Comparison Overview

U.S. Census Bureau

VS

Department of Education

U.S. Census Bureau

4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, US, 20233
Last Update: 2025-12-17
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.census.gov

The Census Bureau serves as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. We have been headquartered in Suitland, Maryland since 1942, and currently employ about 4,285 staff members. We are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and overseen by the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA). We honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct our work openly. We are guided on this mission by our strong and capable workforce, our readiness to innovate, and our abiding commitment to our customers. View our comment policy: https://www.census.gov/about/contact-us/comment-policy.html View our privacy policy: https://www.census.gov/about/policies/privacy/privacy-policy.html

NAICS: 92
NAICS Definition: Public Administration
Employees: 11,969
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1
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Department of Education

Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 750 and 799
http://www.education.vic.gov.au

The Department of Education is responsible for delivering the Victorian Government’s commitment to making Victoria the Education State, where all Victorians have the best learning and development experience, regardless of their background, postcode or circumstances. Education remains a cornerstone for ensuring all Victorians have the skills and knowledge they need to actively participate in and contribute to our rapidly-changing economy and society. The Department delivers and regulates statewide learning and development services across the early childhood and school sectors. Previously the Department of Education and Training.

NAICS: 92
NAICS Definition: Public Administration
Employees: 17,894
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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U.S. Census Bureau
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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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Department of Education
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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
U.S. Census Bureau
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Department of Education
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Government Administration Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for U.S. Census Bureau in 2025.

Incidents vs Government Administration Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Department of Education in 2025.

Incident History — U.S. Census Bureau (X = Date, Y = Severity)

U.S. Census Bureau cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Department of Education (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Department of Education cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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U.S. Census Bureau
Incidents

Date Detected: 1/2020
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Network Intrusion
Blog: Blog
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Department of Education
Incidents

Date Detected: 04/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Accidental Data Exposure
Blog: Blog

FAQ

U.S. Census Bureau company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Department of Education company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Education have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, Department of Education company and U.S. Census Bureau company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Department of Education company nor U.S. Census Bureau company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Department of Education company has disclosed at least one data breach, while U.S. Census Bureau company has not reported such incidents publicly.

U.S. Census Bureau company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Department of Education company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau company nor Department of Education company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau company nor Department of Education company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Department of Education company employs more people globally than U.S. Census Bureau company, reflecting its scale as a Government Administration.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education holds HIPAA certification.

Neither U.S. Census Bureau nor Department of Education 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