Company: BKYI
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-012824
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Company: BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 our competitors, general conditions in the biometrics and access control industries, and other events or factors. We cannot assure you that any of the broker-dealers that currently make a market in our common stock will continue to serve as market makers or have the financial capability to stabilize or support our common stock. A reduction in the number of market makers or the financial capability of any of these market makers could also result in a decrease in the trading volume of and price of our shares. In recent years broad stock market indices, in general, and the securities of technology companies, in particular, have experienced substantial price fluctuations. Such broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the future-trading price of our common stock.  

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

   We take a defense-in-depth approach, leveraging multiple, layered security measures, to protect our data, our customers’ data, our infrastructure, and our employees. We embed data protection throughout our operations and information technology programs, relying on multiple and various controls to prevent and detect threats, with the goal of safeguarding our assets, data and personnel.
    
   We evaluate cybersecurity risks as part of our overall enterprise risk management. A steering committee of senior executives meets quarterly to evaluate any changes to the Company’s exposure to cybersecurity risks, discuss potential mitigation plans, and provide updates on mitigation efforts already underway. Our cybersecurity team keeps up to date on the latest threats and risks through multiple channels and is also involved in evaluating risks associated with any new proposed service providers. We employ a Cybersecurity Engineer, reporting directly to our Chief Technology Officer, who manages our cybersecurity team that is comprised entirely of security professionals with industry recognized certifications. The cybersecurity team within BIO-key is responsible for assessing and managing risks associated with both our internal operations and our use of third-party service providers and informing/gaining feedback from the cybersecurity steering committee.
    
   Additionally, our cybersecurity team maintains a comprehensive set of cybersecurity policies and standards, including a security incident response framework. The framework is a set of coordinated procedures and tasks that our incident response team executes to ensure timely and accurate reporting and resolution of computer security incidents. The framework details who, how and when appropriate persons or committees, including the Board of Directors and Audit Committee are kept informed on the status of potential cybersecurity incidents. A summary of recent incidents is also presented by the Chief Law Officer (“CLO”) at each regular Audit Committee meeting. Our policies and standards were developed in collaboration with