Comparison Overview

Pepperstone

VS

Discover

Pepperstone

Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 700 and 749

Pepperstone is an online Forex and CFD Broker providing traders across the globe with cutting-edge technology to trade the world’s markets. We are driven to provide traders with low-cost pricing across all our instruments including FX, CFDs, Cryptocurrencies and Commodities. Pepperstone is an ASIC, FCA, SCB, CMA, SCB, BaFin and DFSA regulated broker. Please refer to www.pepperstonegroup.com for more information about our companies. This information isn’t intended for distribution to/use by any person in any country where such distribution/use would be contrary to local laws. As a team we're about learning, growing and innovating together. We’re a place for the creative, for the driven, for the nimble, and for those who want to do things differently. To discover more about our team and current opportunities, visit Pepperstonecareers.com.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 626
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Discover

2500 Lake Cook Road, None, Riverwoods, IL, US, 60015
Last Update: 2025-12-19
Between 650 and 699

Discover® is now part of Capital One. Together, we’ll continue to deliver exceptional financial products and experiences, drive innovation, and serve customers. Find the latest updates at https://capitalonediscover.com. Discover is one of the most recognized brands in the U.S. with the Discover® card, America's cash rewards pioneer, and offers personal loans, home loans, checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The Discover Global Network® is comprised of Discover Network, with millions of merchants and cash access locations; PULSE®, one of the nation's leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International®, a global payments network with acceptance around the world.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 21,528
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
33
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Pepperstone
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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Discover
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
Pepperstone
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Discover
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Pepperstone in 2025.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Discover in 2025.

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

Pepperstone cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Discover cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Pepperstone
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2020
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Malware
Blog: Blog
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Discover
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2020
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Inadvertent Disclosure
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 8/2018
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 1/2018
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Discover company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Pepperstone company.

In the current year, Discover company and Pepperstone company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Discover company nor Pepperstone company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Discover company and Pepperstone company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Discover company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Pepperstone company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Pepperstone company nor Discover company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Pepperstone company nor Discover company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Discover company employs more people globally than Pepperstone company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Pepperstone nor Discover holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Zerobyte is a backup automation tool Zerobyte versions prior to 0.18.5 and 0.19.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability where authentication middleware is not properly applied to API endpoints. This results in certain API endpoints being accessible without valid session credentials. This is dangerous for those who have exposed Zerobyte to be used outside of their internal network. A fix has been applied in both version 0.19.0 and 0.18.5. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict network access to the Zerobyte instance to trusted networks only using firewall rules or network segmentation. This is only a temporary mitigation; upgrading is strongly recommended.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description

Open Source Point of Sale (opensourcepos) is a web based point of sale application written in PHP using CodeIgniter framework. Starting in version 3.4.0 and prior to version 3.4.2, a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the application's filter configuration. The CSRF protection mechanism was **explicitly disabled**, allowing the application to process state-changing requests (POST) without verifying a valid CSRF token. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by hosting a malicious web page. If a logged-in administrator visits this page, their browser is forced to send unauthorized requests to the application. A successful exploit allows the attacker to silently create a new Administrator account with full privileges, leading to a complete takeover of the system and loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.4.2. The fix re-enables the CSRF filter in `app/Config/Filters.php` and resolves associated AJAX race conditions by adjusting token regeneration settings. As a workaround, administrators can manually re-enable the CSRF filter in `app/Config/Filters.php` by uncommenting the protection line. However, this is not recommended without applying the full patch, as it may cause functionality breakage in the Sales module due to token synchronization issues.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Zed, a code editor, has an aribtrary code execution vulnerability in versions prior to 0.218.2-pre. The Zed IDE loads Model Context Protocol (MCP) configurations from the `settings.json` file located within a project’s `.zed` subdirectory. A malicious MCP configuration can contain arbitrary shell commands that run on the host system with the privileges of the user running the IDE. This can be triggered automatically without any user interaction besides opening the project in the IDE. Version 0.218.2-pre fixes the issue by implementing worktree trust mechanism. As a workaround, users should carefully review the contents of project settings files (`./zed/settings.json`) before opening new projects in Zed.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.7
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Zed, a code editor, has an aribtrary code execution vulnerability in versions prior to 0.218.2-pre. The Zed IDE loads Language Server Protocol (LSP) configurations from the `settings.json` file located within a project’s `.zed` subdirectory. A malicious LSP configuration can contain arbitrary shell commands that run on the host system with the privileges of the user running the IDE. This can be triggered when a user opens project file for which there is an LSP entry. A concerted effort by an attacker to seed a project settings file (`./zed/settings.json`) with malicious language server configurations could result in arbitrary code execution with the user's privileges if the user opens the project in Zed without reviewing the contents. Version 0.218.2-pre fixes the issue by implementing worktree trust mechanism. As a workaround, users should carefully review the contents of project settings files (`./zed/settings.json`) before opening new projects in Zed.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.7
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Storybook is a frontend workshop for building user interface components and pages in isolation. A vulnerability present starting in versions 7.0.0 and prior to versions 7.6.21, 8.6.15, 9.1.17, and 10.1.10 relates to Storybook’s handling of environment variables defined in a `.env` file, which could, in specific circumstances, lead to those variables being unexpectedly bundled into the artifacts created by the `storybook build` command. When a built Storybook is published to the web, the bundle’s source is viewable, thus potentially exposing those variables to anyone with access. For a project to potentially be vulnerable to this issue, it must build the Storybook (i.e. run `storybook build` directly or indirectly) in a directory that contains a `.env` file (including variants like `.env.local`) and publish the built Storybook to the web. Storybooks built without a `.env` file at build time are not affected, including common CI-based builds where secrets are provided via platform environment variables rather than `.env` files. Storybook runtime environments (i.e. `storybook dev`) are not affected. Deployed applications that share a repo with your Storybook are not affected. Users should upgrade their Storybook—on both their local machines and CI environment—to version .6.21, 8.6.15, 9.1.17, or 10.1.10 as soon as possible. Maintainers additionally recommend that users audit for any sensitive secrets provided via `.env` files and rotate those keys. Some projects may have been relying on the undocumented behavior at the heart of this issue and will need to change how they reference environment variables after this update. If a project can no longer read necessary environmental variable values, either prefix the variables with `STORYBOOK_` or use the `env` property in Storybook’s configuration to manually specify values. In either case, do not include sensitive secrets as they will be included in the built bundle.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L