Comparison Overview

McDonald's

VS

Red Lobster

McDonald's

110 N Carpenter St, None, Chicago, Illinois, US, 60607
Last Update: 2025-12-11

McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 37,000 locations in over 100 countries. More than 90% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business men and women. McDonald's & our franchisees employ 1.9 million people worldwide. We serve the world some of its favorite foods - World Famous Fries, Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken McNuggets and Egg McMuffin. To learn more about the company, please visit www.aboutmcdonalds.com.

NAICS: 7225
NAICS Definition: Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Employees: 355,175
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
3
Known data breaches
6
Attack type number
2

Red Lobster

450 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida, 32801, US
Last Update: 2025-12-10
Between 750 and 799

With 58,000 employees and more than 700 restaurants in the United States and Canada, and a growing international presence, Red Lobster is the world’s largest seafood restaurant company. Our vision is to be where the world goes for seafood now and for generations. Red Lobster is an innovative, values-based company that focuses on providing guests the ultimate seafood dining experience and continues to grow by focusing on Great Seafood, Great People and Great Results. Great Seafood - Whether it’s delicious Maine lobster, wild-caught Snow and Bairdi crab, grilled salmon or craveable shrimp scampi, our focus is on delighting guests with freshly prepared, quality seafood every time they visit. Great People - We hire team members and managers with the hospitality gene. Our people are dedicated and passionate about delivering our promise - ultimate seafood dining experience – to guests on every visit. In addition, we are a place where our teams receive the skills and training to pursue their professional dreams. Great Results - At Red Lobster, we are focused on driving business momentum and sustainably growing sales. In addition, we emphasize innovation and quality to ensure we satisfy guests to grow their loyalty and motivate them to return today and in the future. There’s no better time than now to join the team at Red Lobster!

NAICS: 7225
NAICS Definition: Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Employees: 16,394
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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McDonald's
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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Red Lobster
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
McDonald's
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Red Lobster
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Restaurants Industry Average (This Year)

McDonald's has 322.54% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Restaurants Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Red Lobster in 2025.

Incident History — McDonald's (X = Date, Y = Severity)

McDonald's cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Red Lobster (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Red Lobster cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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McDonald's
Incidents

Date Detected: 8/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Client-Side Manipulation (Mobile App Reward Points), Unauthenticated API Endpoints (Design Hub, GRS Panel), URL Manipulation (Login to Register Bypass), Weak Authentication (Password '123456' in Hiring System), Exposed API Keys (Magicbell, Algolia), Impersonation Feature in Employee Portals, HTML Injection via Unauthenticated Admin APIs, Misconfigured Access Controls (Stravito, TRT Tool)
Motivation: Ethical Disclosure, Security Awareness, Responsible Vulnerability Reporting
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 7/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Weak Default Credentials, Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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Red Lobster
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Red Lobster company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to McDonald's company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

McDonald's company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Red Lobster company has not reported any.

In the current year, McDonald's company has reported more cyber incidents than Red Lobster company.

Neither Red Lobster company nor McDonald's company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

McDonald's company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Red Lobster company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Red Lobster company nor McDonald's company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

McDonald's company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Red Lobster company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

McDonald's company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Red Lobster company.

McDonald's company employs more people globally than Red Lobster company, reflecting its scale as a Restaurants.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds HIPAA certification.

Neither McDonald's nor Red Lobster holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics Community Dashboard Framework prior to versions 10.2.0.4, including 9.3.0.x and 8.3.x display the full server stack trace when encountering an error within the GetCdfResource servlet.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description

Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics Community Dashboard Editor plugin versions before 10.2.0.4, including 9.3.0.x and 8.3.x, deserialize untrusted JSON data without constraining the parser to approved classes and methods.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

A security flaw has been discovered in CTCMS Content Management System up to 2.1.2. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library /ctcms/libs/Ct_Config.php of the component Backend System Configuration Module. The manipulation of the argument Cj_Add/Cj_Edit results in code injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.8
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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

A vulnerability was identified in CTCMS Content Management System up to 2.1.2. The affected element is the function Save of the file /ctcms/libs/Ct_App.php of the component Backend App Configuration Module. The manipulation of the argument CT_App_Paytype leads to code injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.8
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15, it was possible to accept an invitation opened by a different user. Version 5.15. contains a patch. As a workaround, avoid leaving one's Weblate sessions with an invitation opened unattended.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 1.0
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/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