Comparison Overview

Brooks Brothers

VS

Harbor Freight Tools

Brooks Brothers

1411 Broadway , New York, 10018, US
Last Update: 2026-01-18

In 1818, Henry Sands Brooks founded Brooks Brothers, the first ready-to-wear fashion emporium in America. Since then, we are proud to have upheld the same traditions and values with a steadfast commitment to American manufacturing for nearly two centuries, operating more than 400 stores worldwide. We believe it is because of our attention to fine quality, personal service, commitment to social good and exceptional value that our customers consider us to be far more than a store. Brooks Brothers is now part of Catalyst Brands.

NAICS: 43
NAICS Definition: Retail Trade
Employees: 2,785
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Harbor Freight Tools

26677 Agoura Road, Calabasas, 91302, US
Last Update: 2026-01-18
Between 750 and 799

We're a 45 year-old, $8 billion national tool retailer with the energy, enthusiasm, and growth potential of a start-up. We have over 1,600 stores in 48 states across the country and are opening several new locations every week. We offer our customers more than 7,000 tools and accessories, from hand tools and generators to air and power tools, from shop equipment to automotive tools. We provide our customers with the right tool for the right job at the right price, always delivering quality and value.

NAICS: 43
NAICS Definition: Retail Trade
Employees: 15,933
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Brooks Brothers
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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Harbor Freight Tools
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
Brooks Brothers
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Harbor Freight Tools
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Retail Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Brooks Brothers in 2026.

Incidents vs Retail Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Harbor Freight Tools in 2026.

Incident History — Brooks Brothers (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Brooks Brothers cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Harbor Freight Tools (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Harbor Freight Tools cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Brooks Brothers
Incidents

Date Detected: 05/2017
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2016
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Malicious Software
Blog: Blog
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Harbor Freight Tools
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2013
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Harbor Freight Tools company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Brooks Brothers company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Brooks Brothers company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Harbor Freight Tools company.

In the current year, Harbor Freight Tools company and Brooks Brothers company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Harbor Freight Tools company nor Brooks Brothers company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Harbor Freight Tools company and Brooks Brothers company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Brooks Brothers company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Harbor Freight Tools company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Brooks Brothers company nor Harbor Freight Tools company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Brooks Brothers company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Harbor Freight Tools company.

Harbor Freight Tools company employs more people globally than Brooks Brothers company, reflecting its scale as a Retail.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Brooks Brothers nor Harbor Freight Tools holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Typemill is a flat-file, Markdown-based CMS designed for informational documentation websites. A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the login error view template `login.twig` of versions 2.19.1 and below. The `username` value can be echoed back without proper contextual encoding when authentication fails. An attacker can execute script in the login page context. This issue has been fixed in version 2.19.2.

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

A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the DomainCheckerApp class within domain/script.js of Sourcecodester Domain Availability Checker v1.0. The vulnerability occurs because the application improperly handles user-supplied data in the createResultElement method by using the unsafe innerHTML property to render domain search results.

Description

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Modern Image Gallery App v1.0 within the gallery/upload.php component. The application fails to properly validate uploaded file contents. Additionally, the application preserves the user-supplied file extension during the save process. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary PHP code by spoofing the MIME type as an image, leading to full system compromise.

Description

A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on Linux may allow a local host user with write access to the pre-created jailer directories to overwrite arbitrary host files via a symlink attack during the initialization copy at jailer startup, if the jailer is executed with root privileges. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.13.2 or 1.14.1 or above.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/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

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /srvs/membersrv/getCashiers endpoint of the Aptsys gemscms backend platform thru 2025-05-28. This unauthenticated endpoint returns a list of cashier accounts, including names, email addresses, usernames, and passwords hashed using MD5. As MD5 is a broken cryptographic function, the hashes can be easily reversed using public tools, exposing user credentials in plaintext. This allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized logins and potentially gain access to sensitive POS operations or backend functions.