Comparison Overview

GQ Magazine

VS

Forbes

GQ Magazine

1 World Trade Center, New York, US
Last Update: 2026-01-22
Between 600 and 649

For more than 50 years, GQ has been the premier men’s magazine, providing definitive coverage of style and culture. With its unique and powerful design, work from the finest photographers, and a stable of award-winning writers, GQ reaches millions of leading men each month. The only publication that speaks to all sides of the male equation, GQ is simply sharper and smarter.

NAICS: 511
NAICS Definition: Publishing Industries (except Internet)
Employees: 438
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Forbes

Jersey City, NJ, US
Last Update: 2026-01-23
Between 800 and 849

Forbes Media is a global media, branding and technology company, with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. The company publishes Forbes, Forbes Asia, and Forbes Europe magazines as well as Forbes.com. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 94 million people worldwide with its business message each month through its magazines and 37 licensed local editions around the globe, Forbes.com, TV, conferences, research, social and mobile platforms. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include conferences, real estate, education, financial services, and technology license agreements. Forbes is an equal opportunity employer.

NAICS: 511
NAICS Definition: Publishing Industries (except Internet)
Employees: 10,065
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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GQ Magazine
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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Forbes
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
GQ Magazine
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Forbes
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 GQ Magazine in 2026.

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

No incidents recorded for Forbes in 2026.

Incident History — GQ Magazine (X = Date, Y = Severity)

GQ Magazine cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Forbes cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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GQ Magazine
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2025
Type:Breach
Motivation: Retaliation for ignored security warnings, potential financial gain (data sold on dark web)
Blog: Blog
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Forbes
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Forbes company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to GQ Magazine company.

In the current year, Forbes company and GQ Magazine company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Forbes company nor GQ Magazine company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

GQ Magazine company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Forbes company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Forbes company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while GQ Magazine company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither GQ Magazine company nor Forbes company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Forbes company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to GQ Magazine company.

Forbes company employs more people globally than GQ Magazine company, reflecting its scale as a Book and Periodical Publishing.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds HIPAA certification.

Neither GQ Magazine nor Forbes holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Typemill is a flat-file, Markdown-based CMS designed for informational documentation websites. A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the login error view template `login.twig` of versions 2.19.1 and below. The `username` value can be echoed back without proper contextual encoding when authentication fails. An attacker can execute script in the login page context. This issue has been fixed in version 2.19.2.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description

A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the DomainCheckerApp class within domain/script.js of Sourcecodester Domain Availability Checker v1.0. The vulnerability occurs because the application improperly handles user-supplied data in the createResultElement method by using the unsafe innerHTML property to render domain search results.

Description

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Modern Image Gallery App v1.0 within the gallery/upload.php component. The application fails to properly validate uploaded file contents. Additionally, the application preserves the user-supplied file extension during the save process. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary PHP code by spoofing the MIME type as an image, leading to full system compromise.

Description

A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on Linux may allow a local host user with write access to the pre-created jailer directories to overwrite arbitrary host files via a symlink attack during the initialization copy at jailer startup, if the jailer is executed with root privileges. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.13.2 or 1.14.1 or above.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/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
Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /srvs/membersrv/getCashiers endpoint of the Aptsys gemscms backend platform thru 2025-05-28. This unauthenticated endpoint returns a list of cashier accounts, including names, email addresses, usernames, and passwords hashed using MD5. As MD5 is a broken cryptographic function, the hashes can be easily reversed using public tools, exposing user credentials in plaintext. This allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized logins and potentially gain access to sensitive POS operations or backend functions.