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Security report for science-photo.de

Image Professionals GmbH · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Science Photo Library, operated by Image Professionals GmbH, is a specialized image agency focusing on medical and scientific photography and videos. The company targets editorial, advertising, research, and industrial sectors, offering curated collections and specialized video content. The website demonstrates a professional market position with BVPA certifications and a consistent brand presence. Technically, the site uses a modern tech stack including React and Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious configurations. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, though improvements in security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are recommended. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-designed, and compliant with GDPR, though explicit cookie consent is missing.

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

6 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. 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"

    • 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
25
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
58

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 science-photo.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The company operates in the healthcare and media sectors, providing premium scientific and medical visual content. Its business model revolves around licensing images and videos to editorial, advertising, academic, and industrial clients. The presence of multiple partner brands under the Image Professionals group indicates a strong partnership ecosystem. The website's content quality and navigation support a positive user experience, aiding customer acquisition and retention. Growth potential is supported by specialized content and a clear target audience. The company maintains a professional digital presence with social media integration and certifications enhancing credibility.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies, reflecting privacy awareness. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security policy or incident response contact represent gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries visibly. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a clear cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide incident response contact information.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Image Professionals GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Image Professionals GmbH
Description
Science Photo Library ist die Spezialagentur für Medizin und Wissenschaft. Die Bildagentur bietet faszinierende Bilder und lehrreiche Videos an.
Key services
Bildauswahl, Spezial-Videos, Kollektionen, Auswahlservice, Newsletter
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, React 15.4.0, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong focus on medical and scientific imagery and videos.
  3. Professional and consistent branding and design.
  4. Good presence of contact information and social media links.
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which is a compliance gap.
  6. Use of Matomo analytics with cookies disabled indicates privacy awareness.
  7. No visible security headers in HTML source; potential improvement area.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security policy pages found.
  9. WHOIS data is minimal but domain appears legitimate and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery and React 15.4.0 for frontend interactivity, with Matomo analytics for tracking configured to disable cookies, enhancing privacy. The HTML is well-structured with proper meta tags and SEO elements. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile optimization is good, though accessibility is basic and could be improved. No CMS is explicitly detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site uses asynchronous script loading and modern JavaScript libraries, indicating a relatively modern technical infrastructure. Opportunities exist to modernize React version and improve accessibility and security headers.
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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