Comparison Overview

BBC News

VS

MultiChoice Group

BBC News

Portland Place, London, GB, W1A 1AA
Last Update: 2025-12-10
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.bbc.com/news

The BBC is the world leader in global breaking news, providing trusted, accurate, impartial and independent news on TV, radio, online and social media to hundreds of millions of people worldwide each week. We have an unrivalled global network of world-class journalists based in more places than any other broadcaster and covering stories from the widest variety of locations.

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 8,948
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1
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MultiChoice Group

144 Braam Fischer, Randburg, Ferndale, Randburg, Gauteng, ZA, 2194
Last Update: 2025-12-10
Between 750 and 799
http://www.multichoice.com

MultiChoice Group is a leading entertainment company and we’re home to some of the most recognised brands on the continent. Our entertainment platforms – DStv, GOtv, Showmax and DStv Now – are a hub for more than 19 million people across 50 countries. Through Irdeto, we‘re a world leader in content security, management and delivery for pay-media companies. We’re driven by a desire to enrich lives, to make a difference to the communities and countries where we operate. Through our commitment to local content, we’re able to bring African storytelling to a global audience – and we do this through innovative technology that brings the magic to our customers wherever they are, on whatever device they’re using.

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 13,231
Subsidiaries: 13
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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BBC News
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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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MultiChoice Group
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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
BBC News
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
MultiChoice Group
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Industry Average (This Year)

BBC News has 0.0% fewer incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for MultiChoice Group in 2025.

Incident History — BBC News (X = Date, Y = Severity)

BBC News cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — MultiChoice Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

MultiChoice Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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BBC News
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Insider Recruitment (via Signal), Credential Theft Solicitation, Phishing (Targeted), Reconnaissance Commands, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Bypass Attempt
Motivation: Financial Gain (Ransom Extortion)
Blog: Blog
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MultiChoice Group
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

MultiChoice Group company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to BBC News company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

BBC News company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas MultiChoice Group company has not reported any.

In the current year, BBC News company has reported more cyber incidents than MultiChoice Group company.

BBC News company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while MultiChoice Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither MultiChoice Group company nor BBC News company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither MultiChoice Group company nor BBC News company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither BBC News company nor MultiChoice Group company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

MultiChoice Group company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to BBC News company.

MultiChoice Group company employs more people globally than BBC News company, reflecting its scale as a Broadcast Media Production and Distribution.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither BBC News nor MultiChoice Group holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics Community Dashboard Framework prior to versions 10.2.0.4, including 9.3.0.x and 8.3.x display the full server stack trace when encountering an error within the GetCdfResource servlet.

Published
Date
2025-12-15
Updated
Date
2025-12-15
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
References
Description

Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics Community Dashboard Editor plugin versions before 10.2.0.4, including 9.3.0.x and 8.3.x, deserialize untrusted JSON data without constraining the parser to approved classes and methods.

Published
Date
2025-12-15
Updated
Date
2025-12-15
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

A security flaw has been discovered in CTCMS Content Management System up to 2.1.2. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library /ctcms/libs/Ct_Config.php of the component Backend System Configuration Module. The manipulation of the argument Cj_Add/Cj_Edit results in code injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.

Published
Date
2025-12-15
Updated
Date
2025-12-15
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.8
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
References
Description

A vulnerability was identified in CTCMS Content Management System up to 2.1.2. The affected element is the function Save of the file /ctcms/libs/Ct_App.php of the component Backend App Configuration Module. The manipulation of the argument CT_App_Paytype leads to code injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-15
Updated
Date
2025-12-15
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.8
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
References
Description

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15, it was possible to accept an invitation opened by a different user. Version 5.15. contains a patch. As a workaround, avoid leaving one's Weblate sessions with an invitation opened unattended.

Published
Date
2025-12-15
Updated
Date
2025-12-15
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 1.0
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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
References