Comparison Overview

Direct Energy

VS

National Grid

Direct Energy

910 Louisiana St, B200, Houston, Texas, US, 77002
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 700 and 749

Direct Energy is one of North America's largest retail providers of electricity, natural gas and home and business energy-related services. We've been around for decades and are proud to serve our community with a variety of plans to meet the needs of our customers.

NAICS: 22
NAICS Definition: Utilities
Employees: 2,147
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

National Grid

1–3 Strand, London, London, WC2N 5EH, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-09

National Grid lies at the heart of a transforming energy system. Our business areas play a vital role in connecting millions of people to the energy they use, while continually seeking ways to make the energy system clean, fair, and affordable. In the UK we own and develop the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales, taking electricity from where it’s generated to where it’s needed. National Grid Electricity Distribution delivers electricity to over 20 million people across homes and businesses in the Midlands, South West England, and South Wales. In the US, we own and operate electricity and natural gas networks, serving over 20 million people across New York State and Massachusetts. National Grid Ventures operates across the UK, Europe, and the US, developing, operating, and investing in large-scale clean energy infrastructure. National Grid Partners invests in entrepreneurs at the intersection of energy and emerging tech, with capital, resources, connections, and know-how.

NAICS: 22
NAICS Definition: Utilities
Employees: 15,975
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Direct Energy
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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National Grid
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
Direct Energy
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
National Grid
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Utilities Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Direct Energy in 2025.

Incidents vs Utilities Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for National Grid in 2025.

Incident History — Direct Energy (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Direct Energy cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — National Grid (X = Date, Y = Severity)

National Grid cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Direct Energy
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2020
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Ransomware
Blog: Blog
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National Grid
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

National Grid company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Direct Energy company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Direct Energy company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas National Grid company has not reported any.

In the current year, National Grid company and Direct Energy company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Direct Energy company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while National Grid company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither National Grid company nor Direct Energy company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither National Grid company nor Direct Energy company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Direct Energy company nor National Grid company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

National Grid company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Direct Energy company.

National Grid company employs more people globally than Direct Energy company, reflecting its scale as a Utilities.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Direct Energy nor National Grid holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

WeGIA is an open source Web Manager for Institutions with a focus on Portuguese language users. Versions 3.5.4 and below contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /WeGIA/html/geral/configurar_senhas.php endpoint. The application does not sanitize user-controlled data before rendering it inside the employee selection dropdown. The application retrieves employee names from the database and injects them directly into HTML <option> elements without proper escaping. This issue is fixed in version 3.5.5.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description

ZITADEL is an open-source identity infrastructure tool. Versions 4.0.0-rc.1 through 4.7.0 are vulnerable to DOM-Based XSS through the Zitadel V2 logout endpoint. The /logout endpoint insecurely routes to a value that is supplied in the post_logout_redirect GET parameter. As a result, unauthenticated remote attacker can execute malicious JS code on Zitadel users’ browsers. To carry out an attack, multiple user sessions need to be active in the same browser, however, account takeover is mitigated when using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Passwordless authentication. This issue is fixed in version 4.7.1.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.0
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description

ZITADEL is an open-source identity infrastructure tool. Versions 4.7.0 and below are vulnerable to an unauthenticated, full-read SSRF vulnerability. The ZITADEL Login UI (V2) treats the x-zitadel-forward-host header as a trusted fallback for all deployments, including self-hosted instances. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to force the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary domains, such as internal addresses, and read the responses, enabling data exfiltration and bypassing network-segmentation controls. This issue is fixed in version 4.7.1.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Description

NiceGUI is a Python-based UI framework. Versions 3.3.1 and below are vulnerable to directory traversal through the App.add_media_files() function, which allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the server filesystem. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.0.

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

FreePBX Endpoint Manager is a module for managing telephony endpoints in FreePBX systems. Versions are vulnerable to authentication bypass when the authentication type is set to "webserver." When providing an Authorization header with an arbitrary value, a session is associated with the target user regardless of valid credentials. This issue is fixed in versions 16.0.44 and 17.0.23.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 9.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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