Comparison Overview

Utrecht University

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The University of Edinburgh

Utrecht University

Heidelberglaan 6, Utrecht, Utrecht, utrecht, NL, 3512
Last Update: 2025-11-21
Between 700 and 749

At Utrecht University (UU), we are working towards a better world. We do this by researching complex issues beyond the borders of disciplines. We put thinkers in contact with doers, so new insights can be applied. We give students the space to develop themselves. In so doing, we make substantial contributions to society, both now and in the future.

NAICS: 5417
NAICS Definition: Scientific Research and Development Services
Employees: 11,279
Subsidiaries: 7
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

The University of Edinburgh

Old College, Edinburgh, undefined, EH8 9YL, GB
Last Update: 2025-11-26
Between 750 and 799

Imagine what you could do at a world-leading university that is globally recognised for its teaching, research and innovation. The University of Edinburgh has been providing students with world-class teaching for more than 425 years, unlocking the potential of some of the world's leading thinkers since 1583. Choose to study with us and you will be investing in an education that will help you build a successful future.

NAICS: 5417
NAICS Definition: Scientific Research and Development Services
Employees: 15,535
Subsidiaries: 17
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Utrecht University
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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The University of Edinburgh
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
Utrecht University
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
The University of Edinburgh
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Research Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Utrecht University in 2025.

Incidents vs Research Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for The University of Edinburgh in 2025.

Incident History — Utrecht University (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Utrecht University cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — The University of Edinburgh (X = Date, Y = Severity)

The University of Edinburgh cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Utrecht University
Incidents

Date Detected: 08/2020
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog
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The University of Edinburgh
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

The University of Edinburgh company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Utrecht University company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Utrecht University company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas The University of Edinburgh company has not reported any.

In the current year, The University of Edinburgh company and Utrecht University company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Utrecht University company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while The University of Edinburgh company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither The University of Edinburgh company nor Utrecht University company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither The University of Edinburgh company nor Utrecht University company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Utrecht University company nor The University of Edinburgh company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

The University of Edinburgh company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Utrecht University company.

The University of Edinburgh company employs more people globally than Utrecht University company, reflecting its scale as a Research Services.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Utrecht University nor The University of Edinburgh holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H