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Security report for unrealengine.com

Epic Games, Inc. · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 4 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

Epic Games, Inc. operates the Unreal Engine website, providing a comprehensive real-time 3D creation platform widely used across gaming, film, architecture, and simulation industries. The company positions itself as a leading technology provider with a robust ecosystem including development tools, learning resources, and a vibrant developer community. Their business model includes free access with royalty and seat-based licensing for commercial users, targeting developers and creators globally. Technically, the website leverages modern web frameworks such as Next.js and React, hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure, delivering rich multimedia content and extensive documentation. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support represent significant security weaknesses. While email authentication mechanisms like DMARC and SPF are properly configured, the site lacks visible security policies and incident response contacts. Cookie consent is managed via a recognized third-party solution, indicating compliance with privacy regulations. Overall, the website demonstrates high content quality and professionalism but requires urgent security enhancements to protect user data and maintain trust.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

4 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 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
100
Security headers
65
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
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

Epic Games maintains a strong market position as a premier provider of real-time 3D technology, serving diverse sectors including gaming, film, and architecture. Their competitive advantage lies in an open, advanced engine with extensive features and a supportive developer community. Revenue streams include royalties from commercial game developers and seat licenses for enterprise users. The company actively engages its audience through tutorials, sample projects, and forums, fostering growth and innovation. Partnerships and integrations with platforms like Fortnite and various learning portals enhance their ecosystem. Strategic observations highlight a focus on accessibility and developer empowerment, with clear licensing terms and community support. The company operates at an enterprise scale with a global reach, headquartered in the US.

Security posture

The current security posture of the Unreal Engine website is moderate with critical gaps. Strengths include well-implemented email authentication (DMARC with quarantine and reject policies) and SPF records covering multiple email services. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols expose users to potential interception and downgrade attacks. Absence of HSTS, OCSP stapling, and session resumption further weaken transport security. No public security policy, vulnerability disclosure program, or incident response contacts are found, limiting transparency and preparedness. GDPR compliance is inferred from cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policy presence. The overall security score is low, necessitating immediate remediation to secure communications and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable insecure legacy protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Publish a publicly accessible security policy and vulnerability disclosure program including security.txt.
  5. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Epic Games, Inc.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring Next.js and React, delivering a rich user experience with multimedia content and responsive design. Hosting is provided by Amazon AWS, ensuring scalability and reliability. Performance metrics indicate slow load times possibly due to heavy resource usage (139 resources, 153KB page size). Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, supported by semantic HTML and ARIA roles. SEO is well addressed with comprehensive metadata, Open Graph tags, and structured data. Technical risks include lack of SSL/TLS security, which could impact user trust and search engine ranking. Opportunities exist to optimize resource loading and enhance security configurations to align with industry best practices.
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. 75/100Medium27 findingsView report
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