Comparison Overview

Forbes Middle East

VS

Merriam-Webster Inc.

Forbes Middle East

Office 309, Building 4,, Emaar Business Park, Dubai, AE
Last Update: 2025-11-26
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com

Forbes Middle East is a licensed edition of Forbes Media, a global media company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. Forbes Middle East is published once a month in Arabic and English by Arab Publisher House, and includes forbesmiddleeast.com, as well as special editions. Forbes Middle East extends the Forbes brand of journalism across the Arab world. It sets the pace for preemptive business journalism, by uncovering trends and anticipating business opportunities; and publishes original lists that adhere to methodologies set by Forbes Media. Its journalism attracts a readership of business leaders, investors, and government officials who are united in their belief of free enterprise.

NAICS: 511
NAICS Definition: Publishing Industries (except Internet)
Employees: 178
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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Merriam-Webster Inc.

47 Federal St, Springfield, MA, US, 01105
Last Update: 2025-11-26
Between 750 and 799
http://www.merriam-webster.com

For over 180 years, Merriam-Webster has been America’s leading provider of language information. Each month, our award-winning websites, apps, and social media channels offer guidance to tens of millions of visitors. In print, our publications include Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary (among the best-selling books in American history) and dictionaries for English-language learners. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of dictionary editors and writers in America.

NAICS: 511
NAICS Definition: Publishing Industries (except Internet)
Employees: 105
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Forbes Middle East
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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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Merriam-Webster Inc.
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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
Forbes Middle East
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Merriam-Webster Inc.
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Book and Periodical Publishing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Forbes Middle East in 2025.

Incidents vs Book and Periodical Publishing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Merriam-Webster Inc. in 2025.

Incident History — Forbes Middle East (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Forbes Middle East cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Merriam-Webster Inc. (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Merriam-Webster Inc. cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Forbes Middle East
Incidents

No Incident

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Merriam-Webster Inc.
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Forbes Middle East company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Merriam-Webster Inc. company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, Merriam-Webster Inc. company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Forbes Middle East company.

In the current year, Merriam-Webster Inc. company and Forbes Middle East company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Merriam-Webster Inc. company nor Forbes Middle East company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Merriam-Webster Inc. company nor Forbes Middle East company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Merriam-Webster Inc. company nor Forbes Middle East company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Forbes Middle East company nor Merriam-Webster Inc. company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Forbes Middle East company nor Merriam-Webster Inc. company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Forbes Middle East company employs more people globally than Merriam-Webster Inc. company, reflecting its scale as a Book and Periodical Publishing.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Forbes Middle East nor Merriam-Webster Inc. holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

ThingsBoard in versions prior to v4.2.1 allows an authenticated user to upload malicious SVG images via the "Image Gallery", leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The exploit can be triggered when any user accesses the public API endpoint of the malicious SVG images, or if the malicious images are embedded in an `iframe` element, during a widget creation, deployed to any page of the platform (e.g., dashboards), and accessed during normal operations. The vulnerability resides in the `ImageController`, which fails to restrict the execution of JavaScript code when an image is loaded by the user's browser. This vulnerability can lead to the execution of malicious code in the context of other users' sessions, potentially compromising their accounts and allowing unauthorized actions.

Published
Date
2025-11-27
Updated
Date
2025-11-27
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/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
References
Description

Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to to verify that the token used during the code exchange originates from the same authentication flow, which allows an authenticated user to perform account takeover via a specially crafted email address used when switching authentication methods and sending a request to the /users/login/sso/code-exchange endpoint. The vulnerability requires ExperimentalEnableAuthenticationTransfer to be enabled (default: enabled) and RequireEmailVerification to be disabled (default: disabled).

Published
Date
2025-11-27
Updated
Date
2025-11-27
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to sanitize team email addresses to be visible only to Team Admins, which allows any authenticated user to view team email addresses via the GET /api/v4/channels/{channel_id}/common_teams endpoint

Published
Date
2025-11-27
Updated
Date
2025-11-27
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
References
Description

Exposure of email service credentials to users without administrative rights in Devolutions Server.This issue affects Devolutions Server: before 2025.2.21, before 2025.3.9.

Published
Date
2025-11-27
Updated
Date
2025-11-27
References
Description

Exposure of credentials in unintended requests in Devolutions Server.This issue affects Server: through 2025.2.20, through 2025.3.8.

Published
Date
2025-11-27
Updated
Date
2025-11-27
References