Comparison Overview

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Nova Scotia Health Authority

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104
Last Update: 2025-12-17
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.pennmedicine.org

Penn Medicine’s mission is to advance knowledge and improve health through research, patient care, and the education of trainees in an inclusive culture that embraces diversity, fosters innovation, stimulates critical thinking, supports lifelong learning, and sustains our legacy of excellence. Penn Medicine includes six acute-care hospitals and hundreds of outpatient centers throughout the region. Our hospitals include The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health and Penn Medicine Princeton Health. Penn Medicine has been named #6 on Forbes Magazine’s annual “Best Employers in America” list ranking large employers across the nation, up from #7 in 2017. Penn Medicine has also been named #2 on Forbes Magazine's first-ever "Best Employers for Women"​ list in 2018. Honors include #1 in the Region and top Health Care employer. Stay connected at: https://www.pennmedicine.org/news

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 21,151
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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Nova Scotia Health Authority

1276 South Park Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA, B3H 2Y9
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 700 and 749
http://www.nshealth.ca/

We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between. We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you. Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia. Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 10,255
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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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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Nova Scotia Health Authority
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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
Compliance Summary
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Nova Scotia Health Authority
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System in 2025.

Incidents vs Hospitals and Health Care Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Nova Scotia Health Authority in 2025.

Incident History — Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Nova Scotia Health Authority (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Nova Scotia Health Authority cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Incidents

No Incident

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Nova Scotia Health Authority
Incidents

Date Detected: 08/2020
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 06/2019
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 07/2017
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Nova Scotia Health Authority company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Nova Scotia Health Authority company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company has not reported any.

In the current year, Nova Scotia Health Authority company and Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Nova Scotia Health Authority company nor Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Nova Scotia Health Authority company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Nova Scotia Health Authority company nor Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company nor Nova Scotia Health Authority company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Nova Scotia Health Authority company.

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System company employs more people globally than Nova Scotia Health Authority company, reflecting its scale as a Hospitals and Health Care.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System nor Nova Scotia Health Authority holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Improper Authorization (CWE-285) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation (CAPEC-233) by allowing an authenticated user to bypass intended permission restrictions via a crafted HTTP request. This allows an attacker who lacks the live queries - read permission to successfully retrieve the list of live queries.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
Description

Weblate is a web based localization tool. In versions prior to 5.15.1, it was possible to overwrite Git configuration remotely and override some of its behavior. Version 5.15.1 fixes the issue.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Kibana can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of computing resources and a denial of service (DoS) of the Kibana process via a crafted HTTP request.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79) allows an unauthenticated user to embed a malicious script in content that will be served to web browsers causing cross-site scripting (XSS) (CAPEC-63) via a vulnerability a function handler in the Vega AST evaluator.

Published
Date
2025-12-18
Updated
Date
2025-12-18
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References