SideChannel, Inc. 10-Q

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SIDECHANNEL, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share data) June 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current assets Cash $ 1,105 $ 1,053 Accounts receivable, net 865 834 Deferred costs 180 180 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 268 381 Total current assets 2,418 2,448 Fixed assets 36 30 Goodwill 1,356 1,356 Deferred costs 15 150 Total assets $ 3,825 $ 3,984 LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 350 $ 613 Deferred revenue 647 280 Promissory note payable - 50 Income taxes payable - 11 Total current liabilities 997 954 Other liabilities - - Total liabilities 997 954 Commitments and contingencies - - Common stock, $ 0.001 par value, 681,000,000 shares authorized; 225,975,331 and 213,854,781 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively 226 214 Additional paid-in capital 22,186 21,755 Accumulated deficit ( 19,584 ) ( 18,939 ) Total stockholders’ equity 2,828 3,030 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 3,825 $ 3,984 Note: The consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2023, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by the United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements. 3 SIDECHANNEL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) 2024 2023 2024 2023 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenues $ 1,846 $ 1,750 $ 5,509 $ 4,913 Cost of revenues 944 876 2,894 2,437 Gross profit 902 874 2,615 2,476 Operating expenses General and administrative 778 $ 834 2,336 $ 2,854 Selling and marketing 137 340 562 1,084 Research and development 141 180 390 483 Business combination related costs - 214 214 Total operating expenses 1,056 1,568 3,288 4,635 Operating loss ( 154 ) ( 694 ) ( 673 ) ( 2,159 ) Other income, net 8 15 29 22 Net loss before income tax expense ( 146 ) ( 679 ) ( 644 ) ( 2,137 ) Income tax expense - - 1 - Net loss after income tax expense $ ( 146 ) $ ( 679 ) $ ( 645 ) $ ( 2,137 ) Net loss per common share – basic and diluted $ ( 0.00 ) $ ( 0.00 ) $ ( 0.00 ) $ ( 0.01 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted 225,032,119 189,435,933 220,770,171 162,367,526 See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements. 4 SIDECHANNEL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) Preferred Shares Preferred Par Value Common Shares Common Par Value Additional Paid-in Capital Accumulated Deficit Total Equity Balance at September 30, 2023 - $ - 213,854,781 $ 214 $ 21,755 $ ( 18,939 ) $ 3,030 Shares issued for 2021 Investor Warrants - - 7,270,958 7 ( 7 ) - - Shares issued for services - - 257,085 - 8 - 8 Stock-based compensation - - 262,486 1 80 - 81 Net loss - - - - - ( 246 ) ( 246 ) Balance at December 31, 2023 - $ - 221,645,310 $ 222 $ 21,836 $ ( 19,185 ) $ 2,873 Shares issued for services - - 180,558 - 12 - 12 Stock-based compensation - - 2,529,937 2 131 - 133 Net loss - - - - - ( 253 ) ( 253 ) Balance at March 31, 2024 - $ - 224,355,805 $ 224 $ 21,979 $ ( 19,438 ) $ 2,765 Stock-based compensation - - 1,619,526 2 207 - 209 Net loss - - - - - ( 146 ) ( 146 ) Balance at June 30, 2024 - $ - 225,975,331 $ 226 $ 22,186 $ ( 19,584 ) $ 2,828 Preferred Shares Preferred Par Value Common Shares Common Par Value Additional Paid-in Capital Accumulated Deficit Total Equity Balance at September 30, 2022 100 $ - 148,724,056 $ 149 $ 21,180 $ ( 11,933 ) $ 9,396 Shares issued for services - - 180,557 - 18 - 18 Stock-based compensation - - - - 118 - 118 Net loss - - - - - ( 602 ) ( 602 ) Balance at December 31, 2022 100 $ - 148,904,613 $ 149 $ 21,316 $ ( 12,535 ) $ 8,930 Shares issued for services - - 166,668 - 13 - 13 Stock-based compensation - - 500,000 1 116 - 117 Net loss - - - - - ( 856 ) ( 856 ) Balance at March 31, 2023 100 $ - 149,571,281 $ 150 $ 21,445 $ ( 13,391 ) $ 8,204 Balance 100 $ - 149,571,281 $ 150 $ 21,445 $ ( 13,391 ) $ 8,204 Shares issued for services - - 166,668 - 16 - 16 Stock-based compensation expense - - 1,011,113 1 89 - 90 Stock-based compensation 1,011,113 1 89 90 Net loss - - - - - ( 679 ) ( 679 ) Conversion of preferred to common ( 100 ) - 100 - - - - Business combination – contingent consideration - - 62,016,618 62 152 - 214 Balance at June 30, 2023 - $ - 212,765,780 $ 213 $ 21,702 $ ( 14,070 ) $ 7,845 Balance - 212,765,780 213 21,702 ( 14,070 ) 7,845 See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements. 5 SIDECHANNEL, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited) 2024 2023 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss $ ( 645 ) $ ( 2,137 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 144 135 Stock-based compensation and payments for services, net 443 351 Business combination costs - 214 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net ( 31 ) ( 262 ) Prepaid expenses and other assets 113 158 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities ( 274 ) ( 247 ) Deferred revenue 367 228 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 117 ( 1,560 ) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchase of fixed assets ( 15 ) ( 24 ) Net cash used in investing activities ( 15 ) ( 24 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Payment of note payable ( 50 ) - Net cash used in financing activities ( 50 ) - INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 52 ( 1,584 ) CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,053 3,030 CASH, END OF PERIOD $ 1,105 $ 1,446 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Stock-based compensation included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ - $ 21 Shares issued for services 20 31 Purchase of restricted stock units sold by employees to pay for taxes due on vested restricted stock units 118 - See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements. 