Comparison Overview

Cipla

VS

Merck Group

Cipla

Lower Parel, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN, 400013
Last Update: 2025-11-25
Between 750 and 799

Cipla is a leading global pharmaceutical company trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across the world since 1935. A compassionate approach to healthcare that goes beyond the pursuit of profit and growth has been the force impelling Cipla’s history over the years. Our credo and our purpose of ‘Caring for Life' continues to guide our actions towards our people and the planet for creating a sustainable future. Cipla today has presence in 80+ countries, providing over 1,500 products across various therapeutic categories in 50+ dosage forms. Keeping with our legacy of care, we constantly strive to ensure access to high-quality medicines that make a difference in the lives of patients. Our paradigm-changing offer of a triple anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy in HIV/AIDS at less than a dollar a day in Africa in 2001 was pivotal in bringing inclusiveness, accessibility and affordability to the centre of the HIV movement. An unmatched presence across the care continuum (awareness, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and adherence) and the widest range of drug-device combinations has established Cipla’s respiratory leadership in India and other key emerging markets. Armed with this legacy and a deep understanding of the lungs, we have articulated our aspiration to become a global lung leader and help millions breathe free.

NAICS: 3254
NAICS Definition: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Employees: 49,702
Subsidiaries: 7
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Merck Group

Frankfurter Str. 250, Darmstadt, DE, 64293
Last Update: 2025-11-23
Between 800 and 849

This channel is not intended for U.S. and Canadian visitors. Merck operates in the U.S. and Canada as EMD Serono in Healthcare, MilliporeSigma in Life Science and EMD Electronics in Electronics. An unaffiliated and unrelated company, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, US holds the rights in the trademark MERCK in the U.S. and Canada. _______________________________ We are Merck, a leading global science and technology company headquartered in Germany. We are curious explorers, courageous pioneers, and ingenious inventors. Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and the planet. We believe in the positive power of science and technology. It has determined our actions since 1668 and inspires us to continue researching for a future worth living. As a family-owned company with over 350 years of experience, we stand for sustainability, responsibility, and innovative strength. We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive company that values and fosters the talents and abilities of our employees. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. Work your Magic and join Merck. Legal Disclaimer: www.merckgroup.com/en/legal-disclaimer.html Data Privacy Declaration: www.merckgroup.com/en/privacy-statement

NAICS: 3254
NAICS Definition: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Employees: 32,133
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Cipla
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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Merck 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
Cipla
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Merck Group
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Cipla in 2025.

Incidents vs Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Merck Group in 2025.

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

Cipla cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Merck Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Merck Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Cipla
Incidents

No Incident

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Merck Group
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

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

Historically, Merck Group company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Cipla company.

In the current year, Merck Group company and Cipla company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Merck Group company nor Cipla company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Merck Group company nor Cipla company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Merck Group company nor Cipla company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Cipla company nor Merck Group company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Cipla company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Merck Group company.

Cipla company employs more people globally than Merck Group company, reflecting its scale as a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Cipla nor Merck Group holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

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

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H