Comparison Overview

MUFG

VS

Northwestern Mutual

MUFG

2-7-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP, 100-8330
Last Update: 2025-12-09

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with over 2,100 locations in more than 40 markets including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania. The Group has over 120,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. Through close partnerships among our group companies, the Group aims to be the world's most trusted financial group, flexibly responding to all of the financial needs of its customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. Watch our profile video: https://youtu.be/htyOjA1H6bQ Details of MUFG's Group companies can be found at the following websites: http://www.bk.mufg.jp/global http://www.tr.mufg.jp/english https://mufgamericas.com https://www.mufgemea.com http://www.hd.sc.mufg.jp/english ©2024Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. All rights reserved. The MUFG logo and name is a service mark of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 21,872
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Northwestern Mutual

720 East Wisconsin Avenue, None, Milwaukee, WI, US, 53202-4797
Last Update: 2025-12-09

Northwestern Mutual is here for what’s most important—helping families and businesses experience the freedom of financial security for over 160 years. Through our personalized, holistic approach, including both insurance and investments, we’re helping people make the most of life today, and for days to come. Through advisors who stay with you every step of the way, leading insights and technology, and digital-first experiences, we’re here to show our clients a better way to money. In managing $265.0 billion in assets, $28.1 billion in revenues, and more than $1.8 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual has had the privilege of being there for more than 4.5 million people who rely on us for life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, brokerage and advisory services, trust services, and discretionary portfolio management solutions. The company is trusted with more than $125 billion of client assets as a part of its wealth management company and investment services. We are strong supporters of our financial workforce nationwide as well as our home office professionals in Milwaukee, WI. We’re continuing to grow, and we believe diversity makes us stronger as we help shape the future of financial security. Help us get to know you by applying for open positions here: https://jobs.northwesternmutual.com/ Financial representatives and interns are independent contractors and not employees of Northwestern Mutual. https://www.northwesternmutual.com/social-media-guidelines

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 37,463
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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MUFG
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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Northwestern Mutual
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
MUFG
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Northwestern Mutual
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for MUFG in 2025.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Northwestern Mutual in 2025.

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

MUFG cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Northwestern Mutual (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Northwestern Mutual cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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MUFG
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: External System Breach (Hacking)
Blog: Blog
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Northwestern Mutual
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2023
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Hacking
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 8/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Computer Scam
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Northwestern Mutual company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to MUFG company.

In the current year, Northwestern Mutual company and MUFG company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Northwestern Mutual company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while MUFG company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Northwestern Mutual company and MUFG company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Northwestern Mutual company nor MUFG company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither MUFG company nor Northwestern Mutual company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Northwestern Mutual company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to MUFG company.

Northwestern Mutual company employs more people globally than MUFG company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual holds HIPAA certification.

Neither MUFG nor Northwestern Mutual 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