Comparison Overview

DS Smith

VS

The Hershey Company

DS Smith

1 Paddington Square, LONDON, W2 1DL, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.dssmith.com

DS Smith provides innovative packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services with a commitment to sustainability and a circular economy. Our core purpose is to Redefine Packaging for a Changing World, and our expert teams work closely with like-minded partners to incorporate renewable resources for products that minimize our environmental impact, reduce complexity and increase profitability through supply chain optimization.

NAICS: 30
NAICS Definition: Manufacturing
Employees: 13,059
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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The Hershey Company

19 E Chocolate Ave, Hershey, Pennsylvania, US, 17033
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
https://www.thehersheycompany.com/

The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. Hershey has approximately 20,000 employees around the world who work every day to deliver delicious, quality products. The company has more than 70 brands around the world that drive more than $11 billion in annual revenues, including such beloved brands like HERSHEY'S, REESE'S, KIT KAT®, JOLLY RANCHER, ICE BREAKERS, SHAQ-A-LICIOUS, SKINNYPOP and DOT'S HOMESTYLE PRETZEL'S. For more than 130 years, Hershey has been committed to operating responsibly and supporting its people and communities. Hershey founder, Milton Hershey, created Milton Hershey School in 1909, and since then, the company has focused on helping children succeed through access to education.

NAICS: 30
NAICS Definition: Manufacturing
Employees: 10,932
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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DS Smith
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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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The Hershey Company
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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
DS Smith
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
The Hershey Company
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for DS Smith in 2025.

Incidents vs Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for The Hershey Company in 2025.

Incident History — DS Smith (X = Date, Y = Severity)

DS Smith cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — The Hershey Company (X = Date, Y = Severity)

The Hershey Company cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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DS Smith
Incidents

No Incident

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The Hershey Company
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access to Email Accounts
Blog: Blog

FAQ

DS Smith company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to The Hershey Company company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

The Hershey Company company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas DS Smith company has not reported any.

In the current year, The Hershey Company company and DS Smith company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither The Hershey Company company nor DS Smith company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

The Hershey Company company has disclosed at least one data breach, while DS Smith company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither The Hershey Company company nor DS Smith company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither DS Smith company nor The Hershey Company company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Both The Hershey Company company and DS Smith company have a similar number of subsidiaries worldwide.

DS Smith company employs more people globally than The Hershey Company company, reflecting its scale as a Manufacturing.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company holds HIPAA certification.

Neither DS Smith nor The Hershey Company 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