text: As a regulated financial institution, we have designed our cybersecurity program based on the requirements of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC") Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. Our processes for identifying, assessing and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats rely on the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool as well as recurring audits and assessments of our cybersecurity program and controls. As part of our cybersecurity program, we have developed an incident response plan based on industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks, with procedures for responding to and remediating a cyber-incident. We also review and test our incident response plan through simulations and assessments. Further, we employ recurring security awareness training for employees and produce recurring security awareness material for our customers.


text: We engage third-party services to conduct penetration testing as well as other regular evaluations of our security protocols and processes. Additionally, we assess and monitor the cybersecurity controls of third-party service providers and partners. Ongoing and regular monitoring of our third parties is also managed through our Information Security Program team's protocols in partnership with the vendor management, enterprise risk management, and internal audit departments.

companyName: First Foundation Inc.

ticker: FFWM

secItem: Item 1C

stage1Category: Risk Management Process

stage1Method: majority


text: Our business, financial condition and results of operations have not been materially affected by risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of previous cybersecurity incidents, but we cannot provide assurance that they will not be materially affected in the future by such risks or any future material incidents. For more information on our cybersecurity related risks, see Item 1A—"Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


text: Cybersecurity Governance The Board of Directors, through the Audit Committee and Directors' Risk Committee, provides direction and oversight of the Company's risk management system. Our Chief Technology Officer is responsible for managing our information security team, while our Information Security Officer is responsible for maintaining and continuing to develop and implement our cybersecurity program enterprise-wide and assessing and managing risks from cybersecurity threats. Both the Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer have extensive experience in the banking industry and in information technology and information security. The Information Security Officer has served in information security roles for twenty-five years and in banking for thirty-five years. The Chief Technology Officer has been with the Company since 2010 and has over twenty years of experience in information technology and cybersecurity within the banking industry.


text: We have processes to inform the Directors' Risk Committee, Audit Committee and the Board about risks from cybersecurity threats. Our management team reports its findings using the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool and our information security team's determination as to whether our security controls, at a minimum, are in place and effective. The Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer regularly report to the Director Risk Committee, Audit Committee and the Board regarding cybersecurity and related threats and trends, changes, control effectiveness and residual risk, the areas where our cybersecurity program may be improved and improvements made to address and remediate issues.

stage1Category: Board Governance


text: Our cybersecurity program is a critical component of our enterprise risk management process overseen by our Board of Directors, and we have integrated cybersecurity-related risks into our overall enterprise risk management framework. Additionally, cybersecurity-related risks are included in the risk universe that the risk management function evaluates to assess top risks to the enterprise on an annual basis.

companyName: Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

ticker: CWCO


text: We evaluate our cybersecurity strategy annually, including our processes designed to assess, identify, and manage risks from potential unauthorized occurrences on or through our information technology systems that may result in adverse effects on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of these systems and the data residing therein, within our overall enterprise risk management framework. Our cybersecurity strategy takes a multi-faceted approach, one which focuses on the following key areas: (i) the human element within the Company; (ii) perimeter security; (iii) network security; (iv) application security; (v) endpoint security; and (vi) data security. We use a wide array of processes, mechanisms, controls, technologies, systems, strategies and tools to address these areas, including but not limited to: routine security awareness training, formal evaluations of third-party applications, password strength policies, antivirus software, firewalls, routine patch management, encryption software, data backups and data redundancies, email security software, multi-factor authentication tools, network security monitoring, and web vulnerability scanning.

companyName: XOMA Royalty Corp

ticker: XOMA

stage1Method: unanimous


text: We engage outside consultants on a regular basis to help us design internal controls and processes that are intended to help address cybersecurity risks. We also leverage these outside consultants and other third parties, when appropriate, to implement appropriate processes, policies, and internal controls designed to help prevent, detect, and/or mitigate these cyberthreats.


text: Since the beginning of the last fiscal year, we have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected us, but we face certain ongoing cybersecurity threats that, if realized, are reasonably likely to materially affect us. These threats include but are not limited to: (i) ransomware and malware attacks; (ii) endpoint attacks; (iii) compromised business email and other social engineering threats; and (iv) vulnerabilities related to inadequate patch management. Our licensees, suppliers, contractors, and consultants also face similar cybersecurity risks, which could have an adverse impact on our business.

stage1Category: Strategy Integration


text: Additional information on cybersecurity risks we face is discussed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," under the headings "If our information technology systems or data or those of our partners or contractors are compromised, our business could experience adverse consequences, including regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; a disruption of our business operations; reputational harm; and loss of revenue, income, or profits" and "Compliance with the stringent and changing obligations related to data privacy and security is an onerous and resource-intensive process. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with any data privacy or security obligations could lead to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; a disruption of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue, income, or profits; loss of customers or sales; and other adverse business consequences."

stage1Category: None/Other


text: Our management, led by our Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for assessing cybersecurity risks and for overseeing our cybersecurity strategy to assess and manage those risks, including responding to attacks or breaches. Our Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer each have experience in senior leadership roles in which they have been responsible for an entity's enterprise risk management, including management of cybersecurity risks. The Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer regularly communicate with those responsible for daily IT operations and infrastructure to assess potential cybersecurity threats and determine whether updates to the cybersecurity strategy are necessary.

stage1Category: Management Role


text: We also maintain an Incident Response Plan that sets forth a protocol in the event we are exposed to a cyber-attack or breach. The Incident Response Plan provides a framework for our response, including the appropriate communication and escalation channels.


text: The Board, as a whole and at the committee level, has oversight for the most significant risks facing us and for our processes to identify, prioritize, assess, manage, and mitigate those risks. The Audit Committee of the Board, which is comprised solely of independent directors, has been designated by our Board to oversee cybersecurity risks. Management provides regular updates to the Audit Committee of the Board regarding risk assessments, developing threats, and the current and planned cybersecurity strategy, and promptly provides notification of significant attacks or breaches as part of the Incident Response Plan. The Board also receives updates from management and the Audit Committee on cybersecurity risks on at least an annual basis.


text: Risk Management and Strategy Our risk management program is designed to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across various aspects of our company, including financial, operational, regulatory, reputational, and legal. Cybersecurity is a critical component of this program, given the increasing reliance on technology and potential of cyber threats. Our Information Security Officer is primarily responsible for this cybersecurity component and is a key member of the risk management organization, reporting directly to the Chief Risk Officer and as discussed below, periodically to our Information Technology Steering Committee, Audit Committee and to our board of directors. Our objective for managing cybersecurity risk is to avoid or minimize the impacts of external threat events or other efforts to penetrate, disrupt or misuse our systems or information.

companyName: SMARTFINANCIAL INC.

ticker: SMBK


text: Orient. Identify Information Systems and assets, regulatory requirements, and overall risk approach, identify threats to, and vulnerabilities of, those systems and assets. Risk assessment. Identify the likelihood of a cybersecurity event and the impact on the organization. Consider emerging risks. Target Profile. Create a Target Profile focusing on categories, subcategories, and desired cybersecurity outcomes.

companyName: ATEL 16, LLC


text: The structure of our information security program is designed around the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Cybersecurity Framework, regulatory guidance, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC") guidelines. In addition, we leverage certain industry and government associations, third-party benchmarking, audits, and threat intelligence feeds to facilitate and promote program effectiveness. Our Information Security Officer and our Chief Technology Officer, along with key members of their teams, regularly collaborate with peer banks, industry groups, and policymakers to discuss cybersecurity trends and issues and identify best practices. The Information Security Program is periodically reviewed by such personnel with the goal of addressing changing threats and conditions. We employ an in-depth, layered, defensive strategy that embraces a "trust by design" philosophy when designing new products, services, and technology. We leverage people, processes, and technology as part of our efforts to manage and maintain cybersecurity controls. We also employ a variety of preventative and detective tools designed to monitor, block, and provide alerts regarding suspicious activity, as well as to report on suspected advanced persistent threats. We have established processes and systems designed to mitigate cyber risk, including regular and on-going education and training for employees, preparedness simulations and tabletop exercises, and recovery and resilience tests. We engage in regular assessments of our infrastructure, software systems, and network architecture, using internal cybersecurity experts and third-party specialists. We also maintain a third-party risk management program designed to identify, assess, and manage risks, including cybersecurity risks, associated with external service providers and our supply chain. We also actively monitor our email gateways for malicious phishing email campaigns and monitor remote connections as a significant portion of our workforce has the option to work remotely. We leverage internal and external auditors and independent external partners to periodically review our processes, systems, and controls, including with respect to our information security program, to assess their design and operating effectiveness and make recommendations to strengthen our risk management program.


