Comparison Overview

United Airlines

VS

Southwest Airlines

United Airlines

233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 700 and 749

This is the story of airline that leads the industry from ground to clouds. Our global cast of over 100,000+ hero characters are each on a journey to be a force for good for our customers, the planet and each other. Come be part of this story.

NAICS: 481
NAICS Definition: Air Transportation
Employees: 68,742
Subsidiaries: 4
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Southwest Airlines

2702 Love Field Drive, Dallas, 75235, US
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 700 and 749

At Southwest®, everything we do—from our smiling People to our policies—is designed to let you go with Heart. No matter what comes up in your travels, we’ve got your back. Because while any airline can fly you, only Southwest lets you go with Heart. Application fees don’t fly. The only way to apply for a job at Southwest Airlines is through careers.southwestair.com. We'll never ask for any payment for your application or training.* *Destination 225° is a Southwest Airlines program. Applying is free; however, candidates advancing through the selection process are responsible for all costs incurred.

NAICS: 481
NAICS Definition: Air Transportation
Employees: 39,415
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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United Airlines
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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Southwest Airlines
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
United Airlines
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Southwest Airlines
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Airlines and Aviation Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for United Airlines in 2025.

Incidents vs Airlines and Aviation Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Southwest Airlines in 2025.

Incident History — United Airlines (X = Date, Y = Severity)

United Airlines cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Southwest Airlines (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Southwest Airlines cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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United Airlines
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2014
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Account Compromise
Blog: Blog
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Southwest Airlines
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2023
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: External System Breach (Hacking)
Blog: Blog

FAQ

United Airlines company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Southwest Airlines company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Southwest Airlines company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to United Airlines company.

In the current year, Southwest Airlines company and United Airlines company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Southwest Airlines company nor United Airlines company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Southwest Airlines company and United Airlines company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Southwest Airlines company nor United Airlines company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither United Airlines company nor Southwest Airlines company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

United Airlines company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Southwest Airlines company.

United Airlines company employs more people globally than Southwest Airlines company, reflecting its scale as a Airlines and Aviation.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines holds HIPAA certification.

Neither United Airlines nor Southwest Airlines 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.

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
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

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
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."

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
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.

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
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).

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