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Security report for thenounproject.com

The Noun Project, Inc. · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Noun Project, Inc. operates a leading online platform offering over 8 million free and premium SVG and PNG icons and stock photos. Established in 2009, it serves a broad audience including designers, businesses, educators, and app developers. The company maintains a strong market position as a trusted resource for diverse and mission-driven visual assets, supported by partnerships with major brands like Adobe and Canva. Technically, the website leverages modern frameworks such as React and Next.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and domain protections, though improvements like DNSSEC and explicit security policies are recommended. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie policy and consent mechanism, but lacks a visible privacy policy and terms of service in the provided content. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and user experience, with moderate user tracking via Google Analytics and Tag Manager.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
77
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
66

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

The Noun Project's business model combines free access to a vast icon and photo library with paid licenses and subscriptions, including API access and software plugins. Its competitive advantage lies in its extensive, diverse collection and ethical stance on AI-generated content, supporting human artists. The company targets creative professionals and enterprises seeking consistent, legally safe visual assets. Growth is supported by integration partnerships and a strong brand presence across social media and design communities. The platform's technical maturity and user-friendly design contribute to high engagement and market leadership in the iconography and stock photo sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status flags preventing unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose DNS spoofing risks. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and security headers are not evident in the provided data. The use of CAPTCHA on account signup and login indicates attention to bot mitigation. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident handling readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing attacks.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the website footer.
  3. Implement and verify security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance incident response readiness by providing clear security contact channels and policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Noun Project, Inc.
Description
Discover 8M+ high-quality SVG & PNG icons & stock photos for your next project. The Noun Project offers a vast collection of free icons and mission-driven stock photos, supporting designers, businesses, and educators with royalty-free licenses and ethical AI usage.
Key services
Free icon library, Stock photos, Icon API, Apps and plugins for Mac, PowerPoint, Adobe, Office, Easy icon editor
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Stripe, PayPal, Sentry
Frameworks
Next.js, React
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientDeleteProhibited domain status
  • ClientRenewProhibited domain status
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • ClientUpdateProhibited domain status
  • Use of CAPTCHA on signup and login

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
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 branding and consistent design throughout the site.
  3. Comprehensive offerings including free and paid icons, photos, and API access.
  4. Clear cookie consent mechanism and cookie policy present.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided content.
  6. Multiple social media and support links enhance trust and user engagement.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks ensures good performance and responsiveness.
  8. Security best practices partially implemented; DNSSEC not enabled.
  9. No direct contact phone numbers or physical addresses found.
  10. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The Noun Project website is built on a modern React and Next.js stack, leveraging server-side rendering for performance. Hosting is on AWS, inferred from DNS servers, providing scalability and reliability. The site uses Google Tag Manager and Analytics for tracking, Stripe and PayPal for payments, and Sentry for error monitoring. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Forms are present for search and newsletter subscription, with CAPTCHA enforced on account-related actions. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless architecture. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a fast, secure, and user-friendly experience with opportunities to enhance security headers and privacy disclosures.
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

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