Comparison Overview

Houston Methodist

VS

UnitedHealthcare

Houston Methodist

6565 Fannin St, Houston, Texas, 77030, US
Last Update: 2025-12-01

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. The health system consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the Texas Medical Center, seven community hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Houston Methodist also includes a research institute; a comprehensive residency program; international patient services; freestanding comprehensive care, emergency care and imaging centers; and outpatient facilities. Houston Methodist employs more than 34,000 people. Come lead with us.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 18,441
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

UnitedHealthcare

9700 Healthcare Lane, Minnetonka, MN, US, 55343
Last Update: 2025-12-01
Between 650 and 699

When it comes to your health, everything matters. That’s why UnitedHealthcare is helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone. Our health plans are there for you in moments big and small, delivering a simple experience, affordable coverage, and supportive care. At UnitedHealthcare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we are working to create a system that is connected, aligned and more affordable for all involved; one that delivers high quality care, responsive to the needs of each person and the communities in which they live. With connections to more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals and 6,500 hospitals and care facilities across the globe, we can collaborate in new ways to improve patient care while providing customizable and comprehensive solutions in any marketplace, anywhere. Our Values Integrity: Honor commitments. Never compromise ethics. Compassion: Walk in the shoes of the people we serve and those with whom we work. Relationships: Build trust through collaboration. Innovation: Invent the future. Learn from the past. Performance: Demonstrate excellence in everything we do. For more information about UnitedHealthcare, click here: https://www.uhc.com/ For information about careers at UnitedHealthcare, click here: https://www.workatuhc.com

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 15,794
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
4
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Houston Methodist
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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UnitedHealthcare
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
Houston Methodist
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
UnitedHealthcare
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Houston Methodist in 2025.

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for UnitedHealthcare in 2025.

Incident History — Houston Methodist (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Houston Methodist cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

UnitedHealthcare cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Houston Methodist
Incidents

Date Detected: 03/2017
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Email
Blog: Blog
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UnitedHealthcare
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Physical Assault
Motivation: Criticism of healthcare system, Dissatisfaction with health insurance coverage processes
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Physical Violence
Motivation: Protest against healthcare insurance claim denials, Criticism of healthcare companies' focus on profits over patient care
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 3/2023
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Ransomware
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

UnitedHealthcare company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Houston Methodist company.

In the current year, UnitedHealthcare company and Houston Methodist company have not reported any cyber incidents.

UnitedHealthcare company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Houston Methodist company has not reported such incidents publicly.

UnitedHealthcare company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Houston Methodist company has not reported such incidents publicly.

UnitedHealthcare company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Houston Methodist company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Houston Methodist company nor UnitedHealthcare company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Houston Methodist company nor UnitedHealthcare company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Houston Methodist company employs more people globally than UnitedHealthcare company, reflecting its scale as a Hospitals and Health Care.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Houston Methodist nor UnitedHealthcare holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

HedgeDoc is an open source, real-time, collaborative, markdown notes application. Prior to 1.10.4, some of HedgeDoc's OAuth2 endpoints for social login providers such as Google, GitHub, GitLab, Facebook or Dropbox lack CSRF protection, since they don't send a state parameter and verify the response using this parameter. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.4.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 3.7
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description

Langflow versions up to and including 1.6.9 contain a chained vulnerability that enables account takeover and remote code execution. An overly permissive CORS configuration (allow_origins='*' with allow_credentials=True) combined with a refresh token cookie configured as SameSite=None allows a malicious webpage to perform cross-origin requests that include credentials and successfully call the refresh endpoint. An attacker-controlled origin can therefore obtain fresh access_token / refresh_token pairs for a victim session. Obtained tokens permit access to authenticated endpoints — including built-in code-execution functionality — allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code and achieve full system compromise.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 9.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/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

A vulnerability was detected in xerrors Yuxi-Know up to 0.4.0. This vulnerability affects the function OtherEmbedding.aencode of the file /src/models/embed.py. Performing manipulation of the argument health_url results in server-side request forgery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 0ff771dc1933d5a6b78f804115e78a7d8625c3f3. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The vendor responded with a vulnerability confirmation and a list of security measures they have established already (e.g. disabled URL parsing, disabled URL upload mode, removed URL-to-markdown conversion).

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.8
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 security vulnerability has been detected in Rarlab RAR App up to 7.11 Build 127 on Android. This affects an unknown part of the component com.rarlab.rar. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 7.20 build 128 is able to mitigate this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor responded very professional: "This is the real vulnerability affecting RAR for Android only. WinRAR and Unix RAR versions are not affected. We already fixed it in RAR for Android 7.20 build 128 and we publicly mentioned it in that version changelog. (...) To avoid confusion among users, it would be useful if such disclosure emphasizes that it is RAR for Android only issue and WinRAR isn't affected."

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.1
Severity: HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 5.0
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 2.3
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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 weakness has been identified in ZSPACE Q2C NAS up to 1.1.0210050. Affected by this issue is the function zfilev2_api.OpenSafe of the file /v2/file/safe/open of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument safe_dir causes command injection. 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: 9.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
cvss3
Base: 8.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 7.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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