text: We maintain an Incident Response Plan that provides a documented framework for responding to actual or potential cybersecurity incidents, including timely notification of and escalation to the appropriate Board-approved management committees, as discussed further below, and to the Information Technology Steering Committee. The Incident Response Plan is coordinated through the Information Security Officer and key members of management are embedded into the Plan by its design. The Incident Response Plan facilitates coordination across multiple parts of our organization and is evaluated at least annually. Notwithstanding our defensive measures and processes, the threat posed by cyber-attacks is severe. Our internal systems, processes, and controls are designed to mitigate loss from cyber-attacks and, while we have experienced cybersecurity incidents in the past, to date, risks from cybersecurity threats have not materially affected our company. Please see Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors for further discussion of the risks associated with an interruption or breach in our information systems or infrastructure.


text: Our Information Security Officer has 24 years of experience working for financial institutions and has served in the role of Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. He is a certified and active Certified Information Security Manager ("CISM") professional. Our Information Security Officer is accountable for managing our enterprise information security department and delivering our information security program. The responsibilities of this department include cybersecurity risk assessment, defense operations, incident response, vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence, identity access governance, third-party risk management, and business resilience. The department, as a whole, consists of information security professionals with varying degrees of education and experience. Individuals within the department are generally subject to professional education and certification requirements. In particular, our Information Security Officer has substantial relevant expertise and formal training in the areas of information security and cybersecurity risk management.


text: Our board of directors has approved management committees including the Information Technology Steering Committee, which focuses on technology impact, and the Risk Management Committee, which focuses on business impact and cyber security awareness. These committees provide oversight and governance of the technology program and the information security program. These committees are chaired by department managers and include the Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer as well as their direct reports and other key departmental managers from throughout the entire company. These committees generally meet quarterly to provide oversight of the risk management strategy, standards, policies, practices, controls, and mitigation and prevention efforts employed to manage security risks. More frequent meetings occur from time to time in accordance with the Incident Response Plan in order to facilitate timely informing and monitoring efforts.


text: The Information Security Officer reports summaries of key issues, including significant cybersecurity and/or privacy incidents discussed at committee meetings and the actions taken to the Information Technology Steering Committee on a quarterly basis (or more frequently as may be required by the Incident Response Plan). The Information Technology Steering and Audit Committees are responsible for overseeing our information security and technology programs, including management's actions to identify, assess, mitigate, and remediate or prevent material cybersecurity issues and risks. Our Information Security Officer and our Chief Technology Officer provide quarterly reports to the Information Technology Steering Committee regarding the information security program and the technology program, key enterprise cybersecurity initiatives, and other matters relating to cybersecurity processes. The Information Technology Steering Committee reviews and approves our information security and technology budgets and strategies annually. Additionally, the Risk Management Committee and Audit Committee of our board of directors reviews our cyber security risk profile on a quarterly basis. The Information Technology Steering Committee and Risk Management Committee each provide a report of their activities to the full board of directors at least quarterly.


text: Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Our information technology ("IT") and cybersecurity programs are crucial to maintaining secure operations, which enable us to deliver on our promise to customers and maintain stakeholder trust. Our Vice President of Information Technology ("VP IT") is responsible for establishing, implementing, and executing our cybersecurity program and strategy. Our VP IT has more than 25 years of IT, IT audit, and cybersecurity experience, and is involved in assessing the latest developments in cybersecurity, including potential threats and innovative risk management techniques. All IT staff are obliged to include cybersecurity as part of their everyday considerations and tasks.


text: Our IT department proactively identifies, manages, and mitigates cyber risk in a variety of ways, including but not limited to: A formal enterprise-wide cybersecurity policy and related standards; Cybersecurity training and employee phishing simulations; Ongoing vulnerability assessment, identification, and remediation; Cyber incident response, IT disaster recovery, and business continuity plans; Identity and access management controls; Automated patch management and security updates; Network isolation of key operations environments; and Email filtering with attachment inspection and targeted threat protection.


text: The standards set in our cybersecurity program include the implementation of controls that are aligned with industry guidelines and applicable regulations to identify threats, deter attacks, and protect our information security assets. These standards are guided, in part, by the relevant National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) frameworks and guidance. We use various tools, security measures and technologies to aid in seeking to protect our network perimeter and internal systems from unauthorized access, intrusion, or disruption. Assessments are conducted across our systems, networks, and data infrastructure to identify potential cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.


text: We have policies and procedures in place for selecting and managing our relationships with third-party service providers and other business partners, including monitoring compliance with our agreements and regulatory and legal requirements. We also actively engage with industry participants and related communities as part of our continuing efforts to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of our information security policies and procedures. In addition, a monitoring and detection system has been implemented to help identify cybersecurity threats and incidents. Our cybersecurity program also focuses on providing training and awareness to our employees and contractors on cybersecurity best practices.


text: Cybersecurity Governance Our Board of Directors considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other IT risks. The Audit Committee oversees management's implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program.


text: The Audit Committee oversees the management of our cybersecurity risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. At each quarterly meeting, the Audit Committee receives an update from our VP IT and other members of management on relevant topics, including cybersecurity program maturity progress, new capabilities implemented, testing results, key cyber risk metrics (e.g., simulated phishing testing and vulnerability management) and notable incidents or events should they occur. On an annual basis, our Board of Directors meets with our VP IT and our third-party cybersecurity consultant to review our cybersecurity strategy. In accordance with our cybersecurity incident response plan, our Board of Directors is promptly informed of potentially material cybersecurity incidents, including with respect to our third-party service providers.


text: Although we have experienced cybersecurity incidents from time to time that have not had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations, there can be no assurance that a cyber-attack, security breach, or other cybersecurity incident will not have a material adverse effect on us in the future.


text: Our management team supervises efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel; threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public or private sources, including external consultants engaged by us; and alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment.


text: For a discussion regarding risks from cybersecurity threats that have or are reasonably likely to affect the company, see the risk factor titled "Our business could be adversely affected by cyber threats or other interruptions to information technology, communications networks and operations." in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


text: Risk Management and Strategy We rely on information technology to operate our business. We have endpoint and other protection systems, and incident response processes, both internally and through third-party consultants, designed to protect our information technology systems. These established processes assist us to continuously assess and identify threats to our systems and minimize impact to our business in the event of a breach or other security incident. With our third-party consultants, the processes protect our information systems and allow us to resolve issues timely.

companyName: HALLADOR ENERGY CO

ticker: HNRG


text: As new threats to security may be identified, our personnel are notified, with instruction to increase awareness of the threat and how to react if such a threat or actual breach appears to be encountered. Periodic educational notices are also disseminated to all personnel. Additionally, as our systems are modified and upgraded, all personnel are notified, with instruction as appropriate. Responsibility for the identification and assessment of risks and the recommendation of upgrades to our systems resides with our expert consultants who report to our IT Director.


text: Our Board oversees the risks involved in our operations as part of its general oversight function, integrating risk management into the Company's compliance policies and procedures. With respect to cybersecurity, the Board has the ultimate oversight responsibility, with the Audit Committee and IT Steering Committee each having certain responsibilities relating to risk management of cybersecurity.


text: Among other things, the Audit Committee discusses with management the Company's major policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including cyber-security, as they relate to the integrity of the Company's accounting and financial reporting processes and the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirement. In addition to its other responsibilities, the IT Steering Committee oversees operational information technology risks, including cybersecurity, as they relate to the technical aspects of the Company's operations.


