Company: OMTK
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001096906-25-000515
Chunk: 55

Company: Omnitek Engineering Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1C
Chunk 55
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Our information technology may be subject to cyber-attacks, security breaches or computer hacking. Hackers and data thieves are increasingly sophisticated and operate large-scale and complex automated attacks. Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate our security controls and misappropriate or compromise sensitive personal, proprietary or confidential information, create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. They also may be able to develop and deploy malicious software programs that attack our systems or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities. Our systems and the data stored on those systems may also be vulnerable to security incidents or security attacks, acts of vandalism or theft, coordinated attacks by activist entities, misplaced or lost data, human errors, or other similar events that could negatively affect our systems and the data stored on those systems, and the data of our business partners. Further, third parties, such as hosted solution providers, which provide services to the Company, could also be a source of security risk in the event of a failure of their own security systems and infrastructure. 

The costs to eliminate or address the foregoing security threats and vulnerabilities before or after a cyber incident could be significant. Our remediation efforts may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service, and the loss of existing or potential suppliers or customers. In addition, breaches of our security measures and the unauthorized dissemination of sensitive personal, proprietary or confidential information about the Company, our business partners or other third parties could expose us to significant potential liability and reputational harm. As threats related to cyber-attacks develop and grow, we may also find it necessary to make further investments to protect our data and infrastructure, which may impact the Company’s results of operations. In case of a cyber-attack, the Company may suffer losses that could have a material adverse effect on its business. As a global enterprise, we could also be negatively impacted by existing and proposed laws and regulations, and government policies and practices related to cybersecurity, data privacy, data localization and data protection. In addition, our customers may encourage, or require, compliance with certain security standards, such as the voluntary cybersecurity framework released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which consists of controls designed to identify and manage Cybersecurity risks, and we could be negatively impacted to the extent we are unable to comply with such standards. 

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Our business is subject to cybersecurity risks. 

Our operations are increasingly dependent on information technologies and services. Threats to information technology systems associated with cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents or attacks continue to grow, and include, among other