Comparison Overview

Imperva

VS

Palo Alto Networks

Imperva

1 Curiosity Way, San Mateo, California, 94403, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 700 and 749
http://www.imperva.com

On Dec. 4, 2023, Thales Group completed the acquisition of Imperva. Imperva is the cybersecurity leader that helps organizations protect critical applications, APIs, and data, anywhere, at scale, and with the highest ROI. With an integrated approach combining edge, application security, and data security, Imperva protects companies through all stages of their digital journey. Imperva Threat Research and our global intelligence community enable Imperva to stay ahead of the threat landscape and seamlessly integrate the latest security, privacy, and compliance expertise into our solutions.

NAICS: 541514
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 1,642
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
4
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Palo Alto Networks

3000 Tannery Way, None, SANTA CLARA, California, US, 95054
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.

NAICS: 541514
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 17,868
Subsidiaries: 9
12-month incidents
5
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Imperva
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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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Palo Alto Networks
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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
Imperva
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Palo Alto Networks
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Computer and Network Security Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Imperva in 2025.

Incidents vs Computer and Network Security Industry Average (This Year)

Palo Alto Networks has 669.23% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

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

Imperva cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Palo Alto Networks (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Palo Alto Networks cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Imperva
Incidents

Date Detected: 04/2023
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Malicious Code Injection
Motivation: National Security Disruption, Economic Instability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2022
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Data theft and extortion
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2022
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unknown
Motivation: Extortion
Blog: Blog
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Palo Alto Networks
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network-based (no authentication or user interaction required)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Third-Party Vulnerability Exploitation, OAuth Token Theft, Salesforce Integration Abuse
Motivation: Data Theft, Potential Phishing/Follow-on Attacks, Financial Gain (likely)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Authenticated administrator with CLI access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Palo Alto Networks company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Imperva company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Imperva company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Palo Alto Networks company.

In the current year, Palo Alto Networks company has reported more cyber incidents than Imperva company.

Imperva company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Palo Alto Networks company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Palo Alto Networks company and Imperva company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Imperva company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Palo Alto Networks company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Palo Alto Networks company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Imperva company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Imperva company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Palo Alto Networks company.

Palo Alto Networks company employs more people globally than Imperva company, reflecting its scale as a Computer and Network Security.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Imperva nor Palo Alto Networks holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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
References
Description

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References