text: The IT Steering Committee and/or the full Executive Team receive at least quarterly reports from management on information technology matters, including cybersecurity. The reports address upgrades to hardware, software, and IT systems throughout the Company, and include the identification of IT and cybersecurity risks. Security scores, risk management, and mitigation measures are routinely presented. As discussed above, we maintain endpoint and other protection systems, and incident response processes, both internally and through third-party experts. As these systems, processes, training, and upgrades are implemented, updates are provided to the Executive Team.


text: We have not identified an indication of a substantive cyber security incident that would have a material impact on our business, results of operations or financial statements. For additional information regarding risks from cybersecurity threats, please refer to Item 1A, " Risk Factors " above.


text: As discussed earlier under General Risk Factors, we have become increasingly dependent upon technology, including information systems as well as infrastructure and cloud applications and services. These technologies are used to operate our businesses, process and record financial and operating data, communicate with our business partners, analyze mining information, estimate quantities of coal reserves, and perform other activities related to our business.

companyName: Ramaco Resources, Inc.

ticker: METC


text: Ramaco uses third parties to manage its information technology ("IT") infrastructure. The Company's process for assessing, identifying, and managing material cybersecurity risks includes the following activities, all of which are performed or assisted by third parties with considerable experience providing managed IT and security services or IT assurance services:


text: Assessment of cybersecurity risks, using the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework as a guide, as part of the overall IT risk assessment performed annually; Network operations center monitoring to establish baseline metrics and assist with anomaly detection; Periodic vulnerability scanning; Configuration of firewall, antivirus, and malware protection as well as alert thresholds; Generation of system audit logs and recovery backups; Preparation of an incident response plan and assignment of team members;


text: Logical access security reviews for applications and data protection; and Awareness training for employees on cybersecurity threats and safe practices.


text: The Company also uses applications hosted by a reputable third party that are critical to managing Ramaco's business and financial records. The process to oversee and identify cyber risks associated with the third-party service provider involves reviewing its annual System and Organization Controls 2 ("SOC 2"), Type 2 Report as well as conducting recurring status meetings with the third party.


text: The responsibility for managing and assessing material risks from cybersecurity threats lies with the Company's IT Steering Committee, which met five times during 2024. The IT Steering Committee is made up of five members of senior management having legal or corporate finance backgrounds. The committee also includes one lead representative of the third-party IT management and security service providers utilized by the Company to mitigate cybersecurity risks as discussed above. Information regarding cybersecurity risks and mitigation efforts is reported periodically by the IT Steering Committee to the Company's chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is primarily responsible for the Board of Directors ' oversight of cybersecurity risks. The Company created and hired a new role in early 2025, Vice President of Information Technology and Cybersecurity, which is expected to enhance the management and oversight of cybersecurity.


text: We have not experienced any cybersecurity incidents to date that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. However, cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and we may not be successful in preventing or mitigating a cybersecurity incident despite our efforts to protect against such risks. A successful cyberattack could lead to theft of sensitive information, ransomware, destruction of data, or other issues causing financial, legal, or reputational damage. These events are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition, should they occur.


text: Risk Management and Strategy Our cybersecurity risk management program, a critical component of our overall enterprise risk management program, is based on recognized cybersecurity industry frameworks and standards, including those of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Center for Internet Security Controls, regulatory guidance, and other industry standards. These frameworks provide a risk-based model for organizations to identify and manage cyber risks inherent to their business model.

companyName: SIERRA BANCORP

ticker: BSRR


text: Determine, Analyze, and Prioritize Gaps. Compare the Current Profile and the Target Profile to determine gaps and create a prioritized action plan to address those gaps. Implement Action Plan. Determine actions to take and monitor against the Target Profile.


text: Our objective for managing cybersecurity risk is to avoid or minimize the impacts of external threat events or other efforts to penetrate, disrupt or misuse our systems or information. Using people, processes, and technology, we employ a variety of preventative and detective tools designed to monitor, alert, contain, and/or block suspicious activity. We design and implement controls designed to mitigate cyber risk, including ongoing education and training for employees and customers, preparedness simulations and tabletop exercises, and recovery and resilience tests. We actively monitor email for malicious phishing email campaigns and monitor remote connections. Additionally, we maintain a third-party risk management program designed to identify, assess, and manage risks, including cybersecurity risks, associated with external service providers.


text: Our Incident Response Plan, coordinated through the Senior Information Security Officer, provides a documented framework for responding to actual or potential cybersecurity incidents, including timely notification and escalation. The Incident Response Plan includes key members of executive and senior leadership, facilitates coordination across multiple parts of our organization, and is evaluated regularly.


text: We perform regular assessments of our infrastructure, software systems, and network architecture, using internal cybersecurity experts and third-party specialists, and engage independent auditors to periodically review our cybersecurity program, including our process, systems, and control effectiveness, and provide recommendations to continuously strengthen our program. Additionally, management conducts both bottom-up and top-down enterprise risk assessments, which include cyber security risk, and continuously monitors industry and government threat intelligence to identify emerging risks and ensure continued program effectiveness.


text: The Senior Information Security Officer (ISO), along with both the Director of Information Technology (IT), and Director of Information Services are responsible for managing our cybersecurity risk program. The Director of IT and Director of Information Services report to the Chief Financial Officer and are responsible for designing and maintaining the company's network security architecture, as well as the day-to-day management of key components of our cybersecurity risk program, including identity access management, vulnerability and patch management, intrusion prevention systems, and threat intelligence. The ISO reports to the Chief Risk Officer and provides guidance, oversight, monitoring, and challenge of first line activities. The ISO is responsible for the development and management of our information security program, which includes cybersecurity risk assessments, incident response, third-party risk management, and testing of first line activities.


text: Our Board of Directors and Board Risk Committee have delegated oversight authority to a management-level Risk Committee, which is comprised of executive and senior management leadership with cybersecurity technical and/or regulatory expertise. The Risk Committee meets quarterly and has primary responsibility and oversight for risk management strategies related to technology, information security, cybersecurity, fraud, privacy, business continuity, and resilience. The ISO and Director of IT present Information Security and Information Technology reporting, including updates on the external threat environment and our cybersecurity program, including our performance in identifying, preventing, detecting, mitigating, and remediating cybersecurity threats. This information is subsequently reported up to the Board Risk Committee.


text: The Board Risk Committee is responsible for oversight of the Company's enterprise risk management program, which encompasses information technology, information security and cybersecurity. This includes management's actions to identify, assess, mitigate, and remediate or prevent material cybersecurity issues and risks. The Board Risk Committee also has oversight of and establishment of risk appetite guidance through the approval of Policies and Programs including the information security and cybersecurity programs. Annual independent assessments of the Company's cybersecurity program which are completed by external parties with the required expertise are also presented to the Board Risk Committee. The Chief Risk Officer and ISO report to the Board and/or Board Risk Committee on cybersecurity risks. Senior officers from IT or Information Security discuss cybersecurity matters that arise between Committee and Board meetings with the Chief Financial Officer and/or the Chief Risk Officer, who will share these with the Company's Executive Officers and Board members, as appropriate.


text: Integrated Risk Management Our cybersecurity risk management program is an important component of, and is integrated into, our overall risk management process. Our Board, acting primarily through the Audit Committee, actively oversees the strategic direction, objectives and effectiveness of our risk management practices, including cybersecurity risk management, while management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company's risk exposure, subject to the direction and objectives established by our Board. As an important component of our risk management process, management reviews risks from cybersecurity threats and our programs for evaluating, mitigating and educating its employees regarding cybersecurity risks. The program includes a comprehensive set of security policies and procedures, including regular network and endpoint monitoring, managed detection and response, system patching, managed security services, server and endpoint scheduled backups, awareness training and testing, periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, to update our ongoing cybersecurity risk identification and mitigation efforts.

companyName: Liquidia Corp

ticker: LQDA


text: The objective in managing cybersecurity risk is to avoid or minimize the impact of efforts to penetrate, disrupt or misuse Company systems or information. Cybersecurity helps to maintain an environment that encourages efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, and privacy. IT Management is charged with cybersecurity and uses a layered approach to protect systems with ESET and Cylance.


