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Security report for stockfood.ae

Image Professionals GmbH · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

StockFood, operated by Image Professionals GmbH, is a leading global media agency specializing in food photography and related media content. The company offers a broad portfolio of rights-managed and royalty-free images, videos, features, and recipes from over 1,500 professional photographers. Their services cater primarily to creative professionals, media agencies, and food industry stakeholders worldwide. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and provides clear navigation and contact information, supporting a strong market position in the media sector. Technically, the website employs a combination of jQuery and React (version 15.4.0) alongside Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices, though some accessibility features could be improved. Performance is moderate, with no major technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure forms but lacks several recommended security headers and does not provide explicit incident response or security policies. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism despite cookie usage is a compliance gap. WHOIS data is unavailable, which reduces trustworthiness, though the website content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with good business credibility and technical implementation. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and WHOIS transparency would enhance trust and compliance posture.

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

5 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 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

  3. 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • 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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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 stockfood.ae, 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

StockFood operates in the media sector with a focus on food photography and related content licensing. Its competitive advantage lies in its extensive network of over 1,500 photographers and a comprehensive content library. The business model is based on licensing media assets and providing custom production services. The target customers include advertising agencies, publishers, and food industry professionals globally. The company maintains a broad partnership ecosystem with related brands and studios, enhancing its service offerings. Growth indicators include multilingual sites and diverse content types. The company’s operations appear well-structured with clear branding and professional digital presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and analytics are configured to minimize privacy risks by disabling cookies. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a notable gap. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism despite cookie usage is a GDPR compliance concern. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be significantly improved by adopting recommended security headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing privacy compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

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
StockFood is the world’s leading media agency for food photography offering a unique selection of images, videos, features, and recipes related to food and drink from more than 1,500 professional food photographers.
Key services
Food images licensing, Video content licensing, Features and recipes, Custom image and video production, Research and selection services
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
  • No cookies used in Matomo analytics (disableCookies enabled)
  • Secure forms with POST method

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
good
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is unusual and warrants further verification.
  3. Website uses modern but somewhat dated React version (15.4.0) and jQuery.
  4. Matomo analytics used with cookies disabled, indicating privacy-conscious tracking.
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner found despite cookie policy presence.
  6. Contact information is clearly presented with company email and phone.
  7. Multiple country-specific domains and language versions available.
  8. No visible security headers detected in HTML content; recommend adding.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  10. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery and an older React version (15.4.0), which may indicate some legacy code but still functional. Matomo analytics is used with cookies disabled, reflecting a privacy-aware setup. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for organization and website schema. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected in the HTML content. The absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML. Technical risks include outdated React version and missing security headers, which could be addressed in future modernization efforts.
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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