Comparison Overview

AstraZeneca

VS

MSD

AstraZeneca

1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, GB
Last Update: 2025-12-11
Between 800 and 849

We're transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people, society and the planet. For more information, visit www.astrazeneca.com. Community Guidelines: bit.ly/2MgAcio

NAICS: 3254
NAICS Definition: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Employees: 77,114
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

MSD

90 E Scott Ave, Rahway, New Jersey, US, 07065
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

At MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA in the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.msd.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

NAICS: 3254
NAICS Definition: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
Employees: 35,519
Subsidiaries: 34
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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AstraZeneca
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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MSD
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
AstraZeneca
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
MSD
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for AstraZeneca in 2025.

Incidents vs Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Average (This Year)

MSD has 25.0% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

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

AstraZeneca cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

MSD cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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AstraZeneca
Incidents

Date Detected: 6/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Exposed Credentials
Blog: Blog
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MSD
Incidents

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: unauthorized access, supply chain compromise
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

AstraZeneca and MSD have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, MSD company has reported more cyber incidents than AstraZeneca company.

Neither MSD company nor AstraZeneca company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both MSD company and AstraZeneca company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither MSD company nor AstraZeneca company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither AstraZeneca company nor MSD company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

MSD company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to AstraZeneca company.

AstraZeneca company employs more people globally than MSD company, reflecting its scale as a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds HIPAA certification.

Neither AstraZeneca nor MSD holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

FreePBX Endpoint Manager is a module for managing telephony endpoints in FreePBX systems. Versions prior to 16.0.96 and 17.0.1 through 17.0.9 have a weak default password. By default, this is a 6 digit numeric value which can be brute forced. (This is the app_password parameter). Depending on local configuration, this password could be the extension, voicemail, user manager, DPMA or EPM phone admin password. This issue is fixed in versions 16.0.96 and 17.0.10.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/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

Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. In versions 2.8.11 and below, the MySQLWriteTool executes arbitrary SQL provided by the caller using PDO::prepare() + execute() without semantic restrictions. This is consistent with the name (“write tool”), but in an LLM/agent context it becomes a high-risk capability: prompt injection or indirect prompt manipulation can cause execution of destructive queries such as DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE, DELETE, ALTER, or privilege-related statements (subject to DB permissions). Deployments that expose an agent with MySQLWriteTool enabled to untrusted input and/or run the tool with a DB user that has broad privileges are impacted. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.12.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Description

Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. Versions 2.8.11 and below use MySQLSelectTool, which is vulnerable to Read-Only Bypass. MySQLSelectTool is intended to be a read-only SQL tool (e.g., for LLM agent querying, however, validation based on the first keyword (e.g., SELECT) and a forbidden-keyword list does not block file-writing constructs such as INTO OUTFILE / INTO DUMPFILE. As a result, an attacker who can influence the tool input (e.g., via prompt injection through a public agent endpoint) may write arbitrary files to the DB server if the MySQL/MariaDB account has the FILE privilege and server configuration permits writes to a useful location (e.g., a web-accessible directory). This issue is fixed in version 2.8.12.

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

Okta Java Management SDK facilitates interactions with the Okta management API. In versions 11.0.0 through 20.0.0, race conditions may arise from concurrent requests using the ApiClient class. This could cause a status code or response header from one request’s response to influence another request’s response. This issue is fixed in version 20.0.1.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description

The Auth0 Next.js SDK is a library for implementing user authentication in Next.js applications. When using versions 4.11.0 through 4.11.2 and 4.12.0, simultaneous requests on the same client may result in improper lookups in the TokenRequestCache for the request results. This issue is fixed in versions 4.11.2 and 4.12.1.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.4
Severity: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N