text: We have also implemented a well-established incident response plan to address cybersecurity threats and incidents related to operational risk, intellectual property theft, reputational risks, fraud and extortion, harm to the personal identifying data of employees or customers, violations of laws, and other risks, including procedures for (i) detection and analysis, (ii) containment and eradication, (iii) remediation and (iv) preparation for future incidents. These processes are aligned with standard industry frameworks, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations and International Organization for Standardization 27001, and other industry standards.


text: Engagement of Third-party Support To further improve the effectiveness of our cybersecurity risk management program, we engage third-party service providers to conduct evaluations of our security controls, whether through penetration testing, independent audits or consulting on best practices to address new challenges. These evaluations include testing both the design and operational effectiveness of cybersecurity controls.


text: Third-party Risk Management We also implement third-party risk assessments to identify, assess and monitor material risks from cybersecurity threats associated with the use of any third-party vendor who interacts with our technology infrastructure or our confidential, proprietary, or personal information, or is otherwise part of our supply chain. These assessments include identifying and evaluating cybersecurity risks as part of the due diligence conducted prior to the selection of third-party service providers, recurring risk assessments to ensure such third-party vendors have acceptable levels of cybersecurity controls in place and ongoing monitoring to address material cybersecurity risks that may arise from such third-party relationships.

stage1Category: Third-Party Risk


text: Impact of Risks from Cybersecurity Threats We do not believe that any of the risks from cybersecurity threats we have faced to date have materially affected, or currently viewed as reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company, our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. However, the scope and impact of any future cybersecurity threats cannot be predicted and there can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program will be effective in preventing material cybersecurity threats in the future. For a description of the risks from cybersecurity threats that may materially affect us, including our results of operations and financial condition, see Item 1A. Risk Factors – We are subject to information technology systems failures, security breaches, loss or leakage of data, technological malfunctions or other disruptions, which could result in, among other things, material disruption of our product development programs, financial losses, the inability to process transactions, the unauthorized release of confidential information and reputational risk, restrictions on accessing critical information and potential exposure to liability, all of which would negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.


text: Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Threats The Board has oversight responsibility for the Company's overall risk management framework. The Board, acting primarily through the Audit Committee, is also responsible for oversight of our risk management practices, including as to cybersecurity, while management is responsible for the day-to-day risk management processes. Through our CEO and other members of management, the Board receives periodic reports regarding the risks facing the Company, including as to cybersecurity risks. In addition, the Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight role by receiving regular reports from management regarding risks associated with technology, information systems and controls and security, including risks related to data security, cybersecurity and data privacy and the effectiveness of the Company's security controls, systems and policies.


text: Role of Management Our management and information technology teams, collectively, have decades of experience in the areas of information technology, finance, legal, human resources, data privacy and risk management. Our internal information technology organization, overseen by our Controller, is responsible for our overall information security strategy, policy, security engineering, operations and cyber threat detection and response. The day-to-day activities of our information technology organization are managed by our current head of information technology, who has more than 30 years of experience in information technology systems and cybersecurity, including experience in safeguarding and monitoring networks and systems, responding to incidents, and reducing the risk of business exposure, and holds multiple industry-recognized certifications. The information technology organization also engages legal and cybersecurity professionals with appropriate subject matter expertise in support of its cybersecurity efforts. The information technology organization manages and continually enhances our enterprise security structure with the goal of preventing cybersecurity incidents to the extent feasible, while simultaneously increasing our system resilience to minimize the business impact should an incident occur.


text: Incident responses under our cybersecurity incident response plan are led by our incident response team, consisting of our Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO"), Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO"), General Counsel, head of information technology and head of human resources, and supported by Legal, Compliance and other functions as appropriate. The incident response team, in connection with outside legal and cybersecurity advisors, is responsible for investigating suspected cybersecurity incidents, taking appropriate steps to contain, mitigate or resolve a cybersecurity incident and reporting findings to management. In the event of a cybersecurity incident, our General Counsel is responsible for convening a materiality incident response team to assess the materiality of cybersecurity incidents meeting certain escalation criteria. Through ongoing communications with the incident response team, management is informed about and monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and progress on cybersecurity initiatives. Management provides regular updates to the Audit Committee and the Board concerning the Company's technology and cybersecurity programs, associated risks and our efforts to help mitigate those risks.


text: Risk Management and Strategy The Company has developed and maintained a comprehensive cybersecurity program which is integrated within the Company's enterprise risk management program and encompasses the corporate and operational technology environments, as well as client-facing products and services. Our cybersecurity program has implemented a governance structure and process to identify, assess, manage, mitigate, respond to and report on cybersecurity incidents and risks within an ever-changing threat landscape. We utilize cybersecurity policies and frameworks based on industry and government standards, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cyber Security Framework (" NIST CSF "). This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications, or requirements, but rather that we use NIST CSF as a guide to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business.

companyName: XBP Global Holdings, Inc.

ticker: XBP


text: Our cybersecurity program includes an incident response plan, which establishes (1) a framework for classifying security incidents according to their severity level, taking into account the nature and scope of the incident; and (2) protocols for the escalation of incident. The Company operates a 24 x 7 security operations center (" SOC ") which monitors our global cybersecurity solutions and production environments, and serves as a central location for the reporting of cybersecurity matters. The roles and responsibilities of the SOC and our cybersecurity team in the incident response context are established by the incident response plan, as well as in associated playbooks and other procedural documentation.


text: We partner with third parties to support and evaluate our cybersecurity program. The Services provided by third-parties span areas including cybersecurity maturity assessments, incident response, penetration testing and consulting on best practices. Our processes also address cybersecurity threat risks associated with our use of third-party service providers, including those who have access to our data or our systems. Third-party risks are included within our risk assessment of vendors, as well as our cybersecurity-specific risk identification program. In addition, cybersecurity considerations affect the selection and oversight of third-party service providers. We perform diligence on third parties, particularly those that have access to our systems, data or facilities that house such systems or data, and continually monitor cybersecurity threat risks identified through such diligence.


text: We also implemented a cybersecurity awareness program which covers topics such as phishing, social networking safety, password security and mobile device usage. We communicate these and other pertinent security issues or compliance changes through our regular internal communications cadence. Additionally, the Company has mandatory security awareness training addressing cybersecurity, privacy and confidential information.


text: In 2024 and 2023, we did not identify any cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. In June 2022, ETI experienced a previously disclosed network security incident which had material adverse impact and required ETI to, among other things, limit access to its applications and services by its employees and customers. In response, ETI incurred considerable costs to restore the security of its internal systems and networks and adopted various enhancements. If we were to experience a material cybersecurity incident in the future, such incident may have a material effect, including on our business strategy, operating results or financial condition. Please refer to " Item 1A. Risk Factors " for further information about the material risks associated with various cybersecurity threats.


text: Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to its Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. Our Audit Committee oversees management's ongoing activities related to our cybersecurity risk management and compliance programs.


text: Our cybersecurity program is led by our Chief Technology Officer (" CTO "), who has two decades of experience in various cybersecurity, software development, product management, and other technology-related roles. Our CTO oversees teams across the company supporting our security functions of identify, prevent, detect, respond, and recover. These teams are comprised of personnel with a broad range of experience across the private and public sectors, the technology industry, and different geographic regions.


text: Our Audit Committee receives periodic reports from our CTO and management on our cybersecurity risks and the current threat landscape trends. In addition, management will update the Board directly, as necessary, regarding cybersecurity incidents. The full Board also receives presentations on cybersecurity topics from our CTO and other security management staff as part of the Board's continuing education on topics that impact the Company.


text: The Company's information security program is designed with the goal of maintaining the safety and security of its systems and data. The risk management program is designed to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across various aspects of the company, including financial, operational, regulatory, and legal. Cybersecurity is a critical component of this program, given the increasing reliance on technology and potential cyber threats. With the departure of the Company's Chief Information Officer during the first half of 2023, the Company has engaged a third-party cybersecurity expert to assess the security of the Company's systems and networks. In addition, the Company engaged a third-party vendor, along with an in-house system administrator, together the "IT Management", to service the Company's information systems.


