Comparison Overview

University of Cambridge

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UCL

University of Cambridge

The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, England, GB, CB2 1TN
Last Update: 2025-12-01
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Between 750 and 799
https://www.cam.ac.uk/

The University of Cambridge is one of the world's foremost research universities. The University is made up of 31 Colleges and over 150 departments, faculties, schools and other institutions. Its mission is 'to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence'​.

NAICS: 5417
NAICS Definition: Scientific Research and Development Services
Employees: 18,876
Subsidiaries: 4
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1
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UCL

Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, London, Greater London, undefined, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-02
Between 750 and 799
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/

UCL (University College London) is London's leading multidisciplinary university, ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings. Established in 1826 UCL opened up education in England for the first time to students of any race, class or religion and was also the first university to welcome female students on equal terms with men. Today UCL is made up of remarkable people: eminent professors and exceptional students. Academic excellence and conducting research that addresses real-world problems inform our ethos to this day. To see more photos of UCL you can visit our Flickr Gallery: www.flickr.com/photos/uclnews/sets/ To view videos of UCL and our work, you can subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/UCLTV Looking for a job at UCL? Find out more about working with us and view the latest vacancies: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/jobs

NAICS: 5417
NAICS Definition: Scientific Research and Development Services
Employees: 23,173
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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University of Cambridge
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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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UCL
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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
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Compliance Summary
University of Cambridge
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
UCL
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Research Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for University of Cambridge in 2025.

Incidents vs Research Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for UCL in 2025.

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

University of Cambridge cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

UCL cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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University of Cambridge
Incidents

Date Detected: 09/2018
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing, Spoofed Websites
Motivation: Financial Gain, Espionage
Blog: Blog
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UCL
Incidents

Date Detected: 06/2017
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Malware
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

University of Cambridge and UCL have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, UCL company and University of Cambridge company have not reported any cyber incidents.

UCL company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while University of Cambridge company has not reported such incidents publicly.

University of Cambridge company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other UCL company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither UCL company nor University of Cambridge company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither University of Cambridge company nor UCL company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

University of Cambridge company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to UCL company.

UCL company employs more people globally than University of Cambridge company, reflecting its scale as a Research Services.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds HIPAA certification.

Neither University of Cambridge nor UCL holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

MCP Server Kubernetes is an MCP Server that can connect to a Kubernetes cluster and manage it. Prior to 2.9.8, there is a security issue exists in the exec_in_pod tool of the mcp-server-kubernetes MCP Server. The tool accepts user-provided commands in both array and string formats. When a string format is provided, it is passed directly to shell interpretation (sh -c) without input validation, allowing shell metacharacters to be interpreted. This vulnerability can be exploited through direct command injection or indirect prompt injection attacks, where AI agents may execute commands without explicit user intent. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.9.8.

Published
Date
2025-12-03
Updated
Date
2025-12-03
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

XML external entity (XXE) injection in eyoucms v1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted body of a POST request.

Published
Date
2025-12-03
Updated
Date
2025-12-03
References
Description

An issue was discovered in Fanvil x210 V2 2.12.20 allowing unauthenticated attackers on the local network to access administrative functions of the device (e.g. file upload, firmware update, reboot...) via a crafted authentication bypass.

Published
Date
2025-12-03
Updated
Date
2025-12-03
References
Description

Cal.com is open-source scheduling software. Prior to 5.9.8, A flaw in the login credentials provider allows an attacker to bypass password verification when a TOTP code is provided, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts. This issue exists due to problematic conditional logic in the authentication flow. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.9.8.

Published
Date
2025-12-03
Updated
Date
2025-12-03
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 9.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/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

Rhino is an open-source implementation of JavaScript written entirely in Java. Prior to 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1, when an application passed an attacker controlled float poing number into the toFixed() function, it might lead to high CPU consumption and a potential Denial of Service. Small numbers go through this call stack: NativeNumber.numTo > DToA.JS_dtostr > DToA.JS_dtoa > DToA.pow5mult where pow5mult attempts to raise 5 to a ridiculous power. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.1, 1.7.15.1, and 1.7.14.1.

Published
Date
2025-12-03
Updated
Date
2025-12-03
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
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