Company: BXSL
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001736035-25-000008
Chunk: 264

Company: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 264
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 to notify individuals and government agencies of data security breaches involving certain types of personal data.Breaches in our, Blackstone’s and/or its affiliates’ security or in the security of third party service providers, whether malicious in nature or through inadvertent transmittal or other loss of data, could potentially jeopardize our, Blackstone’s and/or its affiliates’, including the Adviser’s, employees or our shareholders' or counterparties' confidential, proprietary and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in our, Blackstone’s and/or its affiliates’, including the Adviser’s, employees', our shareholders', our counterparties' or third parties' business and operations, which could result in significant financial losses, increased costs, liability to our shareholders and other counterparties, regulatory intervention and reputational damage. Furthermore, if we, Blackstone and/or its affiliates fail to comply with the relevant laws and regulations or fail to provide the appropriate regulatory or other notifications of breach in a timely matter, it could result in regulatory investigations and penalties, which could lead to 

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negative publicity and reputational harm and may cause our shareholders to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures and Blackstone more generally.Our portfolio companies also rely on data processing systems and the secure processing, storage and transmission of information, including payment and health information, which in some instances are provided by third parties. A disruption or compromise of these systems could have a material adverse effect on the value of these businesses. We may invest in strategic assets having a national or regional profile or in infrastructure, the nature of which could expose them to a greater risk of being subject to a terrorist attack or a security breach than other assets or businesses. Such an event may have material adverse consequences on our investment or assets of the same type or may require portfolio companies to increase preventative security measures or expand insurance coverage.Finally, Blackstone’s and/or its affiliates’ and our portfolio companies' technology platforms, data and intellectual property are also subject to a heightened risk of theft or compromise to the extent they engage in operations outside the United States, in particular in those jurisdictions that do not have comparable levels of protection of proprietary information and assets such as intellectual property, trademarks, trade secrets, know-how and customer information and records. In addition, they may be required to compromise protections or forego rights to technology, data and intellectual property in order to operate in or access markets in a foreign jurisdiction. Any such direct or indirect compromise of these assets could have