents a robust digital presence with room for improvement in privacy transparency and contact information availability.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

2 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.

    • 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
82
Security headers
90
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
85

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

Reuters Connect operates in the media sector, providing essential content licensing services to news organizations and media professionals. Its business model revolves around subscription plans and licensing fees for multimedia assets. The platform benefits from the strong brand equity of Thomson Reuters, which enhances market trust and competitive advantage. The service ecosystem includes partnerships with the main Reuters news site and uses a global CDN for content delivery. Growth indicators include a wide range of curated collections and multimedia types, appealing to diverse content needs. Strategic observations suggest that enhancing transparency around privacy policies and incident response contacts could further strengthen business credibility and compliance posture.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, modern security headers implemented, and bot protection mechanisms in place. The presence of a cookie consent banner indicates awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of explicit privacy policy and terms of service pages, as well as lack of visible security incident contact information, represent compliance gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The WHOIS data absence is a minor risk factor but does not currently impact operational security. Overall, the security maturity is high but could be improved by publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies and establishing clear incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the website footer.
  2. Implement and publicize a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection officer if applicable.
  4. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and tracking services for security and privacy compliance.
  5. Enhance transparency on data retention and user data handling practices to improve GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Reuters Connect
Description
Access and license millions of multimedia assets and find real-time news photos, archive imagery, video, and more to power your storytelling.
Key services
Pictures, Videos, Graphics, Text, Audio
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, CDN (Thomson Reuters CDN), Cookielaw.org cookie consent, DataDome bot protection
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner
  • Bot protection via DataDome
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
DataDome
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich multimedia content.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in provided HTML.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via OneTrust.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. Strong branding consistent with Thomson Reuters.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, raising minor concerns about domain registration transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with Tailwind CSS for styling, ensuring a responsive and performant user experience. It uses a reputable CDN for content delivery and integrates third-party services for cookie consent (OneTrust) and bot protection (DataDome). The HTML structure is semantic and accessibility features are present, supporting good SEO and usability. Performance is optimized with preloading of images and scripts. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Technical risks are minimal, but the lack of visible privacy and terms pages could be considered technical debt in compliance terms.
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. 81/100Low21 findingsView report
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