Comparison Overview

PRA Health Sciences

VS

PPD

PRA Health Sciences

4130 ParkLake Avenue - Suite 400, Raleigh, 27612, US
Last Update: 2026-03-31

PRA is now an ICON plc company. ICON and PRA have come together as one, creating the world’s most advanced healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. We offer the best of both organisations, with a goal to change the way clinical research works, because we know that trials can be done smarter, better and faster.

NAICS: 5417
NAICS Definition: Scientific Research and Development Services
Employees: 4,562
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

PPD

168 3rd Ave, Waltham, 02451, US
Last Update: 2026-04-01
Between 750 and 799

The PPD™ clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, enables customers to accelerate innovation and drug development through patient-centered strategies and data analytics. Our services, which span multiple therapeutic areas, include early development, all phases of clinical development, peri- and post-approval, patient recruitment, investigator sites and comprehensive laboratory services. As a global industry leader, we offer custom solutions to pharma, biotech, medical device, and government organizations, leveraging cutting-edge technology and therapeutic expertise to help customers deliver life-changing therapies.

NAICS: 5417
NAICS Definition: Scientific Research and Development Services
Employees: 22,499
Subsidiaries: 18
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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PRA Health Sciences
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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PPD
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
PRA Health Sciences
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
PPD
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Research Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for PRA Health Sciences in 2026.

Incidents vs Research Services Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for PPD in 2026.

Incident History — PRA Health Sciences (X = Date, Y = Severity)

PRA Health Sciences cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

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

PPD cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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PRA Health Sciences
Incidents

No Incident

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PPD
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Email Compromise
Blog: Blog

FAQ

PPD company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to PRA Health Sciences company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

PPD company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas PRA Health Sciences company has not reported any.

In the current year, PPD company and PRA Health Sciences company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither PPD company nor PRA Health Sciences company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

PPD company has disclosed at least one data breach, while PRA Health Sciences company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither PPD company nor PRA Health Sciences company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither PRA Health Sciences company nor PPD company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

PPD company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to PRA Health Sciences company.

PPD company employs more people globally than PRA Health Sciences company, reflecting its scale as a Research Services.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds HIPAA certification.

Neither PRA Health Sciences nor PPD holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.3.0, two peer-facing consensus request handlers assume that the history index is always available and call blockchain.history_store.history_index().unwrap() directly. That assumption is false by construction. HistoryStoreProxy::history_index() explicitly returns None for the valid HistoryStoreProxy::WithoutIndex state. when a full node is syncing or otherwise running without the history index, a remote peer can send RequestTransactionsProof or RequestTransactionReceiptsByAddress and trigger an Option::unwrap() panic on the request path. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.0.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 1.5.95, FileTools.download_file() in praisonaiagents validates the destination path but performs no validation on the url parameter, passing it directly to httpx.stream() with follow_redirects=True. An attacker who controls the URL can reach any host accessible from the server including cloud metadata services and internal network services. This issue has been patched in version 1.5.95.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 8.6
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.5.97, OAuthManager.validate_token() returns True for any token not found in its internal store, which is empty by default. Any HTTP request to the MCP server with an arbitrary Bearer token is treated as authenticated, granting full access to all registered tools and agent capabilities. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.97.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.5.97, the PraisonAI Gateway server accepts WebSocket connections at /ws and serves agent topology at /info with no authentication. Any network client can connect, enumerate registered agents, and send arbitrary messages to agents and their tool sets. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.97.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 9.1
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.5.90, MCPToolIndex.search_tools() compiles a caller-supplied string directly as a Python regular expression with no validation, sanitization, or timeout. A crafted regex causes catastrophic backtracking in the re engine, blocking the Python thread for hundreds of seconds and causing a complete service outage. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.90.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H