6 SIDECHANNEL, INC. NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023 NOTE 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION Description of the Company SideChannel Inc. (OTCQB: SDCH) (“SideChannel”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), a Delaware corporation organized in 2021, is a cybersecurity advisory services and software company. Our headquarters are located at 146 Main Street, Suite 405, Worcester, MA, 01608. Our website is https://sidechannel.com . A history of the Company is disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”) filed on December 27, 2023, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our mission is to simplify cybersecurity for mid-market and emerging companies, a market we believe is underserved. Our products and services offer comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy risk management solutions. We anticipate ongoing demand for cost-effective security solutions and aim to provide tech-enabled services to meet these needs, including virtual Chief Information Security Officer (“vCISO”), zero trust, third-party risk management, due diligence, privacy, threat intelligence, and managed end-point security solutions. Enclave, our proprietary SaaS platform, streamlines critical cybersecurity tasks such as asset inventory and microsegmentation. Enclave integrates access control, microsegmentation, encryption, and secure networking concepts into a unified solution, enabling IT professionals to efficiently segment networks, assign staff, and manage traffic. History On July 1, 2022, we, then known as Cipherloc Corporation (“Cipherloc”), a Delaware corporation, completed an acquisition (“Business Combination”) of all the outstanding equity securities of SideChannel, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, pursuant to an Equity Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 16, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”). On September 9, 2022, (i) SideChannel, Inc., the acquired Massachusetts corporation and a subsidiary of the registrant, changed its name to SCS, Inc. (the “Subsidiary” or “SCS”), and (ii) Cipherloc, the Delaware parent company of the Subsidiary, changed its name to SideChannel, Inc. As part of the Business Combination, the former stockholders of SCS (the “Sellers”) exchanged all of their equity securities in SCS for a total of 59,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “First Tranche Shares”), and 100 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series A Preferred Stock, $ 0.001 par value (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). In addition, the Sellers were entitled to receive up to an additional 59,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Second Tranche Shares” and together with the First Tranche Shares and the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Shares”) at such time that the operations of SCS, as a subsidiary of the Company, achieved at least $ 5.5 million in revenue (the “Milestone”) for any twelve-month period occurring after the closing date and before the 48-month anniversary of the execution of the Purchase Agreement. The number of the Second Tranche Shares could have been reduced or increased, based upon whether SCS’s working capital as of the closing date was less than or more than zero (“Closing Working Capital Adjustment”). The number of the Second Tranche Shares was also subject to adjustment based upon any successful indemnification claims made by the parties pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Closing Working Capital Adjustment increased the Second Tranche Shares by 2,116,618 shares of common stock. The 100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were converted to common stock on May 4, 2023. NOTE 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies We have not made changes to the Significant Accounting Policies disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K. Basis of Presentation The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair statement of results of operations, comprehensive income, financial condition, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed, all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. 7 Operating results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the 2023 Form 10-K. