Company: ARI
Filing Date: 2025-02-10
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-017122
Chunk: 63

Company: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-10
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1C
Chunk 63
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Cybersecurity Risk Management and StrategyAs an externally managed REIT, our risk management function, including cybersecurity, is governed by the cybersecurity policies and procedures of the Manager, an indirect subsidiary of Apollo. Apollo determines and implements appropriate risk management processes and strategies as it relates to cybersecurity for us and other entities managed by Apollo, and we rely on Apollo for assessing, identifying and managing material risks to our business from cybersecurity threats.The Apollo Global Management, Inc. ("AGM") board of directors is involved in overseeing Apollo's risk management program, including with respect to cybersecurity, which is a critical component of Apollo's overall approach to enterprise risk management ("ERM"). Apollo's cybersecurity policies and practices are fully integrated into its ERM framework through its reporting, risk management and oversight channels and are based, in part, on recognized frameworks established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the International Organization for Standardization and other applicable industry standards.As one of the critical elements of Apollo's overall ERM approach, Apollo's cybersecurity program is focused on the following key areas:•Governance. As discussed further under the heading "Cybersecurity Governance," the AGM board of directors has an oversight role, as a whole and also at the committee level, in overseeing management of Apollo's risks, including its cybersecurity risks. Apollo's Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") and the CISO of Athene Holding Ltd. ("AHL"), a subsidiary of AGM, with support from the broader Apollo Technology team, are responsible for information security strategy, policies and practices, as well as, as appropriate, with our executive officers and other representatives of the Manager and its affiliates.•Collaborative Approach. Apollo utilizes a cross-functional approach involving stakeholders across multiple departments, including Apollo Compliance, Legal, Technology, Operations, Risk and others, aimed at identifying, preventing and mitigating cybersecurity threats and incidents, while also implementing controls and procedures that 

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provide for the prompt escalation of potentially material cybersecurity incidents so that decisions regarding the public disclosure and reporting of such incidents can be made by management, in consultation with our management and our board of directors, as applicable, in a timely manner.•Technical Safeguards. Apollo deploys technical safeguards that are designed to protect its information systems from cybersecurity threats, including firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems, anti-malware functionality and access controls, which are evaluated and improved on an ongoing basis using vulnerability assessments and cybersecurity threat intelligence.•Incident Response and Recovery Planning. Apollo has established and maintains incident response and recovery plans that address its response