Comparison Overview

ASML

VS

TSMC

ASML

De Run 6501, Veldhoven, NL, 5504DR
Last Update: 2025-12-25
Between 800 and 849

Who are we? ASML is an innovation leader in the global semiconductor industry. We make machines that chipmakers use to mass produce microchips. Founded in 1984 in the Netherlands with just a handful of employees, we’ve now grown to over 40,000 employees, 143 nationalities and more than 60 locations around the world. What do we do? We provide chipmakers with hardware, software and services to mass produce patterns on silicon through lithography. Our lithography systems use ultraviolet light to create billions of tiny structures on silicon that together make up a microchip. We push our technology to new limits to enable our customers to create smaller, faster and more powerful chips. Who are our people? While you may think that only engineers and mathematicians work at ASML, you'll be surprised to find out that our people come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Across ASML, we have dedicated teams that manage customer support, communications and media, IT, software development and more. Every team in the company is essential for pushing our technology and the industry forward. If you love to tackle challenges and innovate in a collaborative, supportive and inclusive environment with all the flexibility and freedom to unleash your full potential, ASML is the place to be. Join us!

NAICS: 3344
NAICS Definition: Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
Employees: 27,829
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

TSMC

8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, TW, 300
Last Update: 2025-12-25
Between 800 and 849

Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry. As the founder and a leader of the Dedicated IC Foundry segment, TSMC has built its reputation by offering advanced and "More-than-Moore"​ wafer production processes and unparalleled manufacturing efficiency. From its inception, TSMC has consistently offered the foundry segment's leading technologies and TSMC COMPATIBLE® design services. TSMC has consistently experienced strong growth by building solid partnerships with its customers, large and small. IC suppliers from around the world trust TSMC with their manufacturing needs, thanks to its unique integration of cutting-edge process technologies, pioneering design services, manufacturing productivity and product quality. The company's total managed capacity reached above 9 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2015. TSMC operates three advanced 12-inch wafer fabs, four eight-inch wafer fabs, one six-inch wafer fab (fab 2) and two backend fabs (advanced backend fab 1 and 2). TSMC also manages two eight-inch fabs at wholly owned subsidiaries: WaferTech in the United States and TSMC China Company Limited. TSMC also obtains eight-inch wafer capacity from other companies in which the Company has an equity interest. TSMC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) under ticker number 2330, and its American Depositary Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TSM"​.

NAICS: 3344
NAICS Definition: Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
Employees: 23,998
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for ASML in 2025.

Incidents vs Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

TSMC has 42.86% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

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

ASML cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

TSMC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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ASML
Incidents

No Incident

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TSMC
Incidents

Date Detected: 8/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Insider Access
Motivation: Financial Gain, Corporate Espionage
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 07/2023
Type:Breach
Motivation: Financial gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 05/2023
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Darkweb Leak
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

TSMC company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas ASML company has not reported any.

In the current year, TSMC company has reported more cyber incidents than ASML company.

Neither TSMC company nor ASML company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

TSMC company has disclosed at least one data breach, while ASML company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither TSMC company nor ASML company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither ASML company nor TSMC company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

ASML company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to TSMC company.

ASML company employs more people globally than TSMC company, reflecting its scale as a Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds HIPAA certification.

Neither ASML nor TSMC holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A vulnerability was determined in itsourcecode Online Frozen Foods Ordering System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /contact_us.php. This manipulation of the argument Name causes sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
Description

C-Kermit (aka ckermit) through 10.0 Beta.12 (aka 416-beta12) before 244644d allows a remote Kermit system to overwrite files on the local system, or retrieve arbitrary files from the local system.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description

Telenium Online Web Application is vulnerable due to a Perl script that is called to load the login page. Due to improper input validation, an attacker can inject arbitrary Perl code through a crafted HTTP request, leading to remote code execution on the server.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 9.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
Description

Fujitsu / Fsas Technologies ETERNUS SF ACM/SC/Express (DX / AF Management Software) before 16.8-16.9.1 PA 2025-12, when collected maintenance data is accessible by a principal/authority other than ETERNUS SF Admin, allows an attacker to potentially affect system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.6
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description

ONLYOFFICE Docs before 9.2.1 allows XSS in the textarea of the comment editing form. This is related to DocumentServer.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N