Comparison Overview

University of the Witwatersrand

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Laureate Education, Inc.

University of the Witwatersrand

1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein 2000, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, gauteng, ZA, 2050
Last Update: 2025-12-01
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.wits.ac.za/

Wits is strategically located in Johannesburg, a world class city, with countless opportunities for students and staff to engage with and present solutions that will contribute to our country's knowledge-base and build our future. With more than 200 000 graduates in its 98-year history, Wits has and will continue to make its mark nationally and internationally.   Wits scholars excel globally in areas of research that directly affect society and the future of our planet, including climate change, energy, technology and health. Wits has been ranked in the 201 – 250 band in the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2021. We are also ranked as the best university in Africa in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities where it has been placed in the 200 – 300 band.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 10,369
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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Laureate Education, Inc.

601 Brickell Key Dr, Suite 700, Miami, Florida, US, 33131
Last Update: 2025-11-25
Between 750 and 799
http://www.laureate.net

For more than 20 years, we have remained committed to making a positive impact in the communities we serve, by providing accessible, high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs. We know that when our students succeed, countries prosper, and societies benefit. We take very seriously our role in imparting knowledge and developing the skills of our students so they may become passionate changemakers. Whether through our student-led health clinics that offer free or low-cost services, or the faculty, staff, and students who have received national and global recognition for their social impact, collectively, we are delivering enduring positive change.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 38,505
Subsidiaries: 0
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 the Witwatersrand
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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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Laureate Education, Inc.
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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
University of the Witwatersrand
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Laureate Education, Inc.
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for University of the Witwatersrand in 2025.

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Laureate Education, Inc. in 2025.

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

University of the Witwatersrand cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Laureate Education, Inc. (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Laureate Education, Inc. cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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University of the Witwatersrand
Incidents

No Incident

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Laureate Education, Inc.
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

University of the Witwatersrand company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Laureate Education, Inc. company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, Laureate Education, Inc. company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to University of the Witwatersrand company.

In the current year, Laureate Education, Inc. company and University of the Witwatersrand company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Laureate Education, Inc. company nor University of the Witwatersrand company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Laureate Education, Inc. company nor University of the Witwatersrand company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Laureate Education, Inc. company nor University of the Witwatersrand company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand company nor Laureate Education, Inc. company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

University of the Witwatersrand company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Laureate Education, Inc. company.

Laureate Education, Inc. company employs more people globally than University of the Witwatersrand company, reflecting its scale as a Higher Education.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds HIPAA certification.

Neither University of the Witwatersrand nor Laureate Education, Inc. holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A weakness has been identified in codingWithElias School Management System up to f1ac334bfd89ae9067cc14dea12ec6ff3f078c01. Affected is an unknown function of the file /student-view.php of the component Edit Student Info Page. This manipulation of the argument First Name causes cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. Other parameters might be affected as well. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-11-30
Updated
Date
2025-11-30
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 3.3
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 2.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 4.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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
References
Description

By providing a command-line argument starting with a semi-colon ; to an API endpoint created by the EnhancedCommandExecutor class of the HexStrike AI MCP server, the resultant composed command is executed directly in the context of the MCP server’s normal privilege; typically, this is root. There is no attempt to sanitize these arguments in the default configuration of this MCP server at the affected version (as of commit 2f3a5512 in September of 2025).

Published
Date
2025-11-30
Updated
Date
2025-11-30
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Description

A weakness has been identified in winston-dsouza Ecommerce-Website up to 87734c043269baac0b4cfe9664784462138b1b2e. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /includes/header_menu.php of the component GET Parameter Handler. Executing manipulation of the argument Error can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This product implements a rolling release for ongoing delivery, which means version information for affected or updated releases is unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-11-30
Updated
Date
2025-11-30
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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
References
Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Qualitor 8.20/8.24. Affected by this vulnerability is the function eval of the file /html/st/stdeslocamento/request/getResumo.php. Performing manipulation of the argument passageiros results in code injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-11-30
Updated
Date
2025-11-30
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
References
Description

A vulnerability was identified in Scada-LTS up to 2.7.8.1. Affected is the function Common.getHomeDir of the file br/org/scadabr/vo/exporter/ZIPProjectManager.java of the component Project Import. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Published
Date
2025-11-30
Updated
Date
2025-11-30
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 6.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
References