Comparison Overview

Mastercard

VS

Kyndryl

Mastercard

2000 Purchase St, Purchase, NY, US, 10577
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 800 and 849
http://www.mastercard.com

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 42,954
Subsidiaries: 12
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
2
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Kyndryl

New York City, New York, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
https://kyndryl.com

We have the world’s best talent that design, run, and manage the most advanced and reliable technology infrastructure each day. Together, we think holistically about the health of these vital technology ecosystems. We are a focused, independent company that builds on our foundation of excellence by creating systems in new ways. Bringing in the right partners, investing in our business, and working side-by-side with our customers to unlock potential. We're raising the bar. Our experience speaks for itself: We have tens of thousands of highly skilled employees around the world serving most of the Fortune 100 companies. But our purpose is what drives us: Advancing the vital systems that power human progress. Because when a digital ecosystem is healthy, it can more readily adapt and support continuous growth and that opens up a world of possibility for everyone. Together, we are the heart of progress.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 56,311
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Mastercard
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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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Kyndryl
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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
Mastercard
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Kyndryl
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Mastercard in 2025.

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Kyndryl in 2025.

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

Mastercard cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Kyndryl cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Mastercard
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2021
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: malware, ransomware, social engineering
Motivation: Information Extraction
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 08/2019
Type:Data Leak
Blog: Blog
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Kyndryl
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

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

Mastercard company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Kyndryl company has not reported any.

In the current year, Kyndryl company and Mastercard company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Mastercard company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Kyndryl company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Kyndryl company nor Mastercard company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Kyndryl company nor Mastercard company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Mastercard company nor Kyndryl company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Mastercard company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Kyndryl company.

Kyndryl company employs more people globally than Mastercard company, reflecting its scale as a IT Services and IT Consulting.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Mastercard nor Kyndryl 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