Comparison Overview

Nelnet

VS

IBM

Nelnet

121 S 13th Street, None, Lincoln, Nebraska, US, 68508
Last Update: 2025-12-25
Between 750 and 799

Nelnet is a leading student loan servicer – but we’re even more than that. We provide payment technology for over 1,300 higher education institutions and 11,500 K-12 schools. We deliver world-class fiber internet, TV, and phone services to residents of Nebraska and Colorado. We help borrowers achieve their educational goals with private student loan and refinance solutions. And we help businesses boost their performance with our cutting-edge technology and trusted expertise. Each day, over 6,500 Nelnet associates in more than 30 communities across the country work to serve our customers and make their dreams possible. And we’re on the lookout for new people to help us go even further.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 3,116
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

IBM

International Business Machines Corp., New Orchard Road, Armonk, New York, NY, US, 10504
Last Update: 2025-12-27
Between 750 and 799

We don’t just imagine the future — we create it. We collaborate with technologists, developers and engineers to turn bold ideas into real-world impact. We partner with iconic brands like Ferrari and global events like the US Open, Wimbledon and The Masters to bring innovation to the world’s biggest stages and greatest fans. We work side-by-side with our clients, communities and even competitors to harness the power of AI, hybrid cloud and quantum computing — all to build a smarter, more efficient world. If you're fueled by curiosity and driven to make a difference, you'll feel right at home. Let’s create smarter business — together.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 332,876
Subsidiaries: 14
12-month incidents
6
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Nelnet
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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IBM
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
Nelnet
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
IBM
0%
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 Nelnet in 2025.

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

IBM has 700.0% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

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

Nelnet cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

IBM cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Nelnet
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2022
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: System Vulnerability
Blog: Blog
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IBM
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing (Email), Vendor Scams, Credential Theft, Image-Based Phishing, Social Engineering
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

IBM company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Nelnet company.

In the current year, IBM company has reported more cyber incidents than Nelnet company.

Neither IBM company nor Nelnet company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

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

IBM company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Nelnet company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Nelnet company and IBM company have disclosed vulnerabilities.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

IBM company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Nelnet company.

IBM company employs more people globally than Nelnet company, reflecting its scale as a IT Services and IT Consulting.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Nelnet nor IBM holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

In GnuPG through 2.4.8, if a signed message has \f at the end of a plaintext line, an adversary can construct a modified message that places additional text after the signed material, such that signature verification of the modified message succeeds (although an "invalid armor" message is printed during verification). This is related to use of \f as a marker to denote truncation of a long plaintext line.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description

A vulnerability has been found in jackq XCMS up to 3fab5342cc509945a7ce1b8ec39d19f701b89261. Affected is the function Upload of the file Admin/Home/Controller/ProductImageController.class.php of the component Backend. Such manipulation of the argument File leads to unrestricted upload. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.8
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
Description

In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.34, 8.2.* before 8.2.30, 8.3.* before 8.3.29, 8.4.* before 8.4.16, 8.5.* before 8.5.1 when using the PDO PostgreSQL driver with PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES enabled, an invalid character sequence (such as \x99) in a prepared statement parameter may cause the quoting function PQescapeStringConn to return NULL, leading to a null pointer dereference in pdo_parse_params() function. This may lead to crashes (segmentation fault) and affect the availability of the target server.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.2
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/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

In PHP versions:8.1.* before 8.1.34, 8.2.* before 8.2.30, 8.3.* before 8.3.29, 8.4.* before 8.4.16, 8.5.* before 8.5.1, a heap buffer overflow occurs in array_merge() when the total element count of packed arrays exceeds 32-bit limits or HT_MAX_SIZE, due to an integer overflow in the precomputation of element counts using zend_hash_num_elements(). This may lead to memory corruption or crashes and affect the integrity and availability of the target server.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Description

In PHP versions:8.1.* before 8.1.34, 8.2.* before 8.2.30, 8.3.* before 8.3.29, 8.4.* before 8.4.16, 8.5.* before 8.5.1, the getimagesize() function may leak uninitialized heap memory into the APPn segments (e.g., APP1) when reading images in multi-chunk mode (such as via php://filter). This occurs due to a bug in php_read_stream_all_chunks() that overwrites the buffer without advancing the pointer, leaving tail bytes uninitialized. This may lead to information disclosure of sensitive heap data and affect the confidentiality of the target server.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/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