Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. - (PSBD)

10-K Filing Date: February 28, 2024
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

 

We have processes in place to assess, identify, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats. Our business is dependent on the communications and information systems of the Investment Advisor and other third-party service providers. The Investment Advisor manages our day-to-day operations and has implemented a cybersecurity program that applies to us and our business.

 

Cybersecurity Program Overview

 

The Investment Advisor has instituted a cybersecurity program designed to identify, assess, and mitigate cyber risks applicable to us and to protect the systems, data and other digital assets of the Company. The cyber risk management program involves risk assessments, implementation of security measures, and ongoing monitoring of systems and networks, including networks on which we rely. The Investment Advisor actively monitors the current threat landscape in an effort to identify material risks arising from new and evolving cybersecurity threats, including material risks faced by us.

 

We rely on the Investment Advisor to engage external experts, including cybersecurity assessors, consultants, and auditors to evaluate cybersecurity measures and risk management processes, including those applicable to us.

 

We rely on the Investment Advisor’s risk management program and processes, which include cyber risk assessments.

 

We depend on and engage various third parties, including suppliers, vendors, and service providers, to operate our business. We rely on the expertise of risk management, legal, information technology, and compliance personnel of the Investment Advisor when identifying and overseeing risks from cybersecurity threats associated with our use of such entities.

 

Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks

 

The Board provides strategic oversight on cybersecurity matters, including risks associated with cybersecurity threats. The Board receives periodic updates from our Investment Advisor’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) regarding the overall state of the Investment Advisor’s cybersecurity program, information on the current threat landscape, and risks from cybersecurity threats and cybersecurity incidents impacting us.

 

Management’s Role in Cybersecurity Risk Management

 

Our management, including the COO and CCO, is responsible for assessing and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats. Members of our management possess relevant expertise in various disciplines that are key to effectively managing such risks, such as operations management, IT management, oversight of third-party service providers and managing relationships with outside cybersecurity experts. Our management team is informed about and monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents impacting us, including through the receipt of notifications from service providers and reliance on communications with risk management, legal, information technology, and/or compliance personnel of the Investment Advisor.

 

Assessment of Cybersecurity Risk

 

The potential impact of risks from cybersecurity threats on us are assessed on an ongoing basis, and how such risks could materially affect our business strategy, operational results, and financial condition are regularly evaluated. During the reporting period, we have not identified any risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of previous cybersecurity incidents, that we believe have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, us, including our business strategy, operational results, and financial condition.