Comparison Overview

BBC

VS

ESPN

BBC

Portland Place, London, England, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-09

The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster. We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world.

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 41,528
Subsidiaries: 16
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

ESPN

1 ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT, 06010, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

ESPN is the leading multiplatform sports entertainment brand that features seven U.S. television networks, the leading sports app, direct-to-consumer ESPN+, leading social and digital platforms, ESPN.com, ESPN Audio, endeavors on every continent around the world, and more. ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc. (an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) and 20 percent by Hearst. Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN has approximately 3,800 employees (4,600 worldwide).

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 11,411
Subsidiaries: 65
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
7
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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BBC
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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ESPN
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
BBC
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
ESPN
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

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

BBC 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 ESPN in 2025.

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

BBC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

ESPN cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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BBC
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

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Insider Collusion, Credential Theft, Encrypted Messaging (Signal)
Motivation: Financial Gain (Ransom Extortion)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 06/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: SQL Injection
Blog: Blog
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ESPN
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial Gain, Data Leak
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing, Malware
Motivation: Data exfiltration, Financial gain, Public disclosure
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 2/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Malicious AI tool installation
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

ESPN company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to BBC company.

In the current year, ESPN company has reported more cyber incidents than BBC company.

Both ESPN company and BBC company have confirmed experiencing at least one ransomware attack.

Both ESPN company and BBC company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither ESPN company nor BBC company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither BBC company nor ESPN company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither BBC nor ESPN holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

ESPN company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to BBC company.

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

Neither BBC nor ESPN holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither BBC nor ESPN holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither BBC nor ESPN holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither BBC nor ESPN holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither BBC nor ESPN holds HIPAA certification.

Neither BBC nor ESPN 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.

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
Description

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

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
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."

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
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.

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
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).

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