INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 10-K Cybersecurity GRC - 2024-01-31

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC reported their cybersecurity risk management and governance process in a yearly 10-K filed on 2024-01-31 17:16:45 EST.

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10-K filed on 2024-01-31

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC filed a 10-K at 2024-01-31 17:16:45 EST
Accession Number: 0001035267-24-000021

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Item 1C. Cybersecurity.

ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our critical systems and information. Our cybersecurity risk management program includes a cybersecurity incident response plan. We design and assess our program based on various cybersecurity frameworks, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and the Center for Internet Security (“CIS”), as well as information security standards issued by the International Organization for Standardization, including ISO 27001 and ISO 27002. In 2022, our cybersecurity systems and processes achieved ISO 27001 certification. We use these cybersecurity frameworks and information security standards as a guide to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business. Our cybersecurity risk management program is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management program and shares common methodologies, reporting channels, and governance processes that apply across the enterprise risk management program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational, and financial risk areas. Our cybersecurity risk management program includes: - risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, information, products, services, and our broader enterprise information technology (“IT”) environment; - a security team principally responsible for managing (1) our cybersecurity risk assessment processes, (2) our security controls, and (3) our response to cybersecurity incidents; - the use of external service providers, where appropriate, to assess, test, or otherwise assist with aspects of our security controls; - cybersecurity awareness training for our employees, incident response personnel, and senior management; - a cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents; and - a third-party risk management process for service providers, suppliers, and vendors. We have not identified any risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. CYBERSECURITY GOVERNANCE Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees management’s implementation of the cybersecurity risk management program. The Audit Committee receives quarterly reports from management on our cybersecurity risks. In addition, management updates the Audit Committee, as necessary, regarding any material cybersecurity incidents, as well as any incidents with lesser potential impact. The Audit Committee reports to the full Board regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The full Board also receives briefings from management on our cybersecurity risk management program. Board members receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our IT management team, internal security staff, or external experts as part of the Board’s continuing education. Six members of our Board of Directors have information security expertise, including Joseph C. Beery, Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., Amal M. Johnson, Sreelakshmi Kolli, Keith R. Leonard, Jr., and Mark J. Rubash. Our management team, including our IT management team, is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats. The team has primary responsibility for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and supervises both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity consultants. Our management team has certifications from various organizations, such as ISC2 (Certified Information Security Systems Professional or “CISSP”), Global Information Assurance (“GIAC”), and the EC-Council. Our management team oversees efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel, threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public, or private sources, including external consultants engaged by us, and alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the information technology environment.

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