Comparison Overview

Costco Wholesale

VS

SPAR South Africa

Costco Wholesale

4401 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98134, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 800 and 849
http://www.costco.com

Costco Wholesale is a multibillion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in 11 countries. We are the recognized leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and rapid international expansion, we continue to provide an atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. If you are an ambitious, energetic person who enjoys a fast-paced team environment filled with challenges and opportunities, you've come to the right place. Our successful employees are service-oriented with integrity and commitment toward a common goal of excellence. Costco offers great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Costco Follow us on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/Costco

NAICS: 43
NAICS Definition: Retail Trade
Employees: 77,546
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
1
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SPAR South Africa

22 Chancery Lane, Pinetown, 3610, ZA
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849
https://www.SPAR.co.za

There’s something different about shopping at SPAR, that’s because we’ve created a culture of caring and community to ensure our customers have a consistently enjoyable shopping experience in a uniquely friendly and family orientated store. Nothing means more to us than our valued customers and we believe in going the extra mile to give them the best. From sourcing the finest products to providing willing and efficient staff who take a personal interest in our customers’ needs. In the 1960’s a group made up of 8 wholesalers were given exclusive rights to the SPAR name and brand in 1963 and serviced 500 small retailers. Through business acquisitions and organic growth, today the SPAR Group Ltd operates 6 distribution centres and 1 Build it distribution centre (building materials) and 1 pharmaceutical distribution centre (S BUYS), supplying goods and services to more than 2,000 SPAR stores across Southern Africa.

NAICS: 43
NAICS Definition: Retail Trade
Employees: 22,053
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Costco Wholesale
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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SPAR South Africa
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Costco Wholesale
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
SPAR South Africa
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Retail Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Costco Wholesale in 2025.

Incidents vs Retail Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for SPAR South Africa in 2025.

Incident History — Costco Wholesale (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Costco Wholesale cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — SPAR South Africa (X = Date, Y = Severity)

SPAR South Africa cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Costco Wholesale
Incidents

Date Detected: 07/2015
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2014
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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SPAR South Africa
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Costco Wholesale company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to SPAR South Africa company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Costco Wholesale company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas SPAR South Africa company has not reported any.

In the current year, SPAR South Africa company and Costco Wholesale company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither SPAR South Africa company nor Costco Wholesale company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Costco Wholesale company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other SPAR South Africa company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither SPAR South Africa company nor Costco Wholesale company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Costco Wholesale company nor SPAR South Africa company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Costco Wholesale company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to SPAR South Africa company.

Costco Wholesale company employs more people globally than SPAR South Africa company, reflecting its scale as a Retail.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Costco Wholesale nor SPAR South Africa holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A weakness has been identified in itsourcecode Online Pet Shop Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /pet1/addcnp.php. This manipulation of the argument cnpname causes sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

Published
Date
2025-12-13
Updated
Date
2025-12-13
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
References
Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AX9 22.03.01.46. This affects the function image_check of the component httpd. The manipulation results in use of weak hash. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.

Published
Date
2025-12-13
Updated
Date
2025-12-13
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 2.6
Severity: HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 3.7
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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
References
Description

A weakness has been identified in code-projects Student File Management System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/update_student.php. This manipulation of the argument stud_id causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

Published
Date
2025-12-13
Updated
Date
2025-12-13
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
References
Description

A security flaw has been discovered in code-projects Student File Management System 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/save_user.php. The manipulation of the argument firstname results in sql injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.

Published
Date
2025-12-13
Updated
Date
2025-12-13
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
References
Description

A vulnerability was identified in code-projects Student File Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/update_user.php. The manipulation of the argument user_id leads to sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-13
Updated
Date
2025-12-13
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
References