Comparison Overview

Morningstar

VS

Transamerica

Morningstar

22 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL, US, 60602
Last Update: 2026-01-24

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors, institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets, and alliances and redistributors. Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $369 billion in AUMA as of Sept. 30, 2025. The Company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in 32 countries.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 11,988
Subsidiaries: 11
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Transamerica

Baltimore, Maryland, US, 21202
Last Update: 2026-01-24
Between 700 and 749

Longer lifespans are changing the way we exist. Instead of the traditional stages of learn, work, and retire, we now have the potential for a more fulfilling, multi-stage life. With this opportunity comes the need to plan for it. We enable financial professionals, brokers, agents, advisors, and employers to energize clients and employees to seize the possibilities longevity brings. So, no matter where someone is on their journey, we can help them pursue the freedom to live the life they want. Transamerica. Live your best life. Securities distributed by Transamerica Capital, Inc. Social terms: https://www.transamerica.com/social-media-guidelines

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 15,465
Subsidiaries: 23
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Morningstar
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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Transamerica
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
Morningstar
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Transamerica
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Morningstar in 2026.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Transamerica in 2026.

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

Morningstar cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Transamerica cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Morningstar
Incidents

No Incident

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Transamerica
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Exploitation of Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 8/2018
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Email
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

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

In the current year, Transamerica company and Morningstar company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Transamerica company nor Morningstar company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

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

Neither Transamerica company nor Morningstar company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Transamerica company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Morningstar company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Transamerica company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Morningstar company.

Transamerica company employs more people globally than Morningstar company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Morningstar nor Transamerica holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Typemill is a flat-file, Markdown-based CMS designed for informational documentation websites. A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the login error view template `login.twig` of versions 2.19.1 and below. The `username` value can be echoed back without proper contextual encoding when authentication fails. An attacker can execute script in the login page context. This issue has been fixed in version 2.19.2.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description

A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the DomainCheckerApp class within domain/script.js of Sourcecodester Domain Availability Checker v1.0. The vulnerability occurs because the application improperly handles user-supplied data in the createResultElement method by using the unsafe innerHTML property to render domain search results.

Description

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Modern Image Gallery App v1.0 within the gallery/upload.php component. The application fails to properly validate uploaded file contents. Additionally, the application preserves the user-supplied file extension during the save process. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary PHP code by spoofing the MIME type as an image, leading to full system compromise.

Description

A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on Linux may allow a local host user with write access to the pre-created jailer directories to overwrite arbitrary host files via a symlink attack during the initialization copy at jailer startup, if the jailer is executed with root privileges. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.13.2 or 1.14.1 or above.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/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

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /srvs/membersrv/getCashiers endpoint of the Aptsys gemscms backend platform thru 2025-05-28. This unauthenticated endpoint returns a list of cashier accounts, including names, email addresses, usernames, and passwords hashed using MD5. As MD5 is a broken cryptographic function, the hashes can be easily reversed using public tools, exposing user credentials in plaintext. This allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized logins and potentially gain access to sensitive POS operations or backend functions.