Comparison Overview

BBC

VS

Sky

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

Sky

1 Grant Way, Middlesex, TW7 5QD, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile. In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it. That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people. Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.

NAICS: 515
NAICS Definition: Broadcasting (except Internet)
Employees: 35,529
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

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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Sky
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
Sky
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 Sky in 2025.

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

BBC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Sky 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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Sky
Incidents

Date Detected: 07/2019
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neither BBC nor Sky holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

BBC company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Sky company.

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

Neither BBC nor Sky holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither BBC nor Sky holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither BBC nor Sky holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither BBC nor Sky holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither BBC nor Sky holds HIPAA certification.

Neither BBC nor Sky 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