text: IT Management uses a risk-based framework core consisting of cybersecurity activities, outcomes, and references that provide guidance for developing individual organizational profiles. IT Management is tasked with and shall:


text: In addition, the Company has established processes and systems designed to mitigate cyber risk, including regular and on-going education and training for employees, preparedness simulations and tabletop exercises, and recovery and resilience tests. We engage in regular assessments of our infrastructure, software systems, and network architecture, using internal cybersecurity experts and third-party specialists.


text: The Company also leverages internal and external auditors and independent external partners to periodically review its processes, systems, and controls, including with respect to our information security program, to assess their design and operating effectiveness and make recommendations to strengthen our risk management program. The Chief Operating Officer manages the Company's IT and cybersecurity environment, which is reviewed at least semi-annually.


companyName: ATEL 17, LLC


text: The objective in managing cybersecurity risk is to avoid or minimize the impact of efforts to penetrate, disrupt or misuse Company systems or information. Cybersecurity helps to maintain an environment that encourages efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, and privacy. IT Management is charged with cybersecurity and uses a layered approach to protect systems with ESET and Cylance.


text: Prioritize and scope. Identify organization objectives and priorities and determine the scope of systems and assets that support the selected business line or process.


text: Orient. Identify Information Systems and assets, regulatory requirements, and overall risk approach, identify threats to, and vulnerabilities of, those systems and assets. Risk assessment. Identify the likelihood of a cybersecurity event and the impact on the organization. Consider emerging risks. Target Profile. Create a Target Profile focusing on categories, subcategories, and desired cybersecurity outcomes.


text: Determine, Analyze, and Prioritize Gaps. Compare the Current Profile and the Target Profile to determine gaps and create a prioritized action plan to address those gaps. Implement Action Plan. Determine actions to take and monitor against the Target Profile.


text: Individual consent to the use of personal information Collecting the minimum amount of personal information Controls over the use and disclosure of personal information Use and retention of personal information related to a cybersecurity incident Transparency for certain cybersecurity activities


text: Accountability and auditing IT Management ensures that the Company's risks are properly monitored, managed and mitigated to the extent possible; and oversees the implementation and maintenance of formal strategies that govern information resources.


text: The Company maintains comprehensive and continually evolving processes for assessing, identifying, and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats, including any potential unauthorized occurrence on, or conducted through, the Company's information systems that may result in adverse effects on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of such systems or any information residing on such systems. The processes relating to cybersecurity threats are integrated into the Company's overall risk management processes, which are overseen by the Board of Directors.

companyName: AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC /PA/

ticker: ASRV


text: The Company has established a Management Technology Committee and a Board Technology Committee. These Committees provide oversight and governance of information technology and the Information Security Program and meet quarterly. The Board Technology Committee's responsibilities include: (1) monitoring the strategic deployment and usage of Information Technology throughout the Company using reports and presentations from management;


text: Risk Management and Strategy The Company's Enterprise Risk Management Policy assists the Board of Directors and management in clarifying their tolerance for identifying those credit, market, liquidity, operational, legal, compliance, strategic, reputation and security (information and physical) risks that have the potential to cause material financial harm to the institution, as well as describing a methodology for determining the proper level of controls to manage and mitigate those risks. Cybersecurity is a critical component of risk management, given the increasing reliance on technology and the increasing cybersecurity threat landscape. The Information Security Program is built on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Handbooks, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Cybersecurity Controls (CSC), and industry best practice. The Information Security Program utilizes a defense in depth strategy that leverages multiple security measures to protect Company assets and information.


text: The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing management's development and execution of the Company's risk management process. Risk management is administered by a senior management team called the Management Enterprise Risk Committee (MERC). Periodic risk assessments are performed to identify technical and physical risks to information systems. These risk assessments identify internal and external threats that could cause a cybersecurity incident, assessing the likelihood of potential impact of those threats, and assessing the measures and controls in place to manage the risks. As per FFIEC guidance, a Change Management Policy and Committee are in place to manage changes to technology and systems. Information Security is a member of this Committee to evaluate changes for information security impact.


text: The Company leverages internal and external auditors to periodically review information technology and information security policy, processes, and controls to ensure they meet regulatory compliance and operate effectively. Independent penetration testing is performed annually.


text: The Company maintains an Incident Response Plan and a Crisis Communication Plan that provide documented guidelines for handling potential threats and taking appropriate measures including timely notification of cybersecurity threats and incidents to senior management and the Board of Directors when appropriate. The Incident Response Plan is managed by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and is reviewed and tested at least annually. The Crisis Communication Plan, managed by the Director of Marketing and Alternative Delivery, is reviewed and tested at least annually.


text: The Company uses third-party vendors to assist in monitoring, detecting, and managing cyber threats, including managed security service monitoring, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. The Management Enterprise Risk Committee has established risk management guidelines for third-party vendors. Through the Vendor Management Committee, the Company conducts due diligence reviews of third-party vendors before contracts or agreements for provision of services are signed and conducts ongoing due diligence and oversight procedures with the frequency of the procedures determined based on a risk assessment of the services provided. Generally, the Company's agreements with service providers include requirements related to cybersecurity and data privacy. All such agreements are reviewed periodically. The Company cannot guarantee, however, that such agreements, due diligence, and oversight procedures will prevent a cybersecurity incident from impacting information systems. Moreover, as a result of applicable laws and regulations or applicable contractual provisions, the Company may be held responsible for cybersecurity incidents attributed to its service providers in relation to any data that the Company shares with such providers.


text: Notwithstanding our efforts at cybersecurity, no system of prevention is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in preventing or mitigating a cybersecurity incident that could have a material adverse effect on us. To date, the Company has not detected any material cybersecurity incident to our own systems. Future cybersecurity incidents could, however, materially affect our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.


text: The Company's information technology resources are managed by the Information Technology Department, which is responsible for the first line of defense – identifying, assessing, and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats. The Information Technology Department is managed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO), who reports to the Company's President and CEO. The present CIO has been employed by the Company in the information technology area for three years and was previously the CISO at the Company for two years. The present CIO has over 36 years of IT experience, 13 of that in banking. The CIO holds a current Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation.


text: The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) whose responsibilities constitute the second line of defense provides the vision, leadership, and strategies necessary to protect the information security of the Company. The CISO manages policy, procedure, and process to ensure the execution of the Company's Information Security and Business Continuity/ Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Programs. The CISO reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer to provide segregation between the first and second line of defense. The Information Security Department, among other duties, supervises internal employee training relating to cybersecurity risks, conducts access reviews relating to the Company's information systems, and monitors implemented security measures. The CISO has over 30 years of IT and IT security experience in various organizations with 14 years in the banking industry.


text: Risk Management and Strategy As one of the critical elements of the Company's overall ERM approach, the Company's cybersecurity program is focused on the following key areas:

companyName: 22nd Century Group, Inc.

ticker: XXII


text: (2) oversight of cybersecurity preparedness through information security reports, discussion of internal events and discussion of cybersecurity topics pertinent to the Company and the industry; (3) oversight of activities in support of the Company's business continuity/disaster recovery program to ensure optimal corporate resiliency in the unlikely event of a disaster; and (4) providing broad strategic guidance on the technology direction of the Company by, among other things, overseeing the development of the AmeriServ Strategic Technology Plan.


text: We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, reviewing and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats, as such term is defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K. These risks include, among other things: operational and legal risks including intellectual property theft or loss, fraud, extortion, harm to employees or customers and violation of data privacy or security laws. Our framework is informed in part by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, although this does not imply that we meet all technical standards, specifications or requirements under NIST.

companyName: DISH DBS CORP


text: We have an enterprise-wide information security program designed to identify, protect against, detect, respond to and recover from cybersecurity risks, threats and events. Our cyber risk management system contributes significantly to the overall resilience and integrity of our business by, among other things, integrating the risk identification process in all major company initiatives and deployment processes, implementing a unified approach to managing both digital and traditional business risks, making continuous improvements and regularly reporting to management and EchoStar's Board of Directors as a whole to ensure accountability.


