Comparison Overview

NVIDIA

VS

Western Digital

NVIDIA

2701 San Tomas Expressway, None, Santa Clara, CA, US, 95050
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 800 and 849
http://www.nvidia.com

Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.

NAICS: 3341
NAICS Definition: Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
Employees: 41,594
Subsidiaries: 19
12-month incidents
2
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
3
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Western Digital

5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, US, 95138
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
www.westerndigital.com

At Western Digital, our vision is to unleash the power and value of data. For decades, we have been at the forefront of storage innovation, which fuels our mission to be the market leader in data storage, delivering solutions for now and the future. We are committed to providing scalable, sustainable technology for the world’s hyperscalers, enterprises, and cloud providers, and delivering cutting-edge innovation that will drive the next generation of AI-driven data workloads. All that we do is powered by our people, who are united in a common purpose of creating solutions that move the world forward. Learn more at www.westerndigital.com.

NAICS: 3341
NAICS Definition: Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
Employees: 22,284
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
2
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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NVIDIA
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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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Western Digital
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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
NVIDIA
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Western Digital
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Computer Hardware Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

NVIDIA has 212.5% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Computer Hardware Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

Western Digital has 212.5% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

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

NVIDIA cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Western Digital (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Western Digital cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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NVIDIA
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Rowhammer, Bluetooth Exploits, Phishing, Data Theft
Motivation: Financial Gain, Data Theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Remote Code Execution (RCE) via shared memory manipulation
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2024
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Software Vulnerability, DoS Attack
Motivation: Data Theft, Disruption of Operations
Blog: Blog
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Western Digital
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network (Remote)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network (HTTP POST request)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 05/2023
Type:Breach
Motivation: Data theft
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

NVIDIA company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Western Digital company.

In the current year, Western Digital and NVIDIA have reported a similar number of cyber incidents.

Western Digital company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while NVIDIA company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Western Digital company and NVIDIA company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

NVIDIA company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Western Digital company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both NVIDIA company and Western Digital company have disclosed vulnerabilities.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

NVIDIA company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Western Digital company.

NVIDIA company employs more people globally than Western Digital company, reflecting its scale as a Computer Hardware Manufacturing.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital holds HIPAA certification.

Neither NVIDIA nor Western Digital 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