Comparison Overview

IQVIA

VS

UnitedHealthcare

IQVIA

2400 Ellis Rd, None, Durham, North Carolina, US, 27703
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. IQVIA’s portfolio of solutions are powered by IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ to deliver actionable insights and services built on high-quality health data, Healthcare-grade AI™, advanced analytics, the latest technologies and extensive domain expertise. With approximately 88,000 employees in over 100 countries, including experts in healthcare, life sciences, data science, technology and operational excellence, IQVIA is dedicated to accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. IQVIA is a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy. The company uses a wide variety of privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individual privacy while generating and analyzing information on a scale that helps healthcare stakeholders identify disease patterns and correlate with the precise treatment path and therapy needed for better outcomes. IQVIA’s insights and execution capabilities help biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders tap into a deeper understanding of diseases, human behaviors and scientific progress, in an effort to advance healthcare. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 78,612
Subsidiaries: 30
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

UnitedHealthcare

9700 Healthcare Lane, Minnetonka, MN, US, 55343
Last Update: 2025-12-11
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
3
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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IQVIA
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
IQVIA
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 IQVIA in 2025.

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

No incidents recorded for UnitedHealthcare in 2025.

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

IQVIA 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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IQVIA
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2020
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog
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UnitedHealthcare
Incidents

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

Date Detected: 12/2022
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

IQVIA 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 IQVIA company.

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

Both UnitedHealthcare company and IQVIA company have confirmed experiencing at least one ransomware attack.

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

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

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

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

IQVIA company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to UnitedHealthcare company.

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

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare holds HIPAA certification.

Neither IQVIA nor UnitedHealthcare 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.

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
Description

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

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
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."

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
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.

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
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).

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