Comparison Overview

Ascension Providence

VS

Lifespan

Ascension Providence

6901 Medical Parkway, Waco, Texas, 76712, US
Last Update: 2025-12-26
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Between 600 and 649
https://healthcare.ascension.org/providence

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 persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2024, Ascension provided $2.1 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Across 17 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension’s network encompasses approximately 128,000 associates, 33,000 affiliated providers, 118 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals, and 34 senior living facilities. Additionally, through strategic partnerships, Ascension holds an ownership interest in 16 other hospitals.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 273
Subsidiaries: 35
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
4
Attack type number
2
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Lifespan

167 Point Street, Providence, RI, US, 02903
Last Update: 2025-12-25
Between 700 and 749
https://www.brownhealth.org

Formed in 1994, Brown University Health (Formerly Lifespan) is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island. Brown University Health teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $145 million in external research funding in fiscal 2023. All Brown University Health hospitals are charitable organizations that depend on support from the community to provide programs and services.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 23,394
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Ascension Providence
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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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Lifespan
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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
Ascension Providence
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Lifespan
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

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

Ascension Providence has 17.65% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

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

No incidents recorded for Lifespan in 2025.

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

Ascension Providence cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Lifespan cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Ascension Providence
Incidents

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

Date Detected: 3/2025
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: financial gain, operational disruption
Blog: Blog

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

Date Detected: 4/2022
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Encryption of data on servers
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Ascension Providence company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Lifespan company.

In the current year, Ascension Providence company has reported more cyber incidents than Lifespan company.

Both Lifespan company and Ascension Providence company have confirmed experiencing at least one ransomware attack.

Ascension Providence company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Lifespan company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Lifespan company nor Ascension Providence company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Ascension Providence company nor Lifespan company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Ascension Providence company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Lifespan company.

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

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Ascension Providence nor Lifespan holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A vulnerability was found in UTT 进取 512W up to 1.7.7-171114. This vulnerability affects the function strcpy of the file /goform/formConfigNoticeConfig. The manipulation of the argument timestart results in buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-25
Updated
Date
2025-12-25
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 9.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
cvss3
Base: 8.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 7.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

A vulnerability has been found in UTT 进取 512W up to 1.7.7-171114. This affects the function strcpy of the file /goform/APSecurity. The manipulation of the argument wepkey1 leads to buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-25
Updated
Date
2025-12-25
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 9.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
cvss3
Base: 8.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 7.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

A vulnerability was detected in ketr JEPaaS up to 7.2.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function postilService.loadPostils of the file /je/postil/postil/loadPostil. Performing manipulation of the argument keyWord results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-12-25
Updated
Date
2025-12-25
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 6.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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
References
Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in youlaitech youlai-mall 1.0.0/2.0.0. Affected is the function submitOrderPayment of the file mall-oms/oms-boot/src/main/java/com/youlai/mall/oms/controller/app/OrderController.java. Such manipulation of the argument orderSn leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-12-25
Updated
Date
2025-12-25
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 4.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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

A weakness has been identified in youlaitech youlai-mall 1.0.0/2.0.0. This impacts the function getMemberByMobile of the file mall-ums/ums-boot/src/main/java/com/youlai/mall/ums/controller/app/MemberController.java. This manipulation causes improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-12-25
Updated
Date
2025-12-25
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 4.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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