Comparison Overview

Mitel

VS

Safaricom PLC

Mitel

350 Legget Drive, Kanata, Ontario, K2K 2W7, CA
Last Update: 2025-12-01
Between 750 and 799

Powering more than 2 billion connections every day, Mitel helps businesses connect, collaborate and take care of customers.

NAICS: 517
NAICS Definition: Telecommunications
Employees: 3,913
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
2

Safaricom PLC

Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi, Nairobi, KE, P.O. Box 66827, 00800, Nairobi
Last Update: 2025-12-01
Between 750 and 799

Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services and support for community projects. With over 29 Million subscribers and an estimated market share of 67%, the Company has the widest modern mobile network coverage in Kenya and prides in its experienced shareholders, attractive tariffs, a nationwide network of effective dealers, high caliber staff and management enabling it to maintain its position as the region’s mobile market leader. M-PESA has over 23 million subscribers, supported by a nationwide agent network of over 156,000 outlets. M-PESA is the world's most developed biggest mobile payment system. Facts about Safaricom • Employs over 5,500 staff directly and over 500,000 indirectly • Has approximately 4,945 network sites across the country • 50% of employees and 32% of senior management working at Safaricom are women. • Has the largest call center in Sub-Saharan Africa Our people are our most valuable asset and are key to the achievement of our vision of transforming lives. This is reflected in our commitment to creating a working environment that supports our staff. We offer employees a wellness programme, crèche facilities, access to subsidized gym facilities, leisure amenities, regular social events, competitive salaries and career opportunities. We give back to the society through the Safaricom Foundation. Since inception, the foundation has disbursed 2 billion shillings in different initiatives that provide sustainable community-based solutions, contributing towards Kenya’s development agenda, and the Millennium Development Goals. Safaricom is a key member and supporter of the B Team and the B Team – Africa, alliances of business leaders who are committed to responsible and sustainable business practices.

NAICS: 517
NAICS Definition: Telecommunications
Employees: 16,081
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

https://images.rankiteo.com/companyimages/mitel.jpeg
Mitel
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
https://images.rankiteo.com/companyimages/safaricom.jpeg
Safaricom PLC
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
Mitel
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Safaricom PLC
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Telecommunications Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Mitel in 2025.

Incidents vs Telecommunications Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Safaricom PLC in 2025.

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

Mitel cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Safaricom PLC (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Safaricom PLC cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

https://images.rankiteo.com/companyimages/mitel.jpeg
Mitel
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2024
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Firmware Vulnerability (CVE-2024-41710)
Motivation: DDoS Botnet Recruitment
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2024
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Command Injection Attack
Motivation: Possible preparation for more stealthy and undetectable future variants
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2022
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Exploitation of a vulnerability in Mitel MiVoice VOIP appliances
Motivation: Unauthorized access and data breach
Blog: Blog
https://images.rankiteo.com/companyimages/safaricom.jpeg
Safaricom PLC
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

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

Mitel company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Safaricom PLC company has not reported any.

In the current year, Safaricom PLC company and Mitel company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Safaricom PLC company nor Mitel company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Safaricom PLC company nor Mitel company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Mitel company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Safaricom PLC company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Mitel company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Safaricom PLC company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Both Safaricom PLC company and Mitel company have a similar number of subsidiaries worldwide.

Safaricom PLC company employs more people globally than Mitel company, reflecting its scale as a Telecommunications.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Mitel nor Safaricom PLC holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

MCP Server Kubernetes is an MCP Server that can connect to a Kubernetes cluster and manage it. Prior to 2.9.8, there is a security issue exists in the exec_in_pod tool of the mcp-server-kubernetes MCP Server. The tool accepts user-provided commands in both array and string formats. When a string format is provided, it is passed directly to shell interpretation (sh -c) without input validation, allowing shell metacharacters to be interpreted. This vulnerability can be exploited through direct command injection or indirect prompt injection attacks, where AI agents may execute commands without explicit user intent. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.9.8.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

XML external entity (XXE) injection in eyoucms v1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted body of a POST request.

Description

An issue was discovered in Fanvil x210 V2 2.12.20 allowing unauthenticated attackers on the local network to access administrative functions of the device (e.g. file upload, firmware update, reboot...) via a crafted authentication bypass.

Description

Cal.com is open-source scheduling software. Prior to 5.9.8, A flaw in the login credentials provider allows an attacker to bypass password verification when a TOTP code is provided, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts. This issue exists due to problematic conditional logic in the authentication flow. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.9.8.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 9.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/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
Description

Rhino is an open-source implementation of JavaScript written entirely in Java. Prior to 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1, when an application passed an attacker controlled float poing number into the toFixed() function, it might lead to high CPU consumption and a potential Denial of Service. Small numbers go through this call stack: NativeNumber.numTo > DToA.JS_dtostr > DToA.JS_dtoa > DToA.pow5mult where pow5mult attempts to raise 5 to a ridiculous power. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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