Comparison Overview

NorthStar Anesthesia

VS

Ascension

NorthStar Anesthesia

6225 N State Hwy 161, Irving, 75038, US
Last Update: 2025-12-03

NorthStar Anesthesia is one of the largest anesthesia management companies in the United States. Founded by an Anesthesiologist and a CRNA more than 20 years ago, we have built a foundation of anesthesia expertise unparalleled in the market. NorthStar delivers a transformational anesthesia model, emphasizing a culture of mutual respect and accountability. Our clinical leadership works in partnership with our providers to implement experience, efficiency, and leadership initiatives throughout the entire perioperative process. Today, we run successful anesthesia programs at over 250 facilities in more than 20 states with nearly 2,400 providers. For more information about NorthStar Anesthesia visit our website, www.northstaranesthesia.com or connect with NorthStar across the social web: Like NorthStar Anesthesia on Facebook; Follow @northstaranes on Instagram; Follow @NorthStarAnes on Twitter. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disability Employer

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 988
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Ascension

101 South Hanley Rd., Suite 450, St. Louis, MO, US, 63105
Last Update: 2025-12-01
Between 0 and 549

Answering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to those most vulnerable. In FY2025, Ascension provided $1.7 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs along with $1.8 billion of unreimbursed care for Medicare patients. Across 16 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension’s network encompasses approximately 99,000 associates, 22,300 aligned providers, 95 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals, and ownership interests in 26 additional hospitals through partnerships. Ascension also operates 30 senior living facilities and a variety of other care sites offering a range of healthcare services.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 66,110
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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NorthStar Anesthesia
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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Ascension
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
NorthStar Anesthesia
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Ascension
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for NorthStar Anesthesia in 2025.

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

Ascension has 31.58% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — NorthStar Anesthesia (X = Date, Y = Severity)

NorthStar Anesthesia cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Ascension cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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NorthStar Anesthesia
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2018
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Phishing
Blog: Blog
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Ascension
Incidents

Date Detected: 4/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Vulnerability in third-party software
Motivation: Data theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Social Engineering
Motivation: Financial
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2024
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Ascension company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to NorthStar Anesthesia company.

In the current year, Ascension company has reported more cyber incidents than NorthStar Anesthesia company.

Ascension company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while NorthStar Anesthesia company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Ascension company has disclosed at least one data breach, while NorthStar Anesthesia company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Ascension company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while NorthStar Anesthesia company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia company nor Ascension company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia company nor Ascension company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Ascension company employs more people globally than NorthStar Anesthesia company, reflecting its scale as a Hospitals and Health Care.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds HIPAA certification.

Neither NorthStar Anesthesia nor Ascension holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

MCP Server Kubernetes is an MCP Server that can connect to a Kubernetes cluster and manage it. Prior to 2.9.8, there is a security issue exists in the exec_in_pod tool of the mcp-server-kubernetes MCP Server. The tool accepts user-provided commands in both array and string formats. When a string format is provided, it is passed directly to shell interpretation (sh -c) without input validation, allowing shell metacharacters to be interpreted. This vulnerability can be exploited through direct command injection or indirect prompt injection attacks, where AI agents may execute commands without explicit user intent. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.9.8.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

XML external entity (XXE) injection in eyoucms v1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted body of a POST request.

Description

An issue was discovered in Fanvil x210 V2 2.12.20 allowing unauthenticated attackers on the local network to access administrative functions of the device (e.g. file upload, firmware update, reboot...) via a crafted authentication bypass.

Description

Cal.com is open-source scheduling software. Prior to 5.9.8, A flaw in the login credentials provider allows an attacker to bypass password verification when a TOTP code is provided, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts. This issue exists due to problematic conditional logic in the authentication flow. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.9.8.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 9.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/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

Rhino is an open-source implementation of JavaScript written entirely in Java. Prior to 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1, when an application passed an attacker controlled float poing number into the toFixed() function, it might lead to high CPU consumption and a potential Denial of Service. Small numbers go through this call stack: NativeNumber.numTo > DToA.JS_dtostr > DToA.JS_dtoa > DToA.pow5mult where pow5mult attempts to raise 5 to a ridiculous power. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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