text: We regularly assess risks from cybersecurity and technology threats and monitor our information systems for potential vulnerabilities. We and certain third parties conduct regular reviews and tests of our information security program and also leverage, among other things, audits, tabletop exercises, penetration and vulnerability testing, cybersecurity maturity assessments, simulations and other exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of our information security program and improve our security measures and planning. In addition, we evaluate third-party risks and perform third-party risk management to assess, identify and mitigate risks from third parties such as vendors, suppliers and other business partners.


text: We have experienced cyber-attacks or other malicious activities that disrupted our business in the past. Any future failure or disruption of our information technology infrastructure and communications systems or those of third parties that we use in our operations could harm our business in the future.


text: We describe whether and how risks from identified cybersecurity threats, including, but not limited to, as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition included as part of our risk factor disclosures at Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


text: The Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") leads our information security organization responsible for overseeing our information security program. The CISO has over 25 years of experience in various roles involving information security, including risk management and security leadership. Team members who support our information security program have relevant education, professional certifications and industry experience, including but not limited to, holding similar positions at large technology companies. The team provides regular reports, no less frequently than monthly, to senior management and other relevant teams, including, but not limited to, the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), Chief Information Officer ("CIO") and Chief Legal Officer ("CLO").


text: Preparation for and, where possible prevention of cybersecurity incidents involves regular and structured briefings to key management on risk remediation measures that should be taken to decrease, among other things, the likelihood and severability of incidents and to mitigate and manage their effects. The CEO, COO, CIO, CLO and other members of management receive detailed updates on cybersecurity risks on a regular basis, no less frequently than monthly, or when significant risks or incidents are identified. These briefings enable the management team to, among other things, stay informed of the latest threats, assess the effectiveness of current security measures and make timely decisions on strategic security initiatives. In addition, EchoStar's Board of Directors is regularly briefed, no less frequently than quarterly, on cybersecurity risks as part of its oversight functions and to ensure that cybersecurity practices align with the company's overall risk management framework and business objectives.


text: We anticipate that we will continue to evaluate and address as needed our cybersecurity risk management, policies, structure, strategies and governance to meet our needs.


text: With oversight from the Board of Trustees, the Advisor is responsible for managing all cyber risks and overseeing our security programs. Cybersecurity risk management has been delegated to the Advisor's executive officers, with day-to-day management carried out by the Advisor's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Elizabeth Reich.

companyName: Sterling Real Estate Trust


text: The Advisor 's cybersecurity risk oversight includes: (i) reviewing and approving technology security policies and internal cybersecurity controls, (ii) monitoring cybersecurity and information security exposures, (iii) confirming the Advisor has adequate procedures in place to not only control and limit these exposures but also to timely respond to any cyber incident, and (iv) mandatory cyber security trainings for all Advisor personnel.


text: The Advisor partners with several third-party technology providers to monitor and protect internal IT infrastructure and data. The Advisor has hired Marco Technologies as the organization's Managed IT provider with tools that systematically update hardware and software while also monitoring uptime to ensure seamless business operations. Marco Technologies also provides cyber security trainings, which all Advisor personnel are required to complete on a monthly basis. The Advisor utilizes Red Canary to provide 24/7 monitoring on all end points with triggers to isolate and mitigate any suspicious cyber activity. Finally, High Point Networks provides physical and cloud-based network data backup solutions for the Advisor. In collaboration with the Advisor, an extensive data back-up plan is in place with Return to Operations objectives of less than 24 hours. Although our CFO does not come from an information technology background, she relies on her extensive organization and project management experience to coordinate and manage the third-party providers who perform our cybersecurity function and to implement our cybersecurity incident response plan described below.


text: The Board of Trustees and Advisor are aware that preventive measures cannot prevent all cyber incidents. When a cyber incident occurs, our actions are guided by an incident response plan decision tree to (i) detect, contain and eradicate any threats, (ii) assess materiality, (iii) notify internal parties, (iv) recover any compromised data and information systems, (v) limit impacts of any such incident on the Trust's operations, and (vi) report any such incident as required by law or as otherwise necessary.


text: Our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition have not been materially impacted by cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents. Although we cannot predict the cybersecurity incidents we may face in the future, we believe we have implemented reasonable cybersecurity protections and do not have reason to believe our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition will be materially impacted by cybersecurity incidents in the future. For a discussion of risks from cybersecurity threats, please see "Item 1A. Risk Factors."


text: Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy At Century Therapeutics, we recognize the importance of information security practices designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Company information. We have implemented a cybersecurity program in accordance with our risk profile and business that is informed by recognized industry standards and frameworks, and incorporates elements of the same, including elements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework ("NIST CSF").

companyName: Century Therapeutics, Inc.

ticker: IPSC


text: Our cybersecurity risk management program includes multiple components, including information security maturity assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments, that are conducted periodically by both internal and external resources. We also conduct employee training and leverage third-party security tools, including but not limited to access controls, threat monitoring, and endpoint protection and response. We maintain a security operations center operated by a third party that collects cybersecurity threat data from multiple internal and external sources and determines if activity is potentially suspicious or malicious. We are in the process of developing and implementing additional cybersecurity policies and procedures.


text: We take a risk-based approach to the evaluation of third-party vendors, and apply mitigations and processes based on the nature of the data accessed by the vendor. Currently, we review System and Organization Controls ("SOC") reports from vendors who have access to financial reporting information, and we are in the process of developing additional vendor risk management policies and procedures.


text: We have not identified any cybersecurity incidents or threats that have materially affected us or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. However, like other companies in our industry, we and our third-party vendors experienced threats and security incidents that could affect our information or systems. For more information, please see Section 1A. Risk Factors.


text: Cybersecurity Governance Our Director of Cybersecurity is responsible for the strategic leadership and direction of the Company's information security organization. The individual currently serving as the Director of Cybersecurity has over twenty years of experience working in information technology. The Director of Cybersecurity receives cybersecurity alerts from the Company's third-party security operations center, and provides periodic updates to the Head of Information Technology who informs the Company's executive committee, which includes the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and, Chief Financial Officer.


text: Beginning last year, the Director of Cybersecurity also provides updates to the Audit Committee of the board of directors approximately on a quarterly basis. The Audit Committee, pursuant to its charter, reviews significant existing and emerging cybersecurity risks, including material cybersecurity incidents if any, the impact on the Company and its stockholders of any significant cybersecurity incident and any disclosure obligations arising from any such incidents.


text: Risk Management and Strategy The Company considers cybersecurity risks as part of our overall risk management process. The management team works closely with our IT consultants and IT auditors to ensure potential risks are mitigated within our systems.

companyName: Epsilon Energy Ltd.

ticker: EPSN


text: The Company engages a third-party IT consulting firm and conducts an annual IT audit to test our risk management processes.


text: The Company, together with our IT consultants and auditors, has processes that thoroughly vet third-party service providers, continuously monitoring to ensure compliance with our cybersecurity standards. The Company has not encountered cybersecurity threats that have materially impacted our business or operations.


text: The Company's Board of Directors is aware of the impact of potential cybersecurity threats and stays in close contact with management in case a threat is identified.


text: The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is the primary governing body that is tasked with the evaluation and confirmation of the Company's cybersecurity threat mitigation processes. More specifically, they review the Company's annual IT audits and discuss any potential threats in quarterly meetings.


text: The Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Controller, and Director – Finance are all involved in communications with our IT consultants and auditors. The Chief Financial Officer notifies the Audit Committee and Chief Executive Officer of any cybersecurity threats.


text: The Bank, as part of its risk management process, has implemented an information security program that encompasses the Bank's cybersecurity efforts. The Bank's goals of confidentiality, availability and integrity of its information are key to this process and program. The Bank's goals of protecting confidential information and safeguarding our digital assets are foundational objectives of the program.

companyName: PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/

ticker: PFBX


text: The Boards of Directors of the Company and Bank and the Audit Committee of the Company are responsible for ultimate oversight of cybersecurity risks managed daily by management pursuant to the Bank's information security program. The Boards of Directors of the Bank and Company annually approve this information security program and regularly receive a report from the Bank's Information Security Officer that outlines the steps undertaken to protect the information and data assets of the Bank and Company. Additionally, the Information Security Officer updates the Boards of Directors of the Bank and Company monthly through supplementary reports on issues related to Cybersecurity readiness.


