Comparison Overview

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

VS

Aflac

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, US, 46204
Last Update: 2025-12-19
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Between 600 and 649
http://www.anthem.com/

At Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield we understand our health connects us to each other. What we all do impacts those around us. So Anthem is dedicated to delivering better care to our members, providing greater value to our customers and helping improve the health of our communities. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. Products vary by state. Learn more about our plans and legal information at www.anthem.com

NAICS: 524
NAICS Definition: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Employees: 10,485
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
5
Attack type number
2
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Aflac

1932 Wynnton Rd, Columbus, Georgia, US, 31999
Last Update: 2025-12-19
Between 600 and 649
https://www.aflac.com

Over 50 Million people worldwide have chosen Aflac because of our commitment to providing customers with the confidence that comes from knowing they have assistance in being prepared for whatever life may bring. With Aflac, whether you're a large business or a small one, you can provide your employees with the kind of benefits they’d expect from a bigger company, helping your business stand out from the crowd. Hundreds of thousands of businesses across the United States already make Aflac available to their employees—at no direct cost to their company. Choose from a wide range of products that can help your employees with health events—from accidents, to disability, to cancer, to life insurance. Your employees enjoy benefits from Aflac, all employee-paid. Please check out Aflac.com for more information.

NAICS: 524
NAICS Definition: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Employees: 18,036
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
2
Known data breaches
4
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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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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Aflac
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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
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Aflac
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Insurance Industry Average (This Year)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has 23.46% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Insurance Industry Average (This Year)

Aflac has 146.91% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Aflac cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2025
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2022
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2021
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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Aflac
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Social Engineering, Insider Threat (Prior Embezzlement), Physical Theft (Evidence Seizure)
Motivation: Financial Gain, Fraudulent Insurance Claims, Theft of Retirement Funds
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Breach
Motivation: Improving Security Posture, Reducing Support Costs, Enhancing User Experience
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 05/2018
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access to Email Accounts
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Aflac company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Aflac company.

In the current year, Aflac company has reported more cyber incidents than Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company.

Neither Aflac company nor Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Aflac company and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Aflac company nor Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company nor Aflac company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company nor Aflac company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Aflac company employs more people globally than Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield company, reflecting its scale as a Insurance.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield nor Aflac holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Improper Authorization (CWE-285) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation (CAPEC-233) by allowing an authenticated user to bypass intended permission restrictions via a crafted HTTP request. This allows an attacker who lacks the live queries - read permission to successfully retrieve the list of live queries.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
Description

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15.1, it was possible to overwrite Git configuration remotely and override some of its behavior. Version 5.15.1 fixes the issue.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of computing resources and a denial of service (DoS) of the Kibana process via a crafted HTTP request.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79) allows an unauthenticated user to embed a malicious script in content that will be served to web browsers causing cross-site scripting (XSS) (CAPEC-63) via a vulnerability a function handler in the Vega AST evaluator.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References