Company: OPGN
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001829126-25-006628
Chunk: 161

Company: OPGEN INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 161
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 more difficult, more costly and more dilutive. Failure to secure any
necessary financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy, financial
performance, and stock price.

We may be subject to litigation or government investigations for a variety of claims, which could adversely affect our operating results, harm our reputation, or otherwise negatively impact our business.

We may be subject to litigation or government investigations. These may include claims, lawsuits, and proceedings involving securities laws, fraud and abuse, product liability, labor and employment, wage and hour, commercial and other matters. Any such litigation or investigations could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s resources and attention. In addition, any adverse determination could expose us to significant liabilities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 1C. Cybersecurity

Risk Management and Strategy

Under the direction of AEI Capital Ltd., the Company has strategically repositioned itself and established a wholly-owned subsidiary, CapForce, which has launched a new business offering listing sponsorship and consultancy services to international companies seeking to list their securities on securities exchanges. Additionally, CapForce contemplates entering the financial technology industry with a focus on developing and supporting advanced digital investment banking activities, cross-border securities trading, advanced computational model-enabled investment banking advisory, asset management services, and FinTech-enabled capital table management. As part of this plan, risk management processes have been implemented to manage the risks associated with reliance on vendors, critical service providers, and other third-parties that may lead to a service disruption or an adverse cybersecurity incident. This includes an assessment of vendors during the selection/onboarding process and a review of SOC 1 reports on an annual basis and other relevant security attestations, where applicable.

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In addition, CapForce will be maintaining policies over areas such as information security, access on/offboarding, and access and account management, to help govern the processes put in place by management designed to protect our IT assets, data, and services from threats and vulnerabilities. CapForce partners with industry recognized IT providers, leveraging third-party technology and expertise. These third-party service providers are a key part of CapForce’s current cybersecurity risk management and provide services including, maintenance of an IT assets inventory, periodic vulnerability scanning, identity access management controls including restricted access of privileged accounts, network integrity safeguarded by employing web-based software, including endpoint protection, endpoint detection and response,