Comparison Overview

Smith+Nephew

VS

Edwards Lifesciences

Smith+Nephew

5 Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, GB, WD18 8YE
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.smith-nephew.com

Smith+Nephew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Nephew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude, we work together to win.. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities. Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited. Please note: not all products referred to may be approved for use or available in all markets.

NAICS: 3391
NAICS Definition: Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Employees: 18,703
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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Edwards Lifesciences

One Edwards Way, None, Irvine, CA, US, 92614
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849
http://www.edwards.com

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more.  Contact Us We want to hear from you and engage in meaningful discussions. However, please note that we are not equipped to provide customer, candidate, or technical support through this platform. If you require assistance from those teams, please find their contact information here: https://www.edwards.com/aboutus/contactus If you’re a patient in need of medical advice, please contact your healthcare provider directly. We reserve the right to remove any comments that are off-topic, repetitive, or include hate speech, profanity, or offensive language. Additionally, we will not engage in discussions about competitor products, off-label use of Edwards products, or unsubstantiated/misleading claims that could cause harm. All Terms and Conditions of LinkedIn apply. For the Edwards Lifesciences privacy policy, visit https://www.edwards.com/legal/privacypolicy.

NAICS: 3391
NAICS Definition: Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Employees: 13,399
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Smith+Nephew
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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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Edwards Lifesciences
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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
Smith+Nephew
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Edwards Lifesciences
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Medical Equipment Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Smith+Nephew in 2025.

Incidents vs Medical Equipment Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Edwards Lifesciences in 2025.

Incident History — Smith+Nephew (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Smith+Nephew cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Edwards Lifesciences (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Edwards Lifesciences cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Smith+Nephew
Incidents

No Incident

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Edwards Lifesciences
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Edwards Lifesciences company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Smith+Nephew company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, Edwards Lifesciences company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to Smith+Nephew company.

In the current year, Edwards Lifesciences company and Smith+Nephew company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Edwards Lifesciences company nor Smith+Nephew company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Edwards Lifesciences company nor Smith+Nephew company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Edwards Lifesciences company nor Smith+Nephew company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Smith+Nephew company nor Edwards Lifesciences company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Smith+Nephew company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Edwards Lifesciences company.

Smith+Nephew company employs more people globally than Edwards Lifesciences company, reflecting its scale as a Medical Equipment Manufacturing.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Smith+Nephew nor Edwards Lifesciences 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