text: The Bank's information security program is developed and implemented by the Bank's Information Security Officer. Together with an Information Security Committee comprised of relevant information technology and business unit stakeholders within Bank management, the Information Security Officer of the Bank works to manage, control and mitigate cybersecurity risks. The Bank's employees are regularly trained on cybersecurity awareness, and testing is performed to monitor the success of the training. The Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank receive training on an annual basis.


text: The Bank engages trusted third parties to audit and examine its processes, review the security of its network infrastructure, and assist the Bank in designing and implementing robust cybersecurity systems. These trusted third parties help the Bank and the Company improve and test their cybersecurity readiness. The Bank engages third party vendors to monitor and test its network infrastructure. These third-party vendors take an active role in ensuring that the Bank's systems are protected by testing, reviewing and advising the Bank to strengthen cybersecurity controls when necessary.


text: The Bank has a vendor oversight risk management process that helps to validate the security and integrity of information collected and maintained by third party vendors that the Bank uses to provide banking services. A key goal of the Bank's vendor management program includes assessing risks, which include but are not limited to operational, strategic, reputational, cyber, and credit risks. These processes are supported by specialized vendors that assist the Bank's management and Board of Directors with properly assessing these risks. Finally, the Bank also has an incident response and business continuity program that is intended to address operational concerns, including cybersecurity risks, during contingency scenarios that may create unknown circumstances. This program is tested annually.


text: Although the Company and Bank have not, as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, experienced a cybersecurity threat or incident that materially affected their business strategy, results of operations or financial condition, there can be no guarantee that the Company or Bank will not experience such an incident in the future.


text: As regulated financial institutions, the Company and Bank are also subject to financial privacy laws and their cybersecurity practices are subject to oversight by the federal banking agencies. For additional information, see "Regulation and Supervision –Cybersecurity" included in Part I. Item 1 – Business of this report.


text: The Company recognizes the critical importance of maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers, clients, business partners and employees. The Board has delegated to the Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks affecting the Company. The Audit Committee and senior management are actively involved in oversight of the Company's risk management program, and cybersecurity represents an important component of the Company's overall approach to enterprise risk management ("ERM"). In general, the Company seeks to address cybersecurity risks through a comprehensive, cross-functional approach that is focused on preserving the confidentiality, security and availability of the information that the Company collects and stores by identifying, preventing and mitigating cybersecurity threats and effectively responding to cybersecurity incidents when they occur.


text: Collaborative Approach: The Company has implemented a comprehensive, cross-functional approach to identifying, preventing and mitigating cybersecurity threats and incidents, while also implementing controls and procedures that provide for the prompt escalation of certain cybersecurity incidents so that decisions regarding the public disclosure and reporting of such incidents can be made by management in a timely manner.


text: Technical Safeguards: The Company deploys technical safeguards that are designed to protect the Company's information systems from cybersecurity threats, including firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems, anti-malware functionality and access controls, which are evaluated and improved through vulnerability assessments and cybersecurity threat intelligence.


text: Third-Party Risk Management: The Company maintains a comprehensive, risk-based approach to identifying and overseeing cybersecurity risks presented by third parties, including vendors, service providers and other external users of the Company's systems, as well as the systems of third parties that could adversely impact our business in the event of a cybersecurity incident affecting those third-party systems.


text: Education and Awareness: The Company provides regular, mandatory training for personnel regarding cybersecurity threats as a means to equip the Company's personnel with effective tools to address cybersecurity threats, and to communicate the Company's evolving information security policies, standards, processes and practices.


text: The Company engages a third-party service provider specializing in information technology, which assists with the periodic assessment and testing of the Company's policies, standards, processes and practices that are designed to address cybersecurity threats and incidents. These efforts include a wide range of activities, including audits, assessments, tabletop exercises, threat modeling, vulnerability testing and other exercises focused on evaluating the effectiveness of our cybersecurity measures and planning.


text: The Audit Committee oversees the Company's ERM process, including the management of risks arising from cybersecurity threats. On an annual basis, the Audit Committee discusses with Senior Management cybersecurity risks, which address a wide range of topics including recent developments, evolving standards, vulnerability assessments, third-party and independent reviews, the threat environment, technological trends and information security considerations arising with respect to the Company's peers and third parties. As applicable, the Audit Committee also receives prompt and timely information regarding any cybersecurity incident that meets established reporting thresholds, as well as ongoing updates regarding any such incident until it has been addressed.


text: Senior management, in coordination with the Company's third-party service provider specializing in information technology, works collaboratively across the Company to implement a program designed to protect the Company's information systems from cybersecurity threats and to promptly respond to any cybersecurity incidents in accordance with the Company's incident response and recovery plans. Through ongoing communications with the third party service provider, Senior Management monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity threats and incidents in real time and report such threats and incidents to the Audit Committee when appropriate.


text: Cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have not materially affected or are reasonably likely to affect the Company, including its business strategy, results of operations or financial condition, but we cannot provide assurance that they will not be materially affected in the future by such risks or any future material incidents. For more information on our cybersecurity related risks, see Item 1A Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


text: In the ordinary course of our business, we and our third-party service providers, such as contract research organizations, contract manufacturing organizations, and managed service providers collect, maintain and transmit sensitive data on our networks and systems, including our intellectual property and proprietary or confidential business information (such as research and development data and personal information). The secure maintenance of this confidentiality, availability and integrity of this information is critical to our business and reputation. In addition, we are heavily dependent on the functioning of our information technology applications and services to carry out our business processes. While we have adopted administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect such systems and data, our systems and those of third-party service providers may be vulnerable to a cyber-attack.

companyName: Verastem, Inc.

ticker: VSTM


text: We have adopted processes designed to identify, assess and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats. Those processes include assessment of, and response to internal and external threats to the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of our data and information systems, along with other material risks to our operations, at least annually or whenever there are material changes to our systems or operations.


text: Our risk management team collaborates with our Chief Information Officer ("CIO"), our internal information technology ("IT") department, our Compliance team and our third-party IT managed service providers to evaluate and address cybersecurity risks in alignment with our business objectives and operational needs. We have processes to detect potential vulnerabilities and anomalies through technical safeguards and have adopted policies and procedures around internal and external notification of cybersecurity incidents. Our CIO and IT Department implement processes around security monitoring and vulnerability testing. We also have in place an incident response process for responding to and escalating cybersecurity events and incidents.


text: We rely on third parties, including software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-services cloud vendors, for various business functions. Our third-party services providers have access to our information systems and data, and we rely on such third parties for the continuous operation of our business. We oversee these third-party service providers by conducting vendor diligence during contracting and onboarding and through ongoing monitoring. Vendors are assessed for risk based on the nature of their service, access to data and systems, and the level to which those systems and data impact our business. Based on that assessment, we conduct diligence that may include completing security questionnaires, onsite audits, and other technical and data security evaluations. Governance.


text: Our Board of Directors provides oversight of the Company's cybersecurity risk management program and integrates this oversight into its overall evaluation of enterprise risk. Our Audit Committee has primary responsibility for oversight of cybersecurity and is briefed on cybersecurity risks at least once each year and following any material cybersecurity incidents.


text: At the management level, our cybersecurity program is managed by our CIO, reporting into the executive leadership team. Our CIO has over 30 years of experience managing IT operations and cybersecurity within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and high-tech industries.


text: Our CIO reports at least annually to the Audit Committee and such reporting will include an overall assessment of our compliance with our cybersecurity policies and procedures as well as topics that may include risk assessments, risk management and control decisions, service provider arrangements, test results, security incidents and responses and recommendations for changes and updates to policies and procedures. In the event of a cybersecurity incident, the CIO reports the incident to the executive leadership team. If the cybersecurity incident is determined to be material the executive leadership team will report the incident to the Audit Committee or Board of Directors as appropriate.


