Comparison Overview

University of Waterloo

VS

Virginia Tech

University of Waterloo

200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, CA, N2L 3G1
Last Update: 2026-01-23
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Between 800 and 849
https://http://uwaterloo.ca/

University of Waterloo is a leader in innovation that drives economic and social prosperity for Canada and the world. We are home to a renowned talent pipeline, game-changing research and technology, and unmatched entrepreneurial culture, that together create solutions to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Our greatest impact happens together. A strategic integration of research and teaching excellence, the world’s largest co-operative education program, entrepreneurship-intensive programs, and creator-owned IP, has resulted in extensive industry collaboration, the generation of thousands of commercial and social enterprises, and a dynamic learning experience for more than 41,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 11,421
Subsidiaries: 21
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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Virginia Tech

800 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, US
Last Update: 2026-01-18
Between 800 and 849
http://www.vt.edu

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to 31,000 students and manages a research portfolio of $450 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia.

NAICS: 6113
NAICS Definition: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Employees: 15,319
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 Waterloo
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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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Virginia Tech
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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 Waterloo
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Virginia Tech
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 Waterloo in 2026.

Incidents vs Higher Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Virginia Tech in 2026.

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

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

Incident History — Virginia Tech (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Virginia Tech cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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University of Waterloo
Incidents

No Incident

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Virginia Tech
Incidents

No Incident

FAQ

Virginia Tech company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to University of Waterloo company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Historically, Virginia Tech company has disclosed a higher number of cyber incidents compared to University of Waterloo company.

In the current year, Virginia Tech company and University of Waterloo company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Virginia Tech company nor University of Waterloo company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Neither Virginia Tech company nor University of Waterloo company has reported experiencing a data breach publicly.

Neither Virginia Tech company nor University of Waterloo company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither University of Waterloo company nor Virginia Tech company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

University of Waterloo company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Virginia Tech company.

Virginia Tech company employs more people globally than University of Waterloo company, reflecting its scale as a Higher Education.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds HIPAA certification.

Neither University of Waterloo nor Virginia Tech holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Typemill is a flat-file, Markdown-based CMS designed for informational documentation websites. A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the login error view template `login.twig` of versions 2.19.1 and below. The `username` value can be echoed back without proper contextual encoding when authentication fails. An attacker can execute script in the login page context. This issue has been fixed in version 2.19.2.

Published
Date
2026-01-23
Updated
Date
2026-01-23
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Description

A DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the DomainCheckerApp class within domain/script.js of Sourcecodester Domain Availability Checker v1.0. The vulnerability occurs because the application improperly handles user-supplied data in the createResultElement method by using the unsafe innerHTML property to render domain search results.

Published
Date
2026-01-23
Updated
Date
2026-01-23
References
Description

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Modern Image Gallery App v1.0 within the gallery/upload.php component. The application fails to properly validate uploaded file contents. Additionally, the application preserves the user-supplied file extension during the save process. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary PHP code by spoofing the MIME type as an image, leading to full system compromise.

Published
Date
2026-01-23
Updated
Date
2026-01-23
References
Description

A UNIX symbolic link following issue in the jailer component in Firecracker version v1.13.1 and earlier and 1.14.0 on Linux may allow a local host user with write access to the pre-created jailer directories to overwrite arbitrary host files via a symlink attack during the initialization copy at jailer startup, if the jailer is executed with root privileges. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.13.2 or 1.14.1 or above.

Published
Date
2026-01-23
Updated
Date
2026-01-23
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 6.0
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/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
References
Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /srvs/membersrv/getCashiers endpoint of the Aptsys gemscms backend platform thru 2025-05-28. This unauthenticated endpoint returns a list of cashier accounts, including names, email addresses, usernames, and passwords hashed using MD5. As MD5 is a broken cryptographic function, the hashes can be easily reversed using public tools, exposing user credentials in plaintext. This allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized logins and potentially gain access to sensitive POS operations or backend functions.

Published
Date
2026-01-23
Updated
Date
2026-01-23
References