Comparison Overview

IBM

VS

Serco

IBM

International Business Machines Corp., New Orchard Road, Armonk, New York, NY, US, 10504
Last Update: 2025-12-11
Between 750 and 799

We don’t just imagine the future — we create it. We collaborate with technologists, developers and engineers to turn bold ideas into real-world impact. We partner with iconic brands like Ferrari and global events like the US Open, Wimbledon and The Masters to bring innovation to the world’s biggest stages and greatest fans. We work side-by-side with our clients, communities and even competitors to harness the power of AI, hybrid cloud and quantum computing — all to build a smarter, more efficient world. If you're fueled by curiosity and driven to make a difference, you'll feel right at home. Let’s create smarter business — together.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 332,876
Subsidiaries: 14
12-month incidents
6
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
3

Serco

16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hook, Hampshire, GB, RG27 9UY
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799

We bring together the right people, the right technology and the right partners to create innovative solutions that make positive impact and address some of the most urgent and complex challenges facing the modern world. With a focus on serving governments globally, Serco’s services span justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and transport. Our core capabilities include service design and advisory, resourcing, complex programme management, systems integration, case management, engineering, and asset & facilities management.

NAICS: 5415
NAICS Definition: Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Employees: 31,499
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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IBM
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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Serco
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
IBM
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Serco
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

IBM has 733.33% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs IT Services and IT Consulting Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Serco in 2025.

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

IBM cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Serco cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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IBM
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 10/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing (Email), Vendor Scams, Credential Theft, Image-Based Phishing, Social Engineering
Blog: Blog
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Serco
Incidents

Date Detected: 02/2021
Type:Ransomware
Motivation: Financial
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 05/2020
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Accidental Sharing
Blog: Blog

FAQ

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

IBM company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Serco company.

In the current year, IBM company has reported more cyber incidents than Serco company.

Serco company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while IBM company has not reported such incidents publicly.

IBM company has disclosed at least one data breach, while the other Serco company has not reported such incidents publicly.

IBM company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Serco company has not reported such incidents publicly.

IBM company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Serco company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither IBM nor Serco holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

IBM company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Serco company.

IBM company employs more people globally than Serco company, reflecting its scale as a IT Services and IT Consulting.

Neither IBM nor Serco holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither IBM nor Serco holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither IBM nor Serco holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither IBM nor Serco holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither IBM nor Serco holds HIPAA certification.

Neither IBM nor Serco 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