Comparison Overview

Imperial Brands PLC

VS

Unilever

Imperial Brands PLC

121 Winterstoke Road, Bristol, Bristol, GB, BS3 2LL
Last Update: 2025-11-24

We're a truly international company driven by a strong challenger culture. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business in 120 markets supported by over 25,000 employees generating £30bn revenue. We put our customers at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs & expectations of tobacco & making a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful next generation product business. Our sustainability strategy supports our commercial & public health ambitions, underpinned by high governance. Our respected and powerful brands – which include Davidoff, JPS and West cigarettes, Rizla papers and the pioneering vapour brand blu – have genuine international reach. As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process. For more visit https://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/life-at-imperial

NAICS: 30
NAICS Definition: Manufacturing
Employees: 7,692
Subsidiaries: 11
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Unilever

100 Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars, London, GB, EC4Y 0DY
Last Update: 2025-11-26
Between 800 and 849

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names and innovative-forward thinking brands like Ben & Jerry’s, The Dollar Shave Club and Dermalogica. Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

NAICS: 30
NAICS Definition: Manufacturing
Employees: 125,759
Subsidiaries: 13
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Imperial Brands PLC
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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Unilever
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
Imperial Brands PLC
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Unilever
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Imperial Brands PLC in 2025.

Incidents vs Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Unilever in 2025.

Incident History — Imperial Brands PLC (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Imperial Brands PLC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Unilever cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Imperial Brands PLC
Incidents

No Incident

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Unilever
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Unilever company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Imperial Brands PLC company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, Unilever company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Imperial Brands PLC company.

In the current year, Unilever company and Imperial Brands PLC company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Unilever company nor Imperial Brands PLC company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Unilever company nor Imperial Brands PLC company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Unilever company nor Imperial Brands PLC company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC company nor Unilever company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Unilever company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Imperial Brands PLC company.

Unilever company employs more people globally than Imperial Brands PLC company, reflecting its scale as a Manufacturing.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Imperial Brands PLC nor Unilever holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/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
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

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

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

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