Comparison Overview

Westpac Group

VS

Charles Schwab

Westpac Group

275 Kent St, Sydney, 2000, AU
Last Update: 2026-01-18

From rescue helicopters to signing the Equator Principles, from paying super during parental leave to adding 'Touch ID'​ biometric technology to our banking apps and being first on the scene with a helping hand in times of crisis... we have a proud history of stepping up to be first for our customers, communities and people. As Australia’s first bank and Australia’s first company we put service at the heart of everything we do and our people are our priority. We've grown up as a company and expanded both in Australia and throughout Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Now we are made up of your favourite financial institution names including Westpac, BankSA, St.George Bank, BT Financial Group, RAMs and Bank of Melbourne, a change of job doesn’t mean a change of employer at Westpac Group. We've made a commitment to put our customers first in everything we do. This means creating fundamentally superior customer experiences for each customer, every time. We promise that when you meet with someone from Westpac Group, you'll be touched by their genuine dedication to helping our customers prosper and grow. Westpac Group acknowledges the traditional owners as the custodians of this land, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Australia's First Peoples, and to their Elders, past and present.

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 14,754
Subsidiaries: 18
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Charles Schwab

3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, 76262, US
Last Update: 2026-01-17
Between 750 and 799

Charles Schwab is a different kind of investment services firm – one that strives to disrupt the status quo of the traditional Wall Street approach on behalf of our clients. We believe today, as we did on Day 1, that when you find ways to improve the investing experience for your clients, then business results will follow. Follow our company culture at #SchwabLife and see how we give back at #Schwab4Good. Support hours: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. CT or 24/7 at schwab.com/contact-us. Social Media Disclosures: https://www.aboutschwab.com/social-media (#0424-TM8W)

NAICS: 52
NAICS Definition: Finance and Insurance
Employees: 33,811
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
4
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Westpac Group
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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Charles Schwab
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
Westpac Group
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Charles Schwab
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Westpac Group in 2026.

Incidents vs Financial Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Charles Schwab in 2026.

Incident History — Westpac Group (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Westpac Group cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Charles Schwab (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Charles Schwab cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Westpac Group
Incidents

Date Detected: 06/2019
Type:Data Leak
Motivation: Fraud
Blog: Blog
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Charles Schwab
Incidents

Date Detected: 8/2025
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: SMS Phishing (Smishing), Mobile Phishing Kits (Telegram-distributed), Spoofed Brokerage Alerts (iMessage/RCS), One-Time Passcode (OTP) Interception, Compromised Mobile Wallets (Apple/Google Pay), Coordinated Trading via Hijacked Accounts
Motivation: Financial Gain (Stock Price Manipulation), Fraudulent E-Commerce/Tap-to-Pay Transactions, Sale of Compromised Accounts/Devices on Dark Web, Exploitation of Cross-Border Regulatory Gaps
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 3/2023
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Insider Wrongdoing
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 5/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Inadvertent Disclosure
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Charles Schwab company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Westpac Group company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Charles Schwab company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Westpac Group company.

In the current year, Charles Schwab company and Westpac Group company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Charles Schwab company nor Westpac Group company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Charles Schwab company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Westpac Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Charles Schwab company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Westpac Group company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Westpac Group company nor Charles Schwab company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Westpac Group company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Charles Schwab company.

Charles Schwab company employs more people globally than Westpac Group company, reflecting its scale as a Financial Services.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Westpac Group nor Charles Schwab holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

SummaryA command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) has been found to exist in the `wrangler pages deploy` command. The issue occurs because the `--commit-hash` parameter is passed directly to a shell command without proper validation or sanitization, allowing an attacker with control of `--commit-hash` to execute arbitrary commands on the system running Wrangler. Root causeThe commitHash variable, derived from user input via the --commit-hash CLI argument, is interpolated directly into a shell command using template literals (e.g.,  execSync(`git show -s --format=%B ${commitHash}`)). Shell metacharacters are interpreted by the shell, enabling command execution. ImpactThis vulnerability is generally hard to exploit, as it requires --commit-hash to be attacker controlled. The vulnerability primarily affects CI/CD environments where `wrangler pages deploy` is used in automated pipelines and the --commit-hash parameter is populated from external, potentially untrusted sources. An attacker could exploit this to: * Run any shell command. * Exfiltrate environment variables. * Compromise the CI runner to install backdoors or modify build artifacts. Credits Disclosed responsibly by kny4hacker. Mitigation * Wrangler v4 users are requested to upgrade to Wrangler v4.59.1 or higher. * Wrangler v3 users are requested to upgrade to Wrangler v3.114.17 or higher. * Users on Wrangler v2 (EOL) should upgrade to a supported major version.

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

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H