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2023, but does not include all the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to be comparable with the current year’s presentation or adjusted due to rounding and have had no impact on net income or stockholders’ equity. Segment Information We manage our operations as a single operating segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. Liquidity We expect to incur continued operating losses until we generate revenues sufficient to cover our expected ongoing obligations and expenses. For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, we have reported a net loss of $ 645 thousand which includes $ 587 thousand of non-cash expenses for stock-based compensation, depreciation, and amortization. Our operating activities have provided $ 117 thousand in cash for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and our cash balance increased by $ 52 thousand from September 30, 2023, to June 30, 2024, after using $ 65 thousand of cash for investing and financing activities. W e intend to manage our business such that our current cash reserves will allow us to reach sustainable, positive cash flow from our operations, but we cannot assure if and when that will be achieved. We don’t currently have any credit facilities available to us. We believe that our existing cash and net working capital are sufficient to fund our operations through at least September 30, 2025. Accounting Estimates In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and changes in cash flows for the interim periods presented. Certain footnote information has been condensed or omitted from these unaudited consolidated financial statements. Therefore, these unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in our 2023 Form 10-K. The same accounting policies have been followed in these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as those applied in the preparation of our consolidated audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain of our accounts, including goodwill, identifiable intangibles, and deferred tax assets and liabilities, including related valuation allowances, are based upon estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on appropriate and customary assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of these accounting estimates and assumptions are particularly sensitive because of their significance to our consolidated financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ markedly from what had been assumed when the financial statements were prepared. As of June 30, 2024, there have been no significant changes to the accounting estimates that we have deemed critical. Our critical accounting estimates are more fully described in our 2023 Form 10-K. Net Loss Per Share Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The weighted average number of shares is calculated by taking the number of shares outstanding and weighting them by the amount of time that they were outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options, warrants, and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in our earnings. Diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share during periods where net losses are incurred since the inclusion of the potential common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive as a result of the net loss. Accounting Pronouncements We did not adopt new accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended June 30, 2024. 8 Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which provides guidance to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the guidance enhances interim disclosure requirements, clarifies circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provides new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment and contains other disclosure requirements. The purpose of the guidance is to enable investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance and assess potential future cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning December 15, 2024. For us, annual reporting requirements will be effective for our fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and interim reporting requirements will be effective beginning with our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Early adoption is permitted. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which updates income tax disclosure requirements primarily by requiring specific categories and greater disaggregation within the rate reconciliation table and disaggregation of income taxes paid, net of refunds, by jurisdiction. All entities are required to apply the guidance prospectively, with the option to apply it retrospectively. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, which for us is our fiscal year 2026 beginning on October 1, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe that the above recently issued, but not yet effective accounting standards, when adopted, will have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a rule which will require companies to make certain climate-related disclosures in periodic filings. The rule includes certain disclosures in the footnotes of the financial statements: ● capitalized costs, expenditures expensed, and losses incurred as a result of severe weather events and other natural conditions, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme temperatures, and sea level rise; ● capitalized costs, expenditures expensed, and losses related to carbon offsets and renewable energy credits or certificates if they are used as a material component of a registrant’s plans to achieve its disclosed