ARDELYX, INC. 10-K Cybersecurity GRC - 2025-02-20

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ARDELYX, INC. reported their cybersecurity risk management and governance process in a yearly 10-K filed on 2025-02-20 12:08:28 EST.

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10-K filed on 2025-02-20

ARDELYX, INC. filed a 10-K at 2025-02-20 12:08:28 EST
Accession Number: 0001628280-25-006653

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Item 1C. Cybersecurity.

ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity program intended to manage risk, and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our critical systems and information. We design, assess and benchmark our program based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework. 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, in areas such as legal, compliance, strategic, operational and financial risk. Key elements of our cybersecurity program include but are not limited to the following: - risk assessments designed to help identify material risks from cybersecurity threats to our critical systems and information; - 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 processes; - cybersecurity awareness training of our employees, including 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 that have access to our critical systems and information based on our assessment of their criticality to our operations and respective risk profile. 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. For more information, see the section titled “Risk Factors- We and our collaborators, CROs and other contractors and consultants depend on information technology systems, and any failure of these systems could harm our business. Security breaches, loss of data, and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition .” Cybersecurity Governance Our board of directors considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the Audit and Compliance Committee (Committee) oversight of cybersecurity risks, including oversight of management’s implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program, maintains a strategic role in coordinating cyber risk initiatives and policies, and confirming their efficacy. 50 Table of Conten t s The Committee receives annual reports from management on our cybersecurity posture. In addition, management updates the Committee where it deems appropriate regarding any cybersecurity incidents it considers to be significant or potentially significant. The Committee reports to the full board of directors regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The board of directors also receives periodic briefings from management on our cybersecurity program. The board members receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our Chief Information Officer, internal security staff or external experts as part of the board of directors’ continuing education on topics that impact public companies. Our Chief Information Officer has over 20 years of experience in overseeing cybersecurity and risk management. In addition, our Chief Legal and Administrative Officer has over 25 years of risk management experience and our Chief Financial and Operations Officer has over 20 years of experience in overseeing risk management and cybersecurity. This team is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats and 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’s experience includes experience running cybersecurity programs at similarly situated commercial biotechnology organizations and navigating the associated risk landscape. Our management team takes steps to stay informed about and monitor 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.

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