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Security report for transloadit.com

Transloadit-II GmbH · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Transloadit-II GmbH operates a leading file uploading and processing API service targeted primarily at developers and enterprises. Founded in 2009, the company offers a comprehensive suite of media processing features including video encoding, audio encoding, image manipulation, document processing, and AI-powered automation. Their platform is trusted by major global companies and integrates with numerous cloud storage and delivery services. Technically, the website is hosted on Vercel and uses modern JavaScript libraries and open source tools such as Uppy and Intercom for user engagement and search functionality. While the site is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly, its security posture is weakened by an invalid SSL certificate and lack of modern TLS protocol support, which poses risks to secure communications. Privacy compliance is generally good with clear privacy and terms of service pages, but the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a minor gap. Overall, the business demonstrates strong market positioning and technical maturity but should urgently address SSL/TLS issues to improve security and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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. 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 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 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

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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
97
Security headers
30
Email security
95
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
73

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

Transloadit holds a strong position in the technology sector as a specialized API provider for file uploading and processing workflows. Their business model is subscription-based with transparent pricing and a free tier, targeting developers and enterprises requiring scalable media processing solutions. The company benefits from a robust ecosystem including open source projects like Uppy and Tus, and strategic partnerships such as with GitHub for student encoding credits. Their customer base includes high-profile clients like The New York Times, NVIDIA, and Oracle, indicating strong market acceptance. The company emphasizes reliability, automation, and integration flexibility, supporting a wide range of cloud storage providers and formats. Growth indicators include a large number of GitHub stars and extensive developer documentation. The partnership ecosystem and community engagement further strengthen their competitive advantage.

Security posture

The website implements several security best practices including HSTS with a long max-age, valid SPF and DMARC DNS records, and absence of known SSL/TLS vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE. However, the SSL certificate is currently invalid or missing, and no TLS protocols are enabled, severely undermining secure communications. OCSP stapling and session resumption are not implemented, which could impact performance and security. DNS CAA records are malformed, which may affect certificate issuance policies. No explicit security policy or incident response information is publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues to meet industry standards and maintain user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and correctly configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3).
  2. Fix DNS CAA records to valid entries to enforce certificate authority policies.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and enhance user transparency.
  5. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website to improve security culture and trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Vercel and uses a modern JavaScript stack including Uppy for file uploads, Intercom for user engagement, and Algolia for search functionality. The HTML content is well-structured with comprehensive metadata, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and founders. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. However, performance metrics are missing or zero, indicating a lack of performance monitoring or reporting. The DNS setup is robust with multiple AWS Route53 nameservers and valid SPF and DMARC records, but CAA records are malformed. The SSL/TLS configuration is currently non-functional, which is a critical technical risk. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and scalable but requires urgent security improvements.
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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