Comparison Overview

Northwestern Mutual

VS

Transamerica

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

Transamerica

undefined, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 700 and 749

Longer lifespans are changing the way we exist. Instead of the traditional stages of learn, work, and retire, we now have the potential for a more fulfilling, multi-stage life. With this opportunity comes the need to plan for it. We enable financial professionals, brokers, agents, advisors, and employers to energize clients and employees to seize the possibilities longevity brings. So, no matter where someone is on their journey, we can help them pursue the freedom to live the life they want. Transamerica. Live your best life. Securities distributed by Transamerica Capital, Inc. Social terms: https://www.transamerica.com/social-media-guidelines

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 15,361
Subsidiaries: 23
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Northwestern Mutual in 2025.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Transamerica in 2025.

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

Northwestern Mutual cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Transamerica cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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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
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Transamerica
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Exploitation of Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 8/2018
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Email
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transamerica company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Northwestern Mutual company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Northwestern Mutual nor Transamerica holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

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

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

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

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

Neither Northwestern Mutual nor Transamerica holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Northwestern Mutual nor Transamerica holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Northwestern Mutual nor Transamerica holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Northwestern Mutual nor Transamerica 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