Comparison Overview

CVS Health

VS

Optum

CVS Health

1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI, 02895, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 800 and 849
http://CVSHealth.com

CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 122,928
Subsidiaries: 11
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
4
Attack type number
2
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Optum

11000 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie , MN, US, 55344
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
https://www.optum.com/en/

We’re evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. It’s why we put your unique needs at the heart of everything we do, making it easy and affordable to manage health and well-being. We are delivering the right care how and when it’s needed; providing support to make smarter and healthier choices; and making prescription services easier, while helping you save money along the way. It’s everything health care should be. Together, for better health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 100,751
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
7
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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CVS Health
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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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Optum
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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
CVS Health
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Optum
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 CVS Health in 2025.

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

No incidents recorded for Optum in 2025.

Incident History — CVS Health (X = Date, Y = Severity)

CVS Health cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Optum cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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CVS Health
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Human Error
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 1/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Internal System Breach
Blog: Blog
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Optum
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 2/2025
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Physical Violence
Motivation: Protest against healthcare insurance claim denials, Criticism of healthcare companies' focus on profits over patient care
Blog: Blog

FAQ

CVS Health company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Optum company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Optum company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to CVS Health company.

In the current year, Optum company has reported more cyber incidents than CVS Health company.

Optum company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while CVS Health company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Optum company and CVS Health company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Optum company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while CVS Health company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither CVS Health company nor Optum company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

CVS Health company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Optum company.

CVS Health company employs more people globally than Optum company, reflecting its scale as a Hospitals and Health Care.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds HIPAA certification.

Neither CVS Health nor Optum holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References