Comparison Overview

Samsung Electronics America

VS

Apple

Samsung Electronics America

700 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, US, 07632
Last Update: 2025-12-11
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.samsung.com/us/

Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary, is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances, enterprise solutions and networks systems. For more than four decades, Samsung has driven innovation, economic growth and workforce opportunity across the United States—investing over $100 billion and employing more than 20,000 people nationwide. By integrating our large portfolio of products, services and AI technology, we’re creating smarter, sustainable and more connected experiences that empower people to live better. SEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

NAICS: 334
NAICS Definition: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Employees: 10,045
Subsidiaries: 41
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
6
Attack type number
3
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Apple

1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, California, US, 95014
Last Update: 2025-12-13
Between 750 and 799
http://www.apple.com/careers

We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.

NAICS: 334
NAICS Definition: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
Employees: 161,773
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
8
Known data breaches
8
Attack type number
4

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Samsung Electronics America
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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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Apple
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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
Samsung Electronics America
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Apple
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Computers and Electronics Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Samsung Electronics America in 2025.

Incidents vs Computers and Electronics Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

Apple has 2122.22% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Samsung Electronics America (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Samsung Electronics America cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Apple cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Samsung Electronics America
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 8/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Malicious Image Files, Closed-Source Library Exploitation (libimagecodec.quram.so)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 7/2025
Type:Breach
Motivation: Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information
Blog: Blog
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Apple
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Insider Threat / Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Physical Access to Device, Insider Threat (Former Employee), Social Engineering (Trust Exploitation)
Motivation: Financial Gain, Reputation/Influence (Leaking Exclusive Information)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Malicious image file, Memory manipulation
Motivation: Targeted attacks against high-value individuals, Potential mass exploitation post-patch
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Apple company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Samsung Electronics America company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Apple company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Samsung Electronics America company.

In the current year, Apple company has reported more cyber incidents than Samsung Electronics America company.

Apple company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Samsung Electronics America company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Apple company and Samsung Electronics America company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Apple company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Samsung Electronics America company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Samsung Electronics America company and Apple company have disclosed vulnerabilities.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Samsung Electronics America company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Apple company.

Apple company employs more people globally than Samsung Electronics America company, reflecting its scale as a Computers and Electronics Manufacturing.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Samsung Electronics America nor Apple 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