Comparison Overview

BAE Systems, Inc.

VS

UK Ministry of Defence

BAE Systems, Inc.

2941 Fairview Park Dr, None, Falls Church, Virginia, US, 22042
Last Update: 2025-12-18

Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do. BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, security and aerospace company headquartered in Arlington, VA, with locations across the country. BAE Systems employees’ dedication and commitment show in everything they create and deliver, including advanced electronic systems, cyber operations and intelligence analysis, combat vehicles, naval weapons, ship maintenance and modernization, and vehicle upgrades and services. How we work is rooted in purpose – a purpose to protect those who protect us, to unite our community of colleagues and customers, and to drive forward the growth and development of our exceptional team members. Connect your passion for making a difference to career full of purpose by visiting jobs.baesystems.com. BAE Systems, Inc. believes in the free exchange of ideas and encourages all visitors to its social media properties to engage in spirited conversation. We expect and encourage differences in opinions and perspectives, but we require a civil discourse. To that end, all posts and comments must: - Refrain from promoting partisan political causes. - Protect confidential, proprietary, embargoed or otherwise protected information. - Respect and protect intellectual property rights and permissions for artistic content. Further, BAE Systems will remove comments that do not contribute to a civil discourse. The following are examples of comments that will be removed: - Profanity, or any speech that is potentially denigrating or demeaning. - Violence, threats of violence, or implied violence. - Descriptions of illegal activity, or implied illegal activity. - Ad hominem attacks or personal insults. - Off-topic or demonstrably false information

NAICS: 336414
NAICS Definition: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Employees: 16,118
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

UK Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, London, None, GB, SW1A 2HB
Last Update: 2025-12-19
Between 0 and 549

We protect the security, independence and interests of the United Kingdom at home and abroad. We work with our allies and partners whenever possible. Our aim is to ensure that the UK’s Armed Forces have the training, equipment and support necessary for their work, and that we keep within budget. Our priorities 2015 to 2020 are to: · protect our people · project our global influence · promote our prosperity · maintain a strategic base and integrated global support network, and manage the Department of State

NAICS: 336414
NAICS Definition: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Employees: 29,703
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
3
Known data breaches
12
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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BAE Systems, Inc.
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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UK Ministry of Defence
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
BAE Systems, Inc.
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
UK Ministry of Defence
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Defense and Space Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for BAE Systems, Inc. in 2025.

Incidents vs Defense and Space Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

UK Ministry of Defence has 300.0% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — BAE Systems, Inc. (X = Date, Y = Severity)

BAE Systems, Inc. cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — UK Ministry of Defence (X = Date, Y = Severity)

UK Ministry of Defence cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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BAE Systems, Inc.
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2022
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Third-Party/Vendor Compromise
Blog: Blog
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UK Ministry of Defence
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Physical Exposure, Negligence, Insecure Work Practices
Motivation: None (Unintentional)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: third-party compromise (Dodd Group), gateway attack, phishing (likely), dark web data exfiltration
Motivation: financial gain (ransom threats), espionage, geopolitical disruption, reputation damage
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 8/2025
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

BAE Systems, Inc. company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to UK Ministry of Defence company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

UK Ministry of Defence company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to BAE Systems, Inc. company.

In the current year, UK Ministry of Defence company has reported more cyber incidents than BAE Systems, Inc. company.

Neither UK Ministry of Defence company nor BAE Systems, Inc. company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both UK Ministry of Defence company and BAE Systems, Inc. company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

UK Ministry of Defence company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while BAE Systems, Inc. company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. company nor UK Ministry of Defence company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

UK Ministry of Defence company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to BAE Systems, Inc. company.

UK Ministry of Defence company employs more people globally than BAE Systems, Inc. company, reflecting its scale as a Defense and Space Manufacturing.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds HIPAA certification.

Neither BAE Systems, Inc. nor UK Ministry of Defence holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Versa SASE Client for Windows versions released between 7.8.7 and 7.9.4 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the audit log export functionality. The client communicates user-controlled file paths to a privileged service, which performs file system operations without impersonating the requesting user. Due to improper privilege handling and a time-of-check time-of-use race condition combined with symbolic link and mount point manipulation, a local authenticated attacker can coerce the service into deleting arbitrary directories with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to delete protected system folders such as C:\\Config.msi and subsequently achieve execution as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM via MSI rollback techniques.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to inject cross-site scripting into the 'status' parameter of applied jobs for any user.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.6
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Description

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 7.7 via the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to send a site-generated email with injected HTML to any user.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description

The FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `thegem_te_search` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability requires TheGem theme (premium) to be installed with Header Builder mode enabled, and the FiboSearch "Replace search bars" option enabled for TheGem integration.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description

The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.0 via the ajax_get_members function. This is due to the use of a predictable low-entropy token (5 hex characters derived from md5 of post ID) to identify member directories and insufficient authorization checks on the unauthenticated AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including usernames, display names, user roles (including administrator accounts), profile URLs, and user IDs by enumerating predictable directory_id values or brute-forcing the small 16^5 token space.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N