Comparison Overview

Flashpoint Advisors

VS

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Flashpoint Advisors

None
Last Update: 2025-03-09 (UTC)

Strong

Flashpoint Advisors are former big four accountants and consultants focused on serving small private businesses. Our passion is working with business owners to improve their access to reliable and timely financial information, M&A strategies, and growth capital. http://www.flashpointadvisors.com

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition:
Employees: 10
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 28255, US
Last Update: 2025-05-06 (UTC)

Strong

Between 800 and 900

From local communities to global markets, we are dedicated to shaping the future responsibly and helping clients thrive in a changing world. โ€œBank of America Merrill Lynchโ€ is the marketing name for the global banking and global markets businesses of Bank of America Corporation. Bank of America is a marketing name for the Retirement Services business of Bank of America Corporation. Lending, derivatives, and other commercial banking activities are performed globally by banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation, including Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. Securities, strategic advisory, and other investment banking activities are performed globally by investment banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation (โ€œInvestment Banking Affiliatesโ€), including, in the United States, BofA Securities, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., all of which are registered broker-dealers and Members of SIPC, and in other jurisdictions, by locally registered entities. BofA Securities, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. are registered as futures commission merchants with the CFTC and are members of the NFA. ย  Investment products: Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed Any opinions, views, statements, estimates or projections (โ€œpostsโ€) posted on this web page are solely those of the individual author(s). As such, posts by an employee of BofAML or any of its affiliates are solely those of such employee or agent and do not necessarily reflect the views of BofAML. BofAML is not responsible for the content, or output of external websites. For Terms and Conditions and Disclaimers, please visit go.bofaml.com/social. Bank of America LinkedIn Community Guidelines can be found at: http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/social-media/linkedin-community-guidelines.html

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 17,432
Subsidiaries: 4
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
4
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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ISO 27001
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SOC 2
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GDPR
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PCI DSS
No public badge
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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ISO 27001
Not verified
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SOC 2
Not verified
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GDPR
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PCI DSS
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Compliance Summary
Flashpoint Advisors
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Flashpoint Advisors in 2025.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 2025.

Incident History โ€” Flashpoint Advisors (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Flashpoint Advisors cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History โ€” Bank of America Merrill Lynch (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Flashpoint Advisors
Incidents

No Incident

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Incidents

Date Detected: 2/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Inadvertent Disclosure
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2024
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2024
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Human Error (Email Misconfiguration)
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Both Flashpoint Advisors company and Bank of America Merrill Lynch company demonstrate a comparable AI risk posture, with strong governance and monitoring frameworks in place.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Flashpoint Advisors company has not reported any.

In the current year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch company has reported more cyber incidents than Flashpoint Advisors company.

Neither Bank of America Merrill Lynch company nor Flashpoint Advisors company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Flashpoint Advisors company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Bank of America Merrill Lynch company nor Flashpoint Advisors company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Flashpoint Advisors company nor Bank of America Merrill Lynch company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Flashpoint Advisors company.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch company employs more people globally than Flashpoint Advisors company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

An issue was discovered in chinabugotech hutool before 5.8.4 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary expressions that lead to arbitrary method invocation and potentially remote code execution (RCE) via the QLExpressEngine class.

Description

A weakness has been identified in JeecgBoot up to 3.8.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /sys/role/exportXls. This manipulation causes improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 4.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 JeecgBoot up to 3.8.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /sys/user/exportXls of the component Filter Handler. The manipulation results in improper authorization. The attack may be performed from remote. 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: 4.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 vulnerability was identified in JeecgBoot up to 3.8.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /sys/tenant/deleteBatch. The manipulation of the argument ids leads to improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is considered difficult. 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: 2.1
Severity: HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
cvss3
Base: 3.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cvss4
Base: 2.3
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 vulnerability was determined in JeecgBoot up to 3.8.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /api/getDepartUserList. Executing manipulation of the argument departId can lead to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 2.1
Severity: HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
cvss3
Base: 3.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cvss4
Base: 2.3
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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