Comparison Overview

BBC

VS

MultiChoice Group

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

MultiChoice Group

144 Braam Fischer, Randburg, Ferndale, Randburg, Gauteng, ZA, 2194
Last Update: 2025-12-10
Between 750 and 799

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
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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MultiChoice Group
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
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 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 (X = Date, Y = Severity)

BBC 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
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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MultiChoice Group
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

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

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

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

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

BBC company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other MultiChoice Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

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

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

Neither BBC nor MultiChoice Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

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

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

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

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

Neither BBC nor MultiChoice Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither BBC nor MultiChoice Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither BBC nor MultiChoice Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither BBC nor MultiChoice Group 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