Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions Inc. 10-K

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS Not applicable. ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY Risk Management and Strategy Securing our business information, intellectual property, customer and employee data and technology systems is essential for the continuity of our business, meeting applicable regulatory requirements and maintaining the trust of our stockholders. Cybersecurity is an important and integrated part of our enterprise risk management function that identifies, monitors and mitigates business, operational and legal risks. To help protect us from a major cybersecurity incident that could have a material impact on operations or our financial results, the Company is in the process of continually implementing policies, programs and controls, including technology investments that focus on cybersecurity incident prevention, identification and mitigation. The steps we expect to take to reduce our vulnerability to cyberattacks and to mitigate impacts from cybersecurity incidents include but are not limited to: penetration testing by a third-party vendor, agent-based security scanning that runs continuously, establishing information security policies and standards, implementing information protection processes and technologies, monitoring our information technology systems for cybersecurity threats and implementing cybersecurity training. The Company has reached SOC 2 Type 2 status which shows the Company’s compliance with best industry practices. The SOC 2 Report has become a benchmark standard, and now an often-specified requirement, in the software procurement process. Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), criteria and reporting principles are outlined as a means for organizations to create a documented framework of policies and procedures to prove how they manage and secure data in the cloud and ensure protection of customer privacy and ensure internal communications are suitably handled. This achievement reflects the Company’s stated goals of best-in-class data protection and internal processes. In addition, we annually purchase a cybersecurity risk insurance policy that would help defray the costs associated with a covered cybersecurity incident if it occurred. - 17 - Table of Contents Governance Our CEO and management are actively engaged in overseeing and reviewing our strategic direction and objectives, taking into account, among other considerations, our risk profile and related exposures, including oversight of risks from cybersecurity threats. As part of this oversight, the Company will update the CEO and Board of Directors periodically, and at least annually, on our cybersecurity program, including with respect to particular cybersecurity threats, cybersecurity incidents, new developments in our risk profile, the status of projects to strengthen our cybersecurity systems, assessments of our cybersecurity program, and the emerging threat landscape.