Comparison Overview

Excellus BCBS

VS

CNO Financial Group

Excellus BCBS

Last Update: 2025-12-01
Between 750 and 799

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, is part of a family of companies that finances and delivers vital health care services to about 1.5 million people across upstate New York. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield provides access to high-quality, affordable health coverage, including valuable health-related resources that our members use every day, such as cost-saving prescription drug discounts and wellness tracking tools. To learn more, visit excellusbcbs.com.

NAICS: 524
NAICS Definition: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Employees: 3,672
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

CNO Financial Group

11825 N Pennsylvania St, Carmel, Indiana, 46032, US
Last Update: 2025-12-01
Between 700 and 749

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and $38 billion in total assets. Our 3,500 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 5,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families, and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions. We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth. At CNO, we're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences in a flexible, hybrid workplace. If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

NAICS: 524
NAICS Definition: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Employees: 13,292
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
6
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Excellus BCBS
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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CNO Financial Group
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
Excellus BCBS
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
CNO Financial Group
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Insurance Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Excellus BCBS in 2025.

Incidents vs Insurance Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for CNO Financial Group in 2025.

Incident History — Excellus BCBS (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Excellus BCBS cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — CNO Financial Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

CNO Financial Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Excellus BCBS
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2013
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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CNO Financial Group
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: SIM Swapping
Motivation: Data Theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: SIM Swapping
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2023
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Excellus BCBS company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to CNO Financial Group company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

CNO Financial Group company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Excellus BCBS company.

In the current year, CNO Financial Group company and Excellus BCBS company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither CNO Financial Group company nor Excellus BCBS company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both CNO Financial Group company and Excellus BCBS company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither CNO Financial Group company nor Excellus BCBS company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Excellus BCBS company nor CNO Financial Group company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

CNO Financial Group company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Excellus BCBS company.

CNO Financial Group company employs more people globally than Excellus BCBS company, reflecting its scale as a Insurance.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Excellus BCBS nor CNO Financial Group holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A weakness has been identified in codingWithElias School Management System up to f1ac334bfd89ae9067cc14dea12ec6ff3f078c01. Affected is an unknown function of the file /student-view.php of the component Edit Student Info Page. This manipulation of the argument First Name causes cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. Other parameters might be affected as well. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 3.3
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 2.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 4.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
Description

By providing a command-line argument starting with a semi-colon ; to an API endpoint created by the EnhancedCommandExecutor class of the HexStrike AI MCP server, the resultant composed command is executed directly in the context of the MCP server’s normal privilege; typically, this is root. There is no attempt to sanitize these arguments in the default configuration of this MCP server at the affected version (as of commit 2f3a5512 in September of 2025).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description

A weakness has been identified in winston-dsouza Ecommerce-Website up to 87734c043269baac0b4cfe9664784462138b1b2e. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /includes/header_menu.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument Error can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This product implements a rolling release for ongoing delivery, which means version information for affected or updated releases is unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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
Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Qualitor 8.20/8.24. Affected by this vulnerability is the function eval of the file /html/st/stdeslocamento/request/getResumo.php. Performing manipulation of the argument passageiros results in code injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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
Description

A vulnerability was identified in Scada-LTS up to 2.7.8.1. Affected is the function Common.getHomeDir of the file br/org/scadabr/vo/exporter/ZIPProjectManager.java of the component Project Import. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 6.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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