Comparison Overview

Thales

VS

BAE Systems

Thales

6, Rue de la Verrerie, Meudon, Île-de-France, FR, 92190
Last Update: 2025-12-09
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Between 700 and 749
http://www.thalesgroup.com/

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services addresses several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion. The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. Thales has more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 billion.

NAICS: 336414
NAICS Definition: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Employees: 67,535
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
4
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BAE Systems

BAE Systems, 6 Carlton Gardens, London, None, GB, SW1Y 5AD
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 800 and 849
http://www.baesystems.com

At BAE Systems, we help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information. We provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of 107,000 people in more than 40 countries. From state of the art cyber threat detection to flight control systems that enable pilots to make better decisions, we never stop innovating to ensure that our customers maintain their advantage. This is a long-term commitment involving significant investments in skills. We also work closely with local partners to support economic development through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology.

NAICS: 336414
NAICS Definition: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Employees: 43,390
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Thales
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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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BAE Systems
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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
Thales
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
BAE Systems
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Defense and Space Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Thales in 2025.

Incidents vs Defense and Space Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for BAE Systems in 2025.

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

Thales cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — BAE Systems (X = Date, Y = Severity)

BAE Systems cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Thales
Incidents

Date Detected: 04/2023
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Malicious Code Injection
Motivation: National Security Disruption, Economic Instability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2022
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Data theft and extortion
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 11/2022
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unknown
Motivation: Extortion
Blog: Blog
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BAE Systems
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

BAE Systems company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Thales company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Thales company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas BAE Systems company has not reported any.

In the current year, BAE Systems company and Thales company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Thales company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while BAE Systems company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Thales company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other BAE Systems company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Thales company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while BAE Systems company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Thales company nor BAE Systems company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Thales company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to BAE Systems company.

Thales company employs more people globally than BAE Systems company, reflecting its scale as a Defense and Space Manufacturing.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Thales nor BAE Systems 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