Comparison Overview

Waterloo Region District School Board

VS

NYC Public Schools

Waterloo Region District School Board

51 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario, CA, N2C 2R5
Last Update: 2025-12-13
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Between 750 and 799
https://wrdsb.social/info

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) serves approximately 65,000 students in 123 schools, as well as alternative and continuing education sites. WRDSB is committed to creating learning environments that support the achievement and well-being of all students through partnering with staff, parents, families, caregivers and communities to promote success in learning and life.

NAICS: 6111
NAICS Definition: Elementary and Secondary Schools
Employees: 4,603
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1
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NYC Public Schools

52 Chambers, New York, NY, US, 10007
Last Update: 2025-12-17
Between 700 and 749
https://schools.nyc.gov

New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is the largest public school system in the United States, serving approximately 1.1 million students across more than 1,600 schools in all five boroughs. Our schools are powered by over 75,000 teachers and thousands of paraprofessionals, school counselors, social workers, administrators, and central office professionals—each playing a vital role in delivering bright starts and bold futures for every student. NYCPS reflects the city it serves: vibrant, diverse, and dynamic. We are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and excellence in education. Our workforce mirrors the cultural richness of New York City, and we actively recruit individuals from all backgrounds to help shape the future of urban education. Whether you're looking to teach, support, lead, or innovate—there’s a place for you at NYC Public Schools. Join us in building a school system where every student is seen, supported, and set up to thrive.

NAICS: 6111
NAICS Definition: Elementary and Secondary Schools
Employees: 76,732
Subsidiaries: 7
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Waterloo Region District School Board
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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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NYC Public Schools
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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
Waterloo Region District School Board
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
NYC Public Schools
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Primary and Secondary Education Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Waterloo Region District School Board in 2025.

Incidents vs Primary and Secondary Education Industry Average (This Year)

NYC Public Schools has 5.26% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Waterloo Region District School Board (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Waterloo Region District School Board cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — NYC Public Schools (X = Date, Y = Severity)

NYC Public Schools cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Waterloo Region District School Board
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/1970
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog
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NYC Public Schools
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Email (Malicious Link)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 06/2023
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Exploitation of MOVEit file transfer programme
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 02/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Email
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Waterloo Region District School Board company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to NYC Public Schools company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

NYC Public Schools company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Waterloo Region District School Board company.

In the current year, NYC Public Schools company has reported more cyber incidents than Waterloo Region District School Board company.

Neither NYC Public Schools company nor Waterloo Region District School Board company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

NYC Public Schools company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Waterloo Region District School Board company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both NYC Public Schools company and Waterloo Region District School Board company have reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board company nor NYC Public Schools company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

NYC Public Schools company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Waterloo Region District School Board company.

NYC Public Schools company employs more people globally than Waterloo Region District School Board company, reflecting its scale as a Primary and Secondary Education.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Waterloo Region District School Board nor NYC Public Schools 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