Comparison Overview

Rakuten

VS

LinkedIn

Rakuten

Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JP, 158-0094
Last Update: 2025-12-09

Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to 2 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has more than 30,000 employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit https://global.rakuten.com/corp/.

NAICS: 5112
NAICS Definition: Software Publishers
Employees: 10,677
Subsidiaries: 24
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
1

LinkedIn

1000 W Maude, None, Sunnyvale, CA, US, 94085
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849

Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe..

NAICS: 5112
NAICS Definition: Software Publishers
Employees: 23,853
Subsidiaries: 34
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Rakuten
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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LinkedIn
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
Rakuten
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
LinkedIn
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Software Development Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Rakuten in 2025.

Incidents vs Software Development Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for LinkedIn in 2025.

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

Rakuten cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

LinkedIn cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Rakuten
Incidents

Date Detected: 1/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Insider Wrongdoing
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2018
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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LinkedIn
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2016
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2016
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Network Intrusion
Motivation: Data Theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2012
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

LinkedIn company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Rakuten company.

In the current year, LinkedIn company and Rakuten company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither LinkedIn company nor Rakuten company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both LinkedIn company and Rakuten company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither LinkedIn company nor Rakuten company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Rakuten company nor LinkedIn company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

LinkedIn company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Rakuten company.

LinkedIn company employs more people globally than Rakuten company, reflecting its scale as a Software Development.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Rakuten nor LinkedIn 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