Comparison Overview

Springer Nature

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Wolters Kluwer

Springer Nature

Heidelberger Platz 3, Berlin, Berlin, DE, 14197
Last Update: 2025-12-17

Be Part of Progress - together we bring greater understanding to the world Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. Global key facts: Established for over 180 years Nearly 10,000 colleagues 200 offices in 45 countries on all continents World’s largest academic book publisher Publisher of Nature, the world’s most influential journal First company to publish more than 1 million Open Access articles Key brands and imprints: Springer Nature is home to some of the best-known names in research, health, educational and professional publishing. Every day, around the globe, our brands reach millions of people. Nature Springer BMC Palgrave Macmillan Apress Macmillan Education Scientific American Springer Health+ Springer Medizin Research Square J.B. Metzler BSL Adis

NAICS: 519
NAICS Definition: Other Information Services
Employees: 12,582
Subsidiaries: 31
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Wolters Kluwer

Zuidpoolsingel 2, None, Alphen aan den Rijn, None, NL, 2400 BA
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 750 and 799

Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare, tax and accounting, financial and corporate compliance, legal and regulatory, and corporate performance and ESG sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.    Wolters Kluwer reported 2024 annual revenues of €5.9 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Beware of Recruitment Fraud! 🔒 Scammers may pose as Wolters Kluwer, offering fake job opportunities and requesting personal info or payments. Protect yourself: - Apply only via our secure Workday hub on our Careers page. - Our recruiters never ask for banking info or payments. - We don't use public email accounts (e.g., Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail). Report suspected fraud: [email protected]. If you've made a payment, contact local authorities. Read more here - https://careers.wolterskluwer.com/en/recruitment-fraud-alert

NAICS: 519
NAICS Definition: Other Information Services
Employees: 23,318
Subsidiaries: 44
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Springer Nature
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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Wolters Kluwer
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
Springer Nature
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Wolters Kluwer
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Information Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Springer Nature in 2025.

Incidents vs Information Services Industry Average (This Year)

Wolters Kluwer has 0.0% fewer incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Springer Nature (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Springer Nature cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Wolters Kluwer (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Wolters Kluwer cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Springer Nature
Incidents

No Incident

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Wolters Kluwer
Incidents

Date Detected: 4/2025
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Springer Nature company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Wolters Kluwer company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Wolters Kluwer company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Springer Nature company has not reported any.

In the current year, Wolters Kluwer company has reported more cyber incidents than Springer Nature company.

Neither Wolters Kluwer company nor Springer Nature company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Wolters Kluwer company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Springer Nature company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Wolters Kluwer company nor Springer Nature company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Springer Nature company nor Wolters Kluwer company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Wolters Kluwer company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Springer Nature company.

Wolters Kluwer company employs more people globally than Springer Nature company, reflecting its scale as a Information Services.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Springer Nature nor Wolters Kluwer 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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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