Comparison Overview

Rockwell Automation

VS

ABB

Rockwell Automation

1201 South Second Street, None, Milwaukee, WI, US, 53204
Last Update: 2025-11-22

At Rockwell Automation, we connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more intelligent, more connected and more productive. Throughout the world, our flagship Allen-Bradley® and Rockwell Software® product brands are recognized for innovation and excellence.

NAICS: 33325
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 21,282
Subsidiaries: 17
12-month incidents
3
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

ABB

Affolternstrasse 44, Zurich, ZH, CH, 8050
Last Update: 2025-11-27
Between 750 and 799

ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on over 140 years of excellence, ABB’s more than 110,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation. www.abb.com Privacy notice & house rules: https://social.abb/social-media-information Before applying for a job at ABB, please read our Fraud Warning: https://careers.abb/global/en/fraud-warning

NAICS: 33325
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 112,125
Subsidiaries: 8
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Rockwell Automation
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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ABB
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
Rockwell Automation
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
ABB
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Automation Machinery Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

Rockwell Automation has 322.54% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Automation Machinery Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for ABB in 2025.

Incident History — Rockwell Automation (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Rockwell Automation cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

ABB cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Rockwell Automation
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network-based, Unauthenticated access to WDB agent, Exploitation of debugging interface
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Inadequate Input Sanitization
Motivation: Disruption of Industrial Processes, Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data, Long-term Presence Within the Network
Blog: Blog
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ABB
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Human-operated ransomware
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2023
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial (presumed, due to ransomware tactics)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 05/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Windows Active Directory
Motivation: Data theft and ransom
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

Rockwell Automation and ABB have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, Rockwell Automation company has reported more cyber incidents than ABB company.

ABB company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Rockwell Automation company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both ABB company and Rockwell Automation company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

ABB company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Rockwell Automation company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Rockwell Automation company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while ABB company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Rockwell Automation company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to ABB company.

ABB company employs more people globally than Rockwell Automation company, reflecting its scale as a Automation Machinery Manufacturing.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Rockwell Automation nor ABB holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H