Comparison Overview

IAB Europe

VS

VML

IAB Europe

Rond-Point Schuman 11, Brussels, 1040, BE
Last Update: 2026-01-23

IAB Europe is the European-level association for the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem. Through its membership of media, technology and marketing companies and national IABs, its mission is to lead political representation and promote industry collaboration to deliver frameworks, standards and industry programmes that enable business to thrive in the European market.

NAICS: 541613
NAICS Definition: Marketing Consulting Services
Employees: 89
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

VML

3 WTC 175 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, US
Last Update: 2026-01-25
Between 800 and 849

VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience. For more information, visit www.vml.com.

NAICS: 541613
NAICS Definition: Marketing Consulting Services
Employees: 34,767
Subsidiaries: 34
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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IAB Europe
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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VML
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
IAB Europe
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
VML
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Advertising Services Industry Average (This Year)

IAB Europe has 50.0% fewer incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Advertising Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for VML in 2026.

Incident History — IAB Europe (X = Date, Y = Severity)

IAB Europe cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

VML cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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IAB Europe
Incidents

Date Detected: 1/2026
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Inadvertent exposure via ad tracking systems
Blog: Blog
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VML
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

VML company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to IAB Europe company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

IAB Europe company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas VML company has not reported any.

In the current year, IAB Europe company has reported more cyber incidents than VML company.

Neither VML company nor IAB Europe company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

IAB Europe company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other VML company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither VML company nor IAB Europe company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither IAB Europe company nor VML company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

VML company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to IAB Europe company.

VML company employs more people globally than IAB Europe company, reflecting its scale as a Advertising Services.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds HIPAA certification.

Neither IAB Europe nor VML holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

The WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the processBackgroundAction() function in all versions up to, and including, 10.0.04. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify global map engine settings.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description

The Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘options’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. NOTE: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the PDFCrowd API key is blank (also known as "demo mode", which is the default configuration when the plugin is installed) or known.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description

The Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to incorrect file type validation in the action_import_module() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.9.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with a lower-privileged role (e.g., Subscriber-level access and above), to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. Successful exploitation requires an admin to grant Hustle module permissions (or module edit access) to the low-privileged user so they can access the Hustle admin page and obtain the required nonce.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9 via the wdk_public_action AJAX handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract email addresses for users with Directory Kit-specific user roles.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description

The Meta-box GalleryMeta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N