Comparison Overview

Live Nation Entertainment

VS

Universal Music Group

Live Nation Entertainment

9348 Civic Center Dr, Beverly Hills, 90210, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09

Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to Work® and named one of People Magazine’s Top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live events and ticketing. With business operations and corporate functions across major divisions including Ticketmaster, Concerts, Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation, we offer exciting opportunities across every discipline. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the perks we offer our full-time, global workforce. For any stage in your career, our benefits are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment, 6 months paid caregiver leave, Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker on your work trips), Music@Home (cultivate your little ones music interest), and tuition reimbursement for ongoing career development. Plus, you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge.

NAICS: 71
NAICS Definition: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Employees: 23,586
Subsidiaries: 26
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
2

Universal Music Group

2220 Colorado Avenue, None, Santa Monica, California, US, 90401
Last Update: 2025-12-09

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company. Find out more at: http://www.universalmusic.com. View our current career opportunities at: http://www.umusiccareers.com

NAICS: 71
NAICS Definition: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Employees: 18,381
Subsidiaries: 5
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Live Nation Entertainment
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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Universal Music Group
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
Live Nation Entertainment
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Universal Music Group
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Entertainment Providers Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Live Nation Entertainment in 2025.

Incidents vs Entertainment Providers Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Universal Music Group in 2025.

Incident History — Live Nation Entertainment (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Live Nation Entertainment cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Universal Music Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Universal Music Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Live Nation Entertainment
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: SQL injection vulnerabilities, Insider access mechanisms, Zero-day vulnerabilities
Motivation: Financial gain through selling data on dark web marketplaces
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 7/2024
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Exploitation of vulnerabilities in cloud storage services
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2024
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Credential Stuffing, Excessive Permissions, Identity-Based Attack, Lateral Movement via Cloud Environment
Motivation: Data Theft, Financial Gain (Potential Dark Web Sale), Disruption
Blog: Blog
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Universal Music Group
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2024
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Live Nation Entertainment company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Universal Music Group company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Live Nation Entertainment company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Universal Music Group company.

In the current year, Live Nation Entertainment company has reported more cyber incidents than Universal Music Group company.

Neither Universal Music Group company nor Live Nation Entertainment company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Universal Music Group company and Live Nation Entertainment company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Live Nation Entertainment company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Universal Music Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment company nor Universal Music Group company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Live Nation Entertainment company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Universal Music Group company.

Live Nation Entertainment company employs more people globally than Universal Music Group company, reflecting its scale as a Entertainment Providers.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Live Nation Entertainment nor Universal Music Group 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