Comparison Overview

Telenor

VS

Zain Group

Telenor

Snarøyveien 30, Fornebu, NO, 1331
Last Update: 2026-01-18
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.telenor.com/

EMPOWERING SOCIETIES. CONNECTING YOU TO WHAT MATTERS MOST. Telenor Group is a leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billions (2022).  We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 165 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most. We have four behaviours that guide the way we work: • Always Explore. We believe growth comes from learning every day. We’re curious and we dare to challenge, test, fail fast and pivot. • Create together. We believe diverse teams find better solutions. We seek different perspectives, share, involve and help each other succeed. • Keep promises. We believe that trust is key in all our relationships. We take ownership and pride in delivering with precision and integrity. • Be respectful. We believe in the unique human ability to understand what matters for people. We meet everyone at eye level, listen and show that we care. Telenor is listed at Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TEL. For more information, please visit www.telenor.com.

NAICS: 517
NAICS Definition: Telecommunications
Employees: 22,731
Subsidiaries: 17
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1
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Zain Group

Airport Road, P.O. Box 22244, Safat, 13083, Kuwait, KW
Last Update: 2026-01-17
Between 750 and 799
https://www.zain.com

Zain Group is a leading provider of innovative ICT technologies & digital lifestyle communications operating in 8 markets across the Middle East & Africa, serving 50.9 million active customers as of 30 June 2025. Zain provides mobile voice, data and B2B services in: Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and South Sudan. Headquartered in the UAE, ZainTECH, the Group’s one-stop digital and ICT solutions provider, is playing a key role in the digital transformation of enterprise and government clientele across the MENA region. Also UAE based, Zain Omantel International (ZOI) is revolutionizing the international telecommunications wholesale landscape as the premier wholesale powerhouse serving regional operators, international carriers, and global hyperscalers. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in ‘INWI’, through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Boursa Kuwait (stock ticker: ZAIN). We recommend the Investor Community to download the “Zain Group Investor Relations” Mobile App. For more, please email [email protected]

NAICS: 517
NAICS Definition: Telecommunications
Employees: 15,982
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Telenor
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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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Zain Group
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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
Telenor
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Zain Group
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Telecommunications Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Telenor in 2026.

Incidents vs Telecommunications Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Zain Group in 2026.

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

Telenor cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Zain Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Zain Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Telenor
Incidents

Date Detected: 1/2022
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Anchor Dragging (Ships/Trawlers), Underwater Sabotage (Unconfirmed Explosives), Loitering Near Cable Routes, Plausible Deniability via 'Shadow Fleet' Vessels
Motivation: Intimidation of Baltic States and NATO Allies, Testing NATO Unity and Response Capabilities, Disruption of Critical Infrastructure as Hybrid Warfare Tactic, Retaliation for Western Support of Ukraine, Potential Prelude to Larger Military Escalation
Blog: Blog
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Zain Group
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2021
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Exploitation of Public-Facing Application (CVE-2025-53770), DLL Side-Loading, Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-36942), Living-off-the-Land (LotL) Tools
Motivation: Espionage, Credential Theft, Persistent Access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Telenor company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Zain Group company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Telenor and Zain Group have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, Zain Group company and Telenor company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Zain Group company nor Telenor company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Zain Group company nor Telenor company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Both Zain Group company and Telenor company have reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks.

Neither Telenor company nor Zain Group company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Telenor company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Zain Group company.

Telenor company employs more people globally than Zain Group company, reflecting its scale as a Telecommunications.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Telenor nor Zain Group holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

SummaryA command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) has been found to exist in the `wrangler pages deploy` command. The issue occurs because the `--commit-hash` parameter is passed directly to a shell command without proper validation or sanitization, allowing an attacker with control of `--commit-hash` to execute arbitrary commands on the system running Wrangler. Root causeThe commitHash variable, derived from user input via the --commit-hash CLI argument, is interpolated directly into a shell command using template literals (e.g.,  execSync(`git show -s --format=%B ${commitHash}`)). Shell metacharacters are interpreted by the shell, enabling command execution. ImpactThis vulnerability is generally hard to exploit, as it requires --commit-hash to be attacker controlled. The vulnerability primarily affects CI/CD environments where `wrangler pages deploy` is used in automated pipelines and the --commit-hash parameter is populated from external, potentially untrusted sources. An attacker could exploit this to: * Run any shell command. * Exfiltrate environment variables. * Compromise the CI runner to install backdoors or modify build artifacts. Credits Disclosed responsibly by kny4hacker. Mitigation * Wrangler v4 users are requested to upgrade to Wrangler v4.59.1 or higher. * Wrangler v3 users are requested to upgrade to Wrangler v3.114.17 or higher. * Users on Wrangler v2 (EOL) should upgrade to a supported major version.

Published
Date
2026-01-20
Updated
Date
2026-01-20
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/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

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Published
Date
2026-01-20
Updated
Date
2026-01-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L).

Published
Date
2026-01-20
Updated
Date
2026-01-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Published
Date
2026-01-20
Updated
Date
2026-01-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Published
Date
2026-01-20
Updated
Date
2026-01-20
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References