COOPER COMPANIES, INC. 10-K Cybersecurity GRC - 2024-12-06

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COOPER COMPANIES, INC. reported their cybersecurity risk management and governance process in a yearly 10-K filed on 2024-12-06 16:21:48 EST.

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10-K filed on 2024-12-06

COOPER COMPANIES, INC. filed a 10-K at 2024-12-06 16:21:48 EST
Accession Number: 0000711404-24-000074

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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 information assets and communication networks and mitigate risks to our assets, data, employees and customers. Our cybersecurity risk management program includes a cybersecurity incident response plan which is regularly updated to include structured processes encompassing preparation, identification, notification, containment, analysis, eradication, recovery and follow up. We have designed and assessed our program based on the Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls) and Safeguards. This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications, or requirements, only that we use the CIS Controls 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: - responsibility for inventory and control of enterprise and software assets, technical and administrative controls and testing of our controls and security measures; - risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, information, products, services, and our broader enterprise 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, including monitoring and alerting; - cybersecurity awareness training of our employees, incident response personnel, and senior management; and - a cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents. There can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls or procedures, will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting our systems and information. We have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. We face risks from cybersecurity threats that, if realized, are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. See “Risk Factors - Cybersecurity threats continue to increase in frequency and sophistication; a successful cybersecurity attack could interrupt or disrupt our information technology systems, or those of our third-party service providers, or cause the loss of confidential or protected data which could disrupt our business, force us to incur excessive costs or cause reputational harm.” 39 THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Cybersecurity Governance Our Board of Directors 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 our cybersecurity risk management program. The Audit Committee receives regular reports from management on our cybersecurity risks and reviews our cybersecurity program on at least an annual basis, or more frequently as necessary or advisable. In addition, the Audit Committee is informed, as necessary, regarding material cybersecurity incidents, as well as incidents with lesser impact potential. The Audit Committee reports to the full Board of Directors regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The Board of Directors also receives an annual briefing from our Chief Information Officer, or CIO, on our cybersecurity program, including risks and priorities. Our cybersecurity program is led by our CIO, who has over 30 years of experience in information technology. Our CIO leads a credentialed and experienced Information Security team who has primary responsibility for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and who supervises both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity consultants. Our Enterprise Risk Leadership Team, including our Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel, is responsible for assessing and managing our material enterprise risks, including risks from cybersecurity threats. Our Information Security team supervises 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 IT environment. 40 THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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