Comparison Overview

University of Pennsylvania

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Boston University School of Public Health

University of Pennsylvania

3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6303, US
Last Update: 2025-11-20
Between 700 and 749

The University of Pennsylvania is one of the oldest universities in America and, as a member of the Ivy League, one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in all the world. Penn is home to 12 schools including the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Wharton School of Business, as well as several graduate and professional schools such as the Perelman School of Medicine.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 21,994
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Boston University School of Public Health

715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, US
Last Update: 2025-11-22
Between 750 and 799

Ranked in the top 10 schools and programs of public health in the world by US News and World Report, Boston University School of Public Health provides the opportunity to engage in world-renowned research, scholarship, social justice, and public health practice. Founded in 1976, BUSPH offers master- and doctoral-level education in public health, as well as continuing learning opportunities. The faculty in six departments (biostatistics; community health sciences; environmental health; epidemiology; global health; and health law, policy & management) conduct policy-changing public health research around the world, with the mission of improving the health of populations—especially the disadvantaged, underserved, and vulnerable—locally, nationally, and internationally.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 16,558
Subsidiaries: 28
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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University of Pennsylvania
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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Boston University School of Public Health
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 Pennsylvania
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Boston University School of Public Health
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

University of Pennsylvania 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 Boston University School of Public Health in 2025.

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

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

Incident History — Boston University School of Public Health (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Boston University School of Public Health cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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University of Pennsylvania
Incidents

Date Detected: 5/2025
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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Boston University School of Public Health
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Boston University School of Public Health company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to University of Pennsylvania company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

University of Pennsylvania company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Boston University School of Public Health company has not reported any.

In the current year, University of Pennsylvania company has reported more cyber incidents than Boston University School of Public Health company.

Neither Boston University School of Public Health company nor University of Pennsylvania company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

University of Pennsylvania company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Boston University School of Public Health company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Boston University School of Public Health company nor University of Pennsylvania company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither University of Pennsylvania company nor Boston University School of Public Health company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Boston University School of Public Health company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to University of Pennsylvania company.

University of Pennsylvania company employs more people globally than Boston University School of Public Health company, reflecting its scale as a Higher Education.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health holds HIPAA certification.

Neither University of Pennsylvania nor Boston University School of Public Health 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