Comparison Overview

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

VS

Darden

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

5707 Blue Lagoon Dr, Miami, Florida, US, 33126
Last Update: 2026-04-02
Between 700 and 749

Founded in New Orleans in 1972, POPEYES® has more than 45 years of history and culinary tradition. Popeyes distinguishes itself with a unique New Orleans-style menu featuring spicy chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp, and other regional items. The chain's passion for its Louisiana heritage and flavorful authentic food has allowed Popeyes to become one of the world's largest chicken quick-service restaurants with over 3,600 restaurants in the U.S. and around the world.

NAICS: 7225
NAICS Definition: Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Employees: 27,523
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Darden

1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, 32837, US
Last Update: 2026-04-02
Between 750 and 799

Darden’s family of restaurants features some of the most recognizable and successful brands in full-service dining — Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Chuy's, Seasons 52, Eddie V's and Bahama Breeze. We own and operate more than 2,100 restaurants and are proud to employ 195,000 team members. Together, we create memorable experiences for 420 million guests annually in hundreds of communities across North America.

NAICS: 7225
NAICS Definition: Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Employees: 79,342
Subsidiaries: 9
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
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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Darden
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
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Darden
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Restaurants Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in 2026.

Incidents vs Restaurants Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Darden in 2026.

Incident History — Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

Darden cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Weak Default Credentials, Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2024
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Third-Party Vendor Compromise
Blog: Blog
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Darden
Incidents

Date Detected: 08/2018
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Darden company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Darden company.

In the current year, Darden company and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Darden company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Darden company and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Darden company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Darden company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Darden company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company.

Darden company employs more people globally than Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company, reflecting its scale as a Restaurants.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen nor Darden holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26. Impacted is the function stbtt_InitFont_internal in the library stb_truetype.h of the component TTF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read in VS6ComFile!get_macro_mem_COM. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to information disclosure from the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain a stack-based buffer overflow in VS6ComFile!CSaveData::_conv_AnimationItem. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in VS6MemInIF!set_temp_type_default. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to information disclosure from the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in VS6ComFile!load_link_inf. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to information disclosure from the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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