Comparison Overview

Clicks Group

VS

Ace Hardware Corporation

Clicks Group

Cnr. Searle and Pontac Streets, Woodstock, Cape Town, ZA, 8000
Last Update: 2026-01-23

As a leader in the healthcare market, Clicks Group is committed to increasing access to affordable primary healthcare for all South Africans through its Clicks Retail pharmacy, pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution businesses. Founded nearly 58 years ago in 1968, Clicks Group is the country’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer and the largest retail pharmacy chain, with an expanding network of over 1000 stores and 779 pharmacies supported by a growing omni channel presence. UPD is the country’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributer, providing the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy. Listed on the JSE since 1996, Clicks Group’s sustained financial performance and growth in shareholder value has seen the group included in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index for the past eight years. We care about and contribute to the wellbeing of people, the environment and communities. We are passionate about leading innovation within the unique attributes of our Group. Our focus on a clear vision and growth strategy provides our people with unlimited opportunities. Our Group’s talent strategy is to employ customer-centric people with a confident, ‘can do’ attitude, who are committed and professional. This strategy is underpinned by our employees and our Group values: ‣ We are truly passionate about our customers. ‣ We believe in integrity, honesty and openness. ‣ We cultivate understanding through respect and dialogue. ‣ We are disciplined in our approach. ‣ We deliver on our goals.

NAICS: 43
NAICS Definition: Retail Trade
Employees: 12,597
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Ace Hardware Corporation

2915 Jorie Blvd, Oak Brook, Illinois, US, 60523
Last Update: 2026-01-18
Between 700 and 749

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries.  Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Santa Catarina, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.

NAICS: 43
NAICS Definition: Retail Trade
Employees: 18,284
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Clicks 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
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Ace Hardware 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
Compliance Summary
Clicks Group
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Ace Hardware Corporation
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Retail Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Clicks Group in 2026.

Incidents vs Retail Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Ace Hardware Corporation in 2026.

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

Clicks Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Ace Hardware Corporation cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Clicks Group
Incidents

No Incident

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Ace Hardware Corporation
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2023
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Clicks Group company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Ace Hardware Corporation company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Ace Hardware Corporation company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Clicks Group company has not reported any.

In the current year, Ace Hardware Corporation company and Clicks Group company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Ace Hardware Corporation company nor Clicks Group company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Ace Hardware Corporation company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Clicks Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Ace Hardware Corporation company nor Clicks Group company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Clicks Group company nor Ace Hardware Corporation company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Ace Hardware Corporation company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Clicks Group company.

Ace Hardware Corporation company employs more people globally than Clicks Group company, reflecting its scale as a Retail.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Clicks Group nor Ace Hardware Corporation 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.