Comparison Overview

NEC Corporation

VS

CenturyLink

NEC Corporation

7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Tokyo, 108-8001, JP
Last Update: 2025-11-27
Between 800 and 849

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com NEC's Strengths and Competencies ・Named "2017 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World"​ an Index Listing the World’s 100 Most Sustainable Corporations ・Named one of the "World's Top 100 Most Innovative Organizations for 2016"​ by Thomson Reuters ・Face recognition technology achieved No. 1 in the recent Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE, *1) testing performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (*2) (*1) https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/face-video-evaluation-five (*2) Results shown from the Face In Video Evaluation (FIVE), the Multiple Biometric Grand Challenge (MBGC), the Multiple Biometric Evaluation (MBE) and the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) do not constitute endorsement of any particular product by the U.S. Government. ** Please note that we reserve the right to delete any comments posted on NEC Corporation’s LinkedIn page that are deemed extremely defamatory or libelous to any company or individual, or that may be offensive to others.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 17,837
Subsidiaries: 22
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

CenturyLink

100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA, 71201, US
Last Update: 2025-11-27
Between 750 and 799

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a technology leader delivering hybrid networking, cloud connectivity, and security solutions to customers around the world. Through its extensive global fiber network, CenturyLink provides secure and reliable services to meet the growing digital demands of businesses and consumers. CenturyLink strives to be the trusted connection to the networked world and is focused on delivering technology that enhances the customer experience. Learn more at http://news.centurylink.com/.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 24,839
Subsidiaries: 12
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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NEC Corporation
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
NEC Corporation
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
CenturyLink
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for NEC Corporation in 2025.

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for CenturyLink in 2025.

Incident History — NEC Corporation (X = Date, Y = Severity)

NEC Corporation cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

CenturyLink cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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NEC Corporation
Incidents

No Incident

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CenturyLink
Incidents

FAQ

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

CenturyLink company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas NEC Corporation company has not reported any.

In the current year, CenturyLink company and NEC Corporation company have not reported any cyber incidents.

CenturyLink company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while NEC Corporation company has not reported such incidents publicly.

CenturyLink company has disclosed at least one data breach, while NEC Corporation company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither CenturyLink company nor NEC Corporation company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither NEC Corporation company nor CenturyLink company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

NEC Corporation company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to CenturyLink company.

CenturyLink company employs more people globally than NEC Corporation company, reflecting its scale as a IT Services and IT Consulting.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds HIPAA certification.

Neither NEC Corporation nor CenturyLink holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H