Comparison Overview

Western Digital

VS

ASUS

Western Digital

5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, US, 95138
Last Update: 2025-11-24
Between 700 and 749

At Western Digital, our vision is to unleash the power and value of data. For decades, we have been at the forefront of storage innovation, which fuels our mission to be the market leader in data storage, delivering solutions for now and the future. We are committed to providing scalable, sustainable technology for the world’s hyperscalers, enterprises, and cloud providers, and delivering cutting-edge innovation that will drive the next generation of AI-driven data workloads. All that we do is powered by our people, who are united in a common purpose of creating solutions that move the world forward. Learn more at www.westerndigital.com.

NAICS: 3341
NAICS Definition: Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
Employees: 22,284
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
2
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
3

ASUS

No.15, Lide Road, Beitou District, Taipei City, Taipei, TW, 112
Last Update: 2025-11-26
Between 750 and 799

ASUS is a global technology leader delivering incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. World renowned for continuously reimagining today’s technologies for tomorrow, ASUS puts users first In Search of Incredible to provide the world’s most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions. Today’s ASUS is more ambitious than ever, unleashing remarkable gaming, content-creation, AIoT, and cloud solutions that solve user needs and infuse delight. ASUS is home to industry-leading experts who are encouraged to pursue their passion for innovation and entrepreneurial spirit to deliver the future of technology to the world. With a team of 5,000 in-house R&D colleagues, ASUS received more than 11 awards every day in 2020 and is ranked as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies. Working together as One Team, ASUS team members strive to transform and evolve, trust in radical truth and transparency, and embrace idea meritocracy and foster collective wisdom in the limitless pursuit of the incredible. And because tomorrow's experiences start with today’s actions, the people of ASUS are setting new industry standards and delivering on a strong commitment to environmental and community stewardship every day. At ASUS, every individual can find the opportunity to push the limits of what is yet to be imagined, and to make it real. To learn more about our aspirations and what we offer, visit asus.com/about-asus/

NAICS: 3341
NAICS Definition: Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
Employees: 16,061
Subsidiaries: 4
12-month incidents
3
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Western Digital
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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ASUS
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
Western Digital
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
ASUS
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Computer Hardware Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

Western Digital has 325.53% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Computer Hardware Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

ASUS has 538.3% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Western Digital (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Western Digital cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

ASUS cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Western Digital
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network (Remote)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network (HTTP POST request)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 05/2023
Type:Breach
Motivation: Data theft
Blog: Blog
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ASUS
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Hard link manipulation
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Local
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Remote Code Execution
Blog: Blog

FAQ

ASUS company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Western Digital company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

ASUS company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Western Digital company.

In the current year, ASUS company has reported more cyber incidents than Western Digital company.

Western Digital company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while ASUS company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Western Digital company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other ASUS company has not reported such incidents publicly.

ASUS company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Western Digital company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Both Western Digital company and ASUS company have disclosed vulnerabilities.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

ASUS company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Western Digital company.

Western Digital company employs more people globally than ASUS company, reflecting its scale as a Computer Hardware Manufacturing.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Western Digital nor ASUS holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/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
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H