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Security report for wistia.com

Wistia · Technology · N/a

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

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Wistia is a well-established video marketing platform founded in 2007, offering a comprehensive suite of services including video hosting, webinar hosting, video creation, and analytics. The platform targets businesses and marketing teams seeking to streamline video content management and marketing efforts. Wistia enjoys a strong market position, trusted by over 375,000 customers and integrated with numerous marketing automation tools and platforms. Technically, the website is built on modern frameworks such as React and Next.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure, and employs a variety of third-party analytics and marketing scripts to optimize user engagement and advertising effectiveness. The site is well-optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and SEO, providing an excellent user experience. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, employs domain transfer protection, and has a consent mechanism for cookies, though it lacks DNSSEC and visible security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with no explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content. Overall, Wistia presents a professional, trustworthy, and technically mature online presence suitable for its business model.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

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 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 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
82
Security headers
15
Email security
95
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
72

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

Wistia operates as a SaaS provider in the technology sector, focusing on video marketing solutions for businesses. Its business model revolves around subscription plans, offering scalable video hosting, marketing, and analytics tools. The company leverages partnerships and integrations with major marketing platforms such as HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot, enhancing its ecosystem and customer value. The presence of extensive customer logos and G2 badges indicates strong market acceptance and competitive advantage. The company targets medium to large enterprises and marketing professionals, emphasizing ease of use, collaboration, and actionable insights. Growth indicators include continuous product updates, AI-powered editing tools, and a rich content library for customer education. The absence of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a focus on digital self-service and sales engagement through forms and demos.

Security posture

Wistia demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS, domain transfer lock, and a cookie consent mechanism that defaults to denying ad and analytics storage. However, the lack of DNSSEC implementation and absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represent areas for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The site does not publicly disclose incident response or security policies, which could enhance transparency and trust. The extensive use of third-party scripts for analytics and marketing introduces a moderate risk surface, mitigated by consent controls. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from enhanced DNS security and published security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages linked from the homepage.
  3. Implement and disclose a formal vulnerability disclosure program and security policy.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Provide visible contact information for security incidents and data protection officer details.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Wistia
Description
Wistia is the video marketing platform for business. Create, host, market, and measure video content with collaborative tools.
Key services
Video hosting and management, Webinar hosting, Video creation (recording, editing, collaboration), Video analytics, Marketing automation integrations
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Wistia video player, Google Tag Manager, TikTok Pixel, HubSpot Analytics, Reddit Pixel, Bing Ads, Twitter Universal Website Tag, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Crazy Egg
Frameworks
React, Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No DNSSEC (not enabled)
  • Consent mechanism for cookies with default denial of ad and analytics storage

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics, Crazy Egg, TikTok Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Twitter Analytics, Bing Analytics, Reddit Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Twitter Ads, TikTok Ads, Reddit Ads
Tracking pixels
TikTok Pixel, HubSpot Analytics, Reddit Pixel, Bing Pixel, Twitter Universal Website Tag, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Crazy Egg
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional SaaS platform for video marketing.
  2. Strong brand presence with many integrations and customer logos.
  3. Extensive use of third-party marketing and analytics tools.
  4. No visible privacy or terms of service links in provided content.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content.
  6. Consent mechanism implemented with default denial for ad and analytics storage.
  7. Domain is well-established and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, ensuring a performant and responsive user experience. Hosting on AWS infrastructure provides scalability and reliability. The site uses a broad set of marketing and analytics tools, including Google Tag Manager, TikTok Pixel, HubSpot Analytics, and others, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. Fonts and images are optimized with preload and responsive loading techniques. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with semantic HTML and ARIA attributes. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to improve DNS security and enhance security headers for better protection against web-based attacks.
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. 72/100 +1Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 71/100 +3Medium28 findingsView report
  3. 68/100Medium25 findingsView report
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