Comparison Overview

Alcon

VS

Boston Scientific

Alcon

Avenue Louis-Casaï 58, Geneva, Switzerland, 1216, CH
Last Update: 2025-12-11
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.alcon.com

Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 25,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care. Learn more at www.alcon.com.

NAICS: 3391
NAICS Definition: Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Employees: 26,196
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1
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Boston Scientific

100 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, MA, US, 01752
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
http://www.bostonscientific.com

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of health care. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. For more information, visit www.bostonscientific.com and connect with us on X, Instagram, and Facebook. At Boston Scientific, you will find purpose, a place to grow and opportunities to cultivate your passions. To search and apply for open positions, visit https://bostonscientific.eightfold.ai/careers. You may also review our social media guidelines at http://www.bostonscientific.com/social.

NAICS: 3391
NAICS Definition: Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Employees: 48,432
Subsidiaries: 153
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Alcon
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Boston Scientific
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Alcon
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Boston Scientific
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Medical Equipment Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Alcon in 2025.

Incidents vs Medical Equipment Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Boston Scientific in 2025.

Incident History — Alcon (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Alcon cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Boston Scientific (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Boston Scientific cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Alcon
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Email
Blog: Blog
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Boston Scientific
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: malicious insider, unauthorized network access, ransomware deployment (BlackCat/ALPHV)
Motivation: financial gain, personal debt (Goldberg), enrichment
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Boston Scientific company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Alcon company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Alcon and Boston Scientific have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, Boston Scientific company and Alcon company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Boston Scientific company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Alcon company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Alcon company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Boston Scientific company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Boston Scientific company nor Alcon company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Alcon company nor Boston Scientific company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Boston Scientific company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Alcon company.

Boston Scientific company employs more people globally than Alcon company, reflecting its scale as a Medical Equipment Manufacturing.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Alcon nor Boston Scientific holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References