text: As of the date of this report, we have not experienced a cybersecurity incident that resulted in a material effect on our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. Despite our continuing efforts, we cannot guarantee that our cybersecurity safeguards will prevent breaches or breakdowns of our or our third-party service providers' information technology systems, particularly in the face of continually evolving cybersecurity threats and increasingly sophisticated threat actors. A cybersecurity incident may materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, including where such an incident results in reputational, competitive or business harm or damage to our brand, lost sales, reduced demand, loss of intellectual property rights, significant costs or government investigations, litigation, fines or damages. For more information, see "Our business and operations may be materially adversely affected in the event of computer system breaches or failures" in Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


text: Risk Management Strategy Our risk management program is designed to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across various aspects of the Corporation, including financial, operational, reputational, and legal. Cybersecurity is a critical component of this program, given the increasing reliance on technology and potential of cyber threats. Our Cyber Security Initiative ("CSI") committee led by our Information Security Officer is primarily responsible for this cybersecurity component and is a key member of the risk management organization. The Information Security Officer reports directly to the Managing Director of Operations and, as discussed below, regularly to the Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors.

companyName: FIRST UNITED CORP/MD/

ticker: FUNC


text: Our objective for managing cybersecurity risk is to avoid or minimize the impacts of external threat events or other efforts to penetrate, disrupt or misuse our systems or information. The structure of our information security program is designed around the Cyber Risk Institute's cybersecurity profile designed specifically for the financial services industry, regulatory guidance, and other industry standards. In addition, we leverage certain industry and government associations, third-party benchmarking, audits, and threat intelligence feeds to facilitate and promote program effectiveness. Our Information Security Officer, along with key members of our risk team, regularly collaborate with peer banks, industry groups, and policymakers to discuss cybersecurity trends and issues and identify best practices. The information security program is periodically reviewed by such personnel with the goal of addressing changing threats and conditions.


text: We employe an in-depth, layered, defensive strategy that embraces a "trust by design" philosophy when designing new products, services, and technology. We leverage people, processes, and technology as part of our efforts to manage and maintain cybersecurity controls. We also employe a variety of preventative and detective tools designed to monitor, block, and provide alerts regarding suspicious activity, as well as to report on suspected advanced persistent threats. We have established processes and systems designed to mitigate cyber risk, including regular and on-going education and training for employees, preparedness simulations and tabletop exercises, and recovery and resilience tests. We engage in regular assessments of our infrastructure, software systems, and network architecture, using internal cybersecurity experts, penetration testers, and third-party specialists. We also maintain a third-party risk management program designed to identify, assess, and manage risks, including cybersecurity risks, associated with external service providers and our supply chain. We also actively monitor our email gateways for malicious phishing email campaigns and monitor remote connections as a significant portion of our workforce has the option to work remotely. We have optimized our vulnerability management program that scans devices every four hours, and we have strict key performance metrics to ensure vulnerabilities are remediated quickly. We leverage internal and external auditors and independent external partners to periodically review our processes, systems, and controls, including with respect to our information security program, to assess their design and operating effectiveness and make recommendations to strengthen our risk management program.


text: We maintain an Incident Response Plan that provides a documented framework for responding to actual or potential cybersecurity incidents, including timely notification of and escalation to the appropriate Board-approved management committees, as discussed further below, and the Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors. The Incident Response Plan is coordinated through the Chief Operating Officer and key members of management are embedded into the Plan by its design. The Incident Response Plan facilitates coordination across multiple parts of our organization and is evaluated at least annually.


text: Notwithstanding our defensive measures and processes, the threat posed by cyber-attacks is severe. Our internal systems, processes, and controls are designed to mitigate loss from cyber-attacks and, while we have experienced cybersecurity incidents in the past, to date, risks from cybersecurity threats have not materially affected our Company. For further discussion of risks from cybersecurity threats, see the section captioned "A disruption, breach, or failure in the operational systems or infrastructure of our third-party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of cyber-attacks, could adversely affect our business" in Item 1A. Risk Factors.


text: Our Information Security Officer is accountable for managing our enterprise information security processes and procedures and delivering our information security program. The responsibilities of this department include cybersecurity risk assessment, incident response, vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence, identity access governance, third-party risk management, and business resilience. The foregoing responsibilities are covered on a day-to-day basis by a first line of defense function, and our second line of defense function, including the CSI Committee, provides guidance, oversight, monitoring, and challenge of the first line's activities. The Committee as a whole, consists of information security professionals with varying degrees of education and experience as well as Information Technology professionals, and audit and fraud professionals. Individuals within the Committee are generally subject to professional education and certification requirements. In particular, our Information Security Officer has the necessary relevant expertise and formal training in the areas of information security and cybersecurity risk management.


text: Our board of directors has approved management committees including the CSI Committee, which focuses on technology impact, and the Risk Management Committee, which focuses on business impact. These committees provide oversight and governance of the technology program and the information security program. There are also three technology steering committees that plan and guide technology projects in alignment with the Corporation's strategic plan. These committees are chaired by managers and experts within the Corporation and include the Chief Operating Officer, as well as his direct reports and other key departmental managers from throughout the entire company. These committees generally meet regularly to provide oversight of the risk management strategy, standards, policies, practices, controls, and mitigation to facilitate timely information and monitoring efforts. The Information Security Officer reports summaries of key issues, including significant cybersecurity and/or privacy incidents, discussed at committee meetings and the actions taken to the Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors on a quarterly basis (or more frequently as may be required by the Incident Response Plan).


text: The Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors is responsible for overseeing our information security and technology programs, including management's actions to identify, assess, mitigate, and remediate or prevent material cybersecurity issues and risks. Our CSI Committee provides quarterly reports to the Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors regarding the information security program and the technology program, key enterprise cybersecurity initiatives, and other matters relating to cybersecurity processes. The Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors reviews and approves our information security and technology budgets and strategies annually. Additionally, the Risk and Compliance Committee of our board of directors reviews our cyber security risk profile on a regular basis. The Risk and Compliance Committee our board of directors provides a report of their activities to the full board of directors at board meetings.


text: We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing risks associated with cybersecurity threats. These risks include, among other things, operational risks; intellectual property theft; fraud; extortion; harm to employees, violation of privacy or security laws and other litigation and legal risk; and reputational risks. We are committed to maintaining robust governance and oversight of these risks and to implementing mechanisms, controls, technologies, and processes designed to help us assess, identify, and manage these risks. While we have not, as of the date of this Annual Report, experienced a cybersecurity threat or incident that resulted in a material adverse impact to our business or operations, there can be no guarantee that we will not experience such an incident in the future.

companyName: MetaVia Inc.

ticker: MTVA


text: We aim to incorporate industry best practices throughout our cybersecurity program. Our cybersecurity strategy focuses on implementing effective and efficient controls, technologies, and other processes to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks. Our cybersecurity program is designed to be aligned with applicable industry standards. We work with a third-party provider to monitor threats and potential cybersecurity breaches.


text: The Adviser maintains a cybersecurity risk management process to identify and mitigate risks that impact the firm. The Adviser's Vice President, IT Security periodically discusses and reviews cybersecurity risks and related mitigants with the Adviser's Information Security Steering Committee and incorporates relevant cybersecurity risk updates and metrics.

companyName: BGO Industrial Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.


text: We have processes in place to assess, identify, manage, and address material cybersecurity threats and incidents. These include, among other things: ongoing security awareness training for employees; mechanisms to detect and monitor unusual network activity; and containment and incident response tools. We monitor issues that are internally discovered or reported by our third-party monitoring service that may affect our information services and have processes to assess those issues for potential cybersecurity impact or risk. We impose security requirements upon our suppliers and CROs, including maintaining an effective security management program; abiding by information handling and asset management requirements; and notifying us in the event of any known or suspected cyber incident.


text: Our Board has ultimate oversight of cybersecurity risk, which it manages as part of our enterprise risk management program. That program is utilized in making decisions with respect to Company priorities, resource allocations, and oversight structures. The Board is assisted by the audit committee, which reviews our cybersecurity program with management and reports to the Board.


text: The audit committee is central to the Board's oversight of cybersecurity risks and bears the primary responsibility for this domain. The audit committee is composed of board members with diverse expertise including risk management, technology, and finance, equipping them to oversee cybersecurity risks effectively.