Comparison Overview

Centene Corporation

VS

Ascension

Centene Corporation

7700 Forsyth Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO, US, 63105
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

Centene Corporation is a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to more than 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace. Centene believes healthcare is best delivered locally. Our local health plans provide fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene’s hiring practices reflect the composition of the members and communities we serve, allowing us to deliver quality, culturally sensitive healthcare to millions of members. Centene employees help change the world of healthcare and transform our communities. To learn more about career opportunities with Centene, visit: https://jobs.centene.com/

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 34,325
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Ascension

101 South Hanley Rd., Suite 450, St. Louis, MO, US, 63105
Last Update: 2025-12-11
Between 0 and 549

Answering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to those most vulnerable. In FY2025, Ascension provided $1.7 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs along with $1.8 billion of unreimbursed care for Medicare patients. Across 16 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension’s network encompasses approximately 99,000 associates, 22,300 aligned providers, 95 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals, and ownership interests in 26 additional hospitals through partnerships. Ascension also operates 30 senior living facilities and a variety of other care sites offering a range of healthcare services.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 66,110
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Centene Corporation
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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Ascension
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
Centene Corporation
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Ascension
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Centene Corporation in 2025.

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

Ascension has 20.48% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Centene Corporation (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Centene Corporation cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Ascension cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Centene Corporation
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2016
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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Ascension
Incidents

Date Detected: 4/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Vulnerability in third-party software
Motivation: Data theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Social Engineering
Motivation: Financial
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2024
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Ascension company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Centene Corporation company.

In the current year, Ascension company has reported more cyber incidents than Centene Corporation company.

Ascension company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Centene Corporation company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Ascension company and Centene Corporation company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Ascension company nor Centene Corporation company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Centene Corporation company nor Ascension company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Centene Corporation company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Ascension company.

Ascension company employs more people globally than Centene Corporation company, reflecting its scale as a Hospitals and Health Care.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Centene Corporation nor Ascension holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. In versions 2.5.377 and below, an unchecked offset and size used in a memcpy operation inside PCSX2's CDVD SCMD 0x91 and SCMD 0x8F handlers allow a specially crafted disc image or ELF to cause an out-of-bounds read from emulator memory. Because the offset and size is controlled through MG header fields, a specially crafted ELF can read data beyond the bounds of mg_buffer and have it reflected back into emulated memory. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.378.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/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
Description

Aircompressor is a library with ports of the Snappy, LZO, LZ4, and Zstandard compression algorithms to Java. In versions 3.3 and below, incorrect handling of malformed data in Java-based decompressor implementations for Snappy and LZ4 allow remote attackers to read previous buffer contents via crafted compressed input. With certain crafted compressed inputs, elements from the output buffer can end up in the uncompressed output, potentially leaking sensitive data. This is relevant for applications that reuse the same output buffer to uncompress multiple inputs. This can be the case of a web server that allocates a fix-sized buffer for performance purposes. There is similar vulnerability in GHSA-cmp6-m4wj-q63q. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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
Description

A vulnerability was found in itsourcecode COVID Tracking System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/?page=zone. The manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
Description

A vulnerability has been found in itsourcecode COVID Tracking System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/login.php of the component Admin Login. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
Description

A flaw has been found in campcodes Online Student Enrollment System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /admin/register.php. Executing manipulation of the argument photo can lead to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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