Comparison Overview

Western Digital

VS

Seagate Technology

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

Seagate Technology

47488 Kato Rd, Fremont, CA, 94538, US
Last Update: 2025-11-20
Between 800 and 849

At Seagate, we’re storing, protecting, and activating the world’s data as explosive growth in cloud, AI, and machine learning drive the demand for breakthrough technology and mass-capacity storage solutions. It starts with innovation—where we put some of the most sophisticated nanoscale engineering and material science on the planet to work while bringing circularity and sustainability to our products. The result is industry-leading areal density that powers a full portfolio of devices, systems, and services for every data-driven ecosystem imaginable—from edge to cloud. Inspired by our values, we push beyond what's possible to create breakthrough technology so that you can safely store your data, and easily unlock its value. Learn more at Seagate.com.

NAICS: 3341
NAICS Definition: Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
Employees: 16,174
Subsidiaries: 2
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
1

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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Seagate Technology
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
Seagate Technology
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)

No incidents recorded for Seagate Technology in 2025.

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

Western Digital cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Seagate Technology (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Seagate Technology 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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Seagate Technology
Incidents

Date Detected: 03/2016
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2015
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 3/2013
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Malware
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

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

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

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

Both Seagate Technology company and Western Digital company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Seagate Technology company nor Western Digital company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Western Digital company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Seagate Technology company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Seagate Technology company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Western Digital company.

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

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Western Digital nor Seagate Technology 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