Hongchang International Co., Ltd - (HCIL)

10-K Filing Date: April 01, 2024
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

 

Risk management and strategy

 

Our Company recognizes the importance of developing, implementing, and maintaining robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard our information systems and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our data. We have established policies and processes for assessing, identifying, and managing material risk from cybersecurity threats. We assess risks from cybersecurity threats against our information systems that may result in adverse effects on our information systems or any information residing therein. We conduct periodic assessments to identify cybersecurity threats.

 

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Following these risk assessments, we evaluate whether and how to re-design, implement, and maintain reasonable safeguards to mitigate identified risks and reasonably address any identified gaps in existing safeguards. Our IT leadership reports to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to manage the risk assessment and mitigation process. We monitor and test our safeguards and train our employees on these safeguards, in collaboration with human resources, IT, and management. We aim to promote a company-wide culture of cybersecurity risk management.

 

Risks from Cybersecurity Threats

 

We have not encountered cybersecurity challenges that have materially impaired our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition during the financial year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Governance

 

Our board of directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure. Our board of directors administers its cybersecurity risk oversight function directly as a whole. Our executive management team informs the board on cybersecurity risks on a regular basis, with a minimum frequency of once per year.

 

Our cybersecurity coordinator is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats, in close collaboration with our IT team and periodically reports to our CEO. This ensures that the senior management are kept abreast of the cybersecurity posture and potential risks faced by the Company.