Comparison Overview

The National Institutes of Health

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ICON plc

The National Institutes of Health

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, US, 20892
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.nih.gov

NIH is the only agency of its kind. We impact the health of the country and the world through unique and innovative medical research. Did you know that NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion a year to enhance life, and reduce illness and disability? NIH funded research has led to breakthroughs and new treatments, helping people live longer, healthier lives, and building the research foundation that drives discovery. Whether you are graduating with a bachelor's degree, working on your doctoral degree, entering the workforce for the first time, or changing careers, NIH offers a place for you to start and plenty of room to grow your career. When you join us, you’re not just advancing your career — you’re driving the health of our country forward. Official LinkedIn Account of the NIH. Privacy policy: http://go.usa.gov/x9svN Comment policy: https://bit.ly/3G6xq94 Engagement ≠ endorsement

NAICS: 541714
NAICS Definition: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
Employees: 29,850
Subsidiaries: 50
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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ICON plc

ICON plc, Dublin, undefined, 18, IE
Last Update: 2025-12-10
Between 750 and 799
http://www.iconplc.com

Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.

NAICS: 541714
NAICS Definition: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
Employees: 36,427
Subsidiaries: 9
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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The National Institutes of Health
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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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ICON plc
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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
The National Institutes of Health
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
ICON plc
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Biotechnology Research Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for The National Institutes of Health in 2025.

Incidents vs Biotechnology Research Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for ICON plc in 2025.

Incident History — The National Institutes of Health (X = Date, Y = Severity)

The National Institutes of Health cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — ICON plc (X = Date, Y = Severity)

ICON plc cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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The National Institutes of Health
Incidents

No Incident

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ICON plc
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

The National Institutes of Health company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to ICON plc company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, ICON plc company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to The National Institutes of Health company.

In the current year, ICON plc company and The National Institutes of Health company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither ICON plc company nor The National Institutes of Health company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither ICON plc company nor The National Institutes of Health company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither ICON plc company nor The National Institutes of Health company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither The National Institutes of Health company nor ICON plc company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

The National Institutes of Health company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to ICON plc company.

ICON plc company employs more people globally than The National Institutes of Health company, reflecting its scale as a Biotechnology Research.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc holds HIPAA certification.

Neither The National Institutes of Health nor ICON plc 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