Company: JOUT
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001140361-25-045348
Chunk: 18

Company: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 18
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 operations in foreign jurisdictions that do not impact local operating companies; and

•complications in complying with trade and foreign tax laws.

General Risk Factors

Cyber security vulnerabilities, threats and more sophisticated and targeted computer crime could pose a risk to our systems, networks, products, solutions, services and data. 

Increased global cyber security vulnerabilities, threats, computer viruses and more sophisticated and targeted cyber-related attacks, as well as cyber security failures resulting from human error and technological errors, pose a risk to our systems, products and data as well as potentially to our employees’, customers’ and suppliers’ data and systems that may ultimately impact us. We attempt to mitigate these risks by employing a number of measures, including employee training, monitoring and testing, and maintenance of protective systems and contingency plans, but we remain potentially vulnerable to additional known or unknown threats. There is no assurance the impact from such threats will not be material to our financial results or reputation and it could result in security breaches, theft, lost or corrupted data, misappropriation of sensitive, confidential or personal data or information, loss of trade secrets and commercially valuable information, production downtimes and operational disruptions, any of which may adversely affect our profitability or operating results.

While our Board of Directors oversees cybersecurity risk mitigation efforts as part of our Enterprise Risk Management Framework, we rely to a large degree on management and outside consultants in managing our cybersecurity risk and ensuring adequate and proper measures are in place to protect against these risks.

Our Board of Directors reviews a biennial risk assessment survey and receives regular presentations and reports from management relative to information technology and cybersecurity matters.  The Board of Directors has also designated the Audit Committee to receive reports at each of its quarterly meetings on Cybersecurity and to have management present on the same.  Furthermore, our Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing all audit findings related to information technology general controls, internal and external vulnerability, and penetration testing.  However, our directors do not have significant experience in cybersecurity risk management outside of the Company and therefore, its ability to fulfill its oversight function remains dependent on the input it receives from management and outside consultants.

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Future terror attacks, war, natural disasters or other catastrophic events beyond our control could negatively impact our business.

Terror attacks, war or other civil disturbances, natural disasters and other catastrophic events could lead to economic instability and decreased demand for our products, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  In the past, terrorist attacks have caused instability in global financial markets and the industries in which we