Comparison Overview

VML

VS

Publicis Groupe

VML

3 WTC 175 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, undefined, US
Last Update: 2025-12-10
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Between 750 and 799
http://www.vml.com

VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience. For more information, visit www.vml.com.

NAICS: 541613
NAICS Definition: Marketing Consulting Services
Employees: 29,881
Subsidiaries: 35
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0
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Publicis Groupe

133, avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris, 75008, FR
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
http://www.publicisgroupe.com

Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 108,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

NAICS: 541613
NAICS Definition: Marketing Consulting Services
Employees: 40,200
Subsidiaries: 87
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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VML
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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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Publicis Groupe
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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
VML
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Publicis Groupe
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Advertising Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for VML in 2025.

Incidents vs Advertising Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Publicis Groupe in 2025.

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

VML cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Publicis Groupe (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Publicis Groupe cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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VML
Incidents

No Incident

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Publicis Groupe
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2011
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Entry
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 4/2011
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

VML company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Publicis Groupe company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Publicis Groupe company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas VML company has not reported any.

In the current year, Publicis Groupe company and VML company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Publicis Groupe company nor VML company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Publicis Groupe company has disclosed at least one data breach, while VML company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Publicis Groupe company nor VML company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither VML company nor Publicis Groupe company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Publicis Groupe company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to VML company.

Publicis Groupe company employs more people globally than VML company, reflecting its scale as a Advertising Services.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds HIPAA certification.

Neither VML nor Publicis Groupe holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

NXLog Agent before 6.11 can load a file specified by the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Description

uriparser through 0.9.9 allows unbounded recursion and stack consumption, as demonstrated by ParseMustBeSegmentNzNc with large input containing many commas.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 2.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A vulnerability was detected in Mayan EDMS up to 4.10.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /authentication/. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.10.2 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms that this is "[f]ixed in version 4.10.2". Furthermore, that "[b]ackports for older versions in process and will be out as soon as their respective CI pipelines complete."

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
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

MJML through 4.18.0 allows mj-include directory traversal to test file existence and (in the type="css" case) read files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12827.

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 4.5
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

Published
Date
2025-12-14
Updated
Date
2025-12-14
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References