Comparison Overview

Elsevier

VS

Hitachi

Elsevier

Radarweg 29, Amsterdam, North Holland, 1043, NL
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

As a global leader in information and analytics, Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. We do this by facilitating insights and critical decision-making for customers across the global research and health ecosystems. In everything we publish, we uphold the highest standards of quality and integrity. We bring that same rigor to our information analytics solutions for researchers, health professionals, institutions and funders. Elsevier employs 8,700 people worldwide. We have supported the work of our research and health partners for more than 140 years. Growing from our roots in publishing, we offer knowledge and valuable analytics that help our users make breakthroughs and drive societal progress. With the Elsevier Foundation and our external Inclusion & Diversity Advisory Board, we work in partnership with diverse stakeholders to advance inclusion and diversity in science, research and healthcare in developing countries and around the world.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 11,962
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Hitachi

1-6-6, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, None, Tokyo, Japan, JP, 100-8280
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world. Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business is centered around 5 growth sectors: Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy, and IT. Globally, we have nearly 300,000 employees who are working to improve people’s quality of life and our customers’ social, environmental, and economic values to create a sustainable future. The challenges we face as a society are unprecedented, but so are the opportunities. Together, let’s start powering good.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 36,169
Subsidiaries: 18
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Elsevier
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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Hitachi
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
Elsevier
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Hitachi
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Elsevier in 2025.

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Hitachi in 2025.

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

Elsevier cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Hitachi cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Elsevier
Incidents

Date Detected: 03/2019
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Open Server
Blog: Blog
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Hitachi
Incidents

Date Detected: 8/2025
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Stolen credentials, Vulnerability exploitation, Phishing
Motivation: Financial gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 7/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Radio Frequency (RF) communications
Motivation: Disruption of operations, brake system failures
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2025
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Hitachi company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Elsevier company.

In the current year, Hitachi company has reported more cyber incidents than Elsevier company.

Hitachi company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Elsevier company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Hitachi company nor Elsevier company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Hitachi company nor Elsevier company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Hitachi company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Elsevier company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Hitachi company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Elsevier company.

Hitachi company employs more people globally than Elsevier company, reflecting its scale as a IT Services and IT Consulting.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Elsevier nor Hitachi 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