Comparison Overview

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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University of Cape Town

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Administration Bldg Suite 1070, BIRMINGHAM, AL, US, 35294-0110
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 750 and 799

Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with over $700 million in research awards annually, as well as Alabama’s largest single employer, with some 26,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion on the state. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement, and patient care. Learn more at www.uab.edu.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 16,187
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

University of Cape Town

Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, Cape Town, western cape, ZA, 7701
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 800 and 849

UCT is one of the leading higher education institutions on the African continent and has a tradition of academic excellence that is respected worldwide. Situated on spectacular Devil’s Peak, it is Africa’s oldest and foremost university. Three worldwide rankings have placed UCT among the world’s top 200 institutions, the only African university to have achieved this distinction. UCT is research-led; the premier academic meeting point between South Africa, the continent and the world, and committed to addressing the key issues of our natural world. Taking advantage of expanding global networks and UCT’s distinct vantage point in Africa, the university is committed, through innovative research and scholarship, to grapple with the key issues of our natural and social worlds. UCT aims to produce graduates whose qualifications are internationally recognised and locally applicable, underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice. UCT will promote diversity and transformation within our institution and beyond, including growing the next generation of academics. Follow us on Twitter (@UCT_news) and Facebook (University of Cape Town).

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 11,377
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
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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University of Cape Town
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
University of Alabama at Birmingham
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
University of Cape Town
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2025.

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for University of Cape Town in 2025.

Incident History — University of Alabama at Birmingham (X = Date, Y = Severity)

University of Alabama at Birmingham cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — University of Cape Town (X = Date, Y = Severity)

University of Cape Town cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Incidents

No Incident

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University of Cape Town
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

University of Cape Town company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to University of Alabama at Birmingham company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, University of Cape Town company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to University of Alabama at Birmingham company.

In the current year, University of Cape Town company and University of Alabama at Birmingham company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither University of Cape Town company nor University of Alabama at Birmingham company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither University of Cape Town company nor University of Alabama at Birmingham company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither University of Cape Town company nor University of Alabama at Birmingham company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham company nor University of Cape Town company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

University of Alabama at Birmingham company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to University of Cape Town company.

University of Alabama at Birmingham company employs more people globally than University of Cape Town company, reflecting its scale as a Higher Education.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town holds HIPAA certification.

Neither University of Alabama at Birmingham nor University of Cape Town 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