Comparison Overview

Sourcefire, part of Cisco

VS

Palo Alto Networks

Sourcefire, part of Cisco

9770 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, 21046, US
Last Update: 2025-12-21
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.sourcefire.com

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a world leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, is transforming the way global mid- to large-size organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks. With solutions from the network to the endpoint, Sourcefire provides customers with Agile Security that is as dynamic as the real world it protects and the attackers against which it defends. Trusted for more than 10 years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership with dozens of patents, world-class research, and award-winning technology. Today, the name Sourcefire has grown synonymous with innovation, security intelligence and agile end-to-end security infrastructure. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit www.sourcefire.com. For more on our product performance, see NSS Labs' results, summarized here: http://blog.sourcefire.com/2012/04/sourcefire-firepower-bigger-stronger.html.

NAICS: 541514
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 75
Subsidiaries: 33
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
5
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Palo Alto Networks

3000 Tannery Way, None, SANTA CLARA, California, US, 95054
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 750 and 799
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.

NAICS: 541514
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 17,868
Subsidiaries: 9
12-month incidents
5
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Sourcefire, part of Cisco
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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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Palo Alto Networks
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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
Sourcefire, part of Cisco
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Palo Alto Networks
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Computer and Network Security Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Sourcefire, part of Cisco in 2025.

Incidents vs Computer and Network Security Industry Average (This Year)

Palo Alto Networks has 646.27% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Sourcefire, part of Cisco (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Sourcefire, part of Cisco cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Palo Alto Networks (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Palo Alto Networks cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Sourcefire, part of Cisco
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Exploiting misconfigured Spam Quarantine feature and exposed ports
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Exploited Vulnerabilities (unspecified), Phishing/Social Engineering (likely), DDoS Attacks, Threatening Calls to Executives
Motivation: Financial Gain (ransomware proceeds, access sales)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Vulnerability Exploitation (Cisco ASA), Malware Implantation, Command Execution, Potential Data Exfiltration
Motivation: Espionage
Blog: Blog
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Palo Alto Networks
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network-based (no authentication or user interaction required)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Third-Party Vulnerability Exploitation, OAuth Token Theft, Salesforce Integration Abuse
Motivation: Data Theft, Potential Phishing/Follow-on Attacks, Financial Gain (likely)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Authenticated administrator with CLI access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Palo Alto Networks company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Sourcefire, part of Cisco company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Sourcefire, part of Cisco company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Palo Alto Networks company.

In the current year, Sourcefire, part of Cisco company has reported more cyber incidents than Palo Alto Networks company.

Sourcefire, part of Cisco company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Palo Alto Networks company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Palo Alto Networks company and Sourcefire, part of Cisco company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Sourcefire, part of Cisco company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Palo Alto Networks company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Sourcefire, part of Cisco company and Palo Alto Networks company have disclosed vulnerabilities.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Sourcefire, part of Cisco company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Palo Alto Networks company.

Palo Alto Networks company employs more people globally than Sourcefire, part of Cisco company, reflecting its scale as a Computer and Network Security.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Sourcefire, part of Cisco nor Palo Alto Networks holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Versa SASE Client for Windows versions released between 7.8.7 and 7.9.4 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the audit log export functionality. The client communicates user-controlled file paths to a privileged service, which performs file system operations without impersonating the requesting user. Due to improper privilege handling and a time-of-check time-of-use race condition combined with symbolic link and mount point manipulation, a local authenticated attacker can coerce the service into deleting arbitrary directories with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to delete protected system folders such as C:\\Config.msi and subsequently achieve execution as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM via MSI rollback techniques.

Published
Date
2025-12-20
Updated
Date
2025-12-20
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
References
Description

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to inject cross-site scripting into the 'status' parameter of applied jobs for any user.

Published
Date
2025-12-20
Updated
Date
2025-12-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.6
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
References
Description

The WP JobHunt plugin for WordPress, used by the JobCareer theme, is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 7.7 via the 'cs_update_application_status_callback' due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Candidate-level access and above, to send a site-generated email with injected HTML to any user.

Published
Date
2025-12-20
Updated
Date
2025-12-20
Risk Information
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
References
Description

The FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `thegem_te_search` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability requires TheGem theme (premium) to be installed with Header Builder mode enabled, and the FiboSearch "Replace search bars" option enabled for TheGem integration.

Published
Date
2025-12-20
Updated
Date
2025-12-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Description

The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.0 via the ajax_get_members function. This is due to the use of a predictable low-entropy token (5 hex characters derived from md5 of post ID) to identify member directories and insufficient authorization checks on the unauthenticated AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including usernames, display names, user roles (including administrator accounts), profile URLs, and user IDs by enumerating predictable directory_id values or brute-forcing the small 16^5 token space.

Published
Date
2025-12-20
Updated
Date
2025-12-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References