Comparison Overview

University of Michigan

VS

University of Southern California

University of Michigan

1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104, US
Last Update: 2025-11-27
Between 700 and 749

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving, and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. Why Work at Michigan? Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care — that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 37,146
Subsidiaries: 18
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

University of Southern California

3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, US
Last Update: 2025-11-22
Between 800 and 849

The University of Southern California is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles, the capital of the Pacific Rim. This is the official LinkedIn presence for the University of Southern California. This account is managed and mediated by the staff of USC University Communications. Content (including posts from 3rd parties) that include videos, photographs, opinions and links to content outside of this channel do not necessarily represent the University of Southern California’s academic goals or opinions. Community guidelines: Alumni and students are welcome to post professional updates and news. Posts containing solicitations, product placements, derogatory or inflammatory comments are prohibited and will be removed. Off-topic comments will also be removed. Posts are not regularly monitored. Please note: for questions regarding degrees offered and admissions policies please call (213) 740-2311.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 23,978
Subsidiaries: 9
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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University of Michigan
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 Southern California
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 Michigan
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
University of Southern California
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

University of Michigan has 38.89% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for University of Southern California in 2025.

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

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

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

University of Southern California cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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University of Michigan
Incidents

Date Detected: 3/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Hacking, Encryption Cracking, Unauthorized Access
Motivation: Unauthorized access to personal information
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 08/2023
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog
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University of Southern California
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Loss of External Hard Drive
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

University of Michigan company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to University of Southern California company.

In the current year, University of Michigan company has reported more cyber incidents than University of Southern California company.

Neither University of Southern California company nor University of Michigan company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both University of Southern California company and University of Michigan company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

University of Michigan company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while University of Southern California company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither University of Michigan company nor University of Southern California company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

University of Michigan company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to University of Southern California company.

University of Michigan company employs more people globally than University of Southern California company, reflecting its scale as a Higher Education.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California holds HIPAA certification.

Neither University of Michigan nor University of Southern California 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