Comparison Overview

VCU Health

VS

Optum

VCU Health

1250 E. Marshall Street, None, Richmond, Virginia, US, 23219
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 700 and 749

We are a strong, passionate team of more than 12,500 who take pride in caring for every person who comes through our doors. We lift each other up so we can provide the very best and safest care to those who need us most. Together. Every day. With the support of our university, we make up an academic medical center committed to excellence in patient care, innovation and training tomorrow’s health care workforce. We continue to educate, research and evolve – staying on the cutting edge of care. As a community of innovators, every team member can contribute a spark of ingenuity igniting a force to discover the next cure, hold the next hand, solve the greatest challenges and create the health care of tomorrow. We foster an atmosphere of respect and welcoming for all communities. We infuse our teams with diverse talent that inspires everyone to contribute openly and freely, maximizing their impact and creating meaningful change for our patients and community. Join our team and help us create a new kind of patient experience. Join VCU Health. EEO Statement: VCU Health System strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against, or harassment of, team members, applicants, or any other covered persons because of age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. Pay Transparency Provisions: VCU Health System complies with the Pay Transparency Provisions.

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 11,234
Subsidiaries: 3
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Optum

11000 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie , MN, US, 55344
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 750 and 799

We’re evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. It’s why we put your unique needs at the heart of everything we do, making it easy and affordable to manage health and well-being. We are delivering the right care how and when it’s needed; providing support to make smarter and healthier choices; and making prescription services easier, while helping you save money along the way. It’s everything health care should be. Together, for better health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

NAICS: 62
NAICS Definition: Health Care and Social Assistance
Employees: 100,751
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
7
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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VCU 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
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Optum
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
VCU Health
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Optum
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 VCU Health in 2025.

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

No incidents recorded for Optum in 2025.

Incident History — VCU Health (X = Date, Y = Severity)

VCU Health cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Optum (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Optum cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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VCU Health
Incidents

Date Detected: 05/2019
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Insider Threat
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 07/2018
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 01/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog
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Optum
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 2/2025
Type:Ransomware
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2024
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Physical Violence
Motivation: Protest against healthcare insurance claim denials, Criticism of healthcare companies' focus on profits over patient care
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Optum company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to VCU Health company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Optum company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to VCU Health company.

In the current year, Optum company has reported more cyber incidents than VCU Health company.

Optum company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while VCU Health company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Optum company and VCU Health company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Optum company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while VCU Health company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither VCU Health company nor Optum company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Optum company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to VCU Health company.

Optum company employs more people globally than VCU Health company, reflecting its scale as a Hospitals and Health Care.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum holds HIPAA certification.

Neither VCU Health nor Optum 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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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