climate-related targets or goals; and ● whether estimates and assumptions used to produce the financial statements were materially impacted by risks and uncertainties associated with severe weather events and other natural conditions or any disclosed climate-related targets or transition plans. The footnote disclosures are effective for annual filings for the year ended September 30, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the rule. NOTE 3 – LEASES On December 10, 2021, we entered into a lease for approximately 500 square feet of office space at 146 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, with the option to renew annually for three twelve-month periods through December 2025. The annual renewal date is January 1 st . Our current lease payment is $ 967 per month. The lease allows for a 2% increase effective at the beginning of each renewal period. Operating lease payments are included in cash outflows from operating activities on our consolidated statements of cash flows. We have made an accounting policy election not to apply the recognition requirements of ASC Topic 842 (Leases) to short-term leases (leases with a term of one year or less at the commencement date of the lease). Lease expense for short-term lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We do not have any long-term operating leases or financing leases as of June 30, 2024. NOTE 4 – DEFERRED REVENUE Deferred revenue is comprised of payments received from our clients and customers for products or services in advance of receiving the product or service. This primarily occurs for annual software and service contracts including Enclave. While software contracts can be initiated at any time of year, most of our annual agreements renew in our second fiscal quarter ending March 31. A payment received from a client in advance of receiving the product or service will be deferred and increase the balance of deferred revenue. We recognize the revenue for the product or service when it is delivered to the client according to ASC Topic 606. The recognition of revenue for a product or service paid for in advance by our clients will decrease the balance of deferred revenue. Deferred revenue was $ 647 thousand at June 30, 2024 and $ 280 thousand at September 30, 2023. The deferred revenue is expected to be earned within 12 months of the balance sheet date. Changes in deferred revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 were as follows: SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN DEFERRED REVENUE Deferred Revenue (In thousands) Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 280 Deferral of revenue 1,100 Recognition of revenue ( 733 ) Balance at June 30, 2024 $ 647 9 NOTE 5 – DEBT Pursuant to a Membership Interest Redemption Agreement, dated November 3, 2021, by and between us and Akash Desai (“Desai Redemption Agreement”), we promised to pay Mr. Desai $ 100 thousand, without interest, in exchange for Mr. Desai’s right, title, and interest in us while we operated as a limited liability company. Mr. Desai was paid $ 50 thousand at the execution of the Desai Redemption Agreement and the remaining $ 50 thousand balance was paid in December 2023. NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Common Stock As of June 30, 2024, we had 225,975,331 shares of common stock outstanding and were authorized to issue 681,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $ 0.001 per share. We had 213,854,781 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023. Common Stock Issued for Services Total shares of common stock issued for services during the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was 437,643 with a total grant date fair value of $ 20 thousand. On May 6, 2024, our Board of Directors (“Board”) decided to eliminate quarterly Board fees paid in cash and stock. Prior to May 6, 2024, our Board had elected to have each of its members receive one-half of such member’s quarterly compensation in the form of shares of the Company’s common stock instead of cash. We did not issue shares to the members of our Board for services provided to us during the quarter ended June 30, 2024. For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, we issued 347,226 shares of common stock as compensation with a total grant date fair value of $ 17 thousand. We also use stock as a form of compensation for independent contractors who provide professional services to us in sales, marketing, or administration. For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, we issued 90,417 shares of common stock to an independent contractor with a grant date fair value of $ 3 thousand. Common Stock Issued Under Equity Incentive Plan We issued 4,411,949 shares of common stock for 6,537,045 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that vested during the nine months ended June 30, 2024. The number of RSUs sold by these employees to fund payroll taxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was 2,125,096 . Common Stock Issued Under Tender Offer On December 26, 2023, we closed a tender offer to exchange approximately 55.5 million 2021 Investor Warrants for shares of common stock and new warrants (“November 2023 Warrant Exchange”). The November 2023 Warrant Exchange had 43,538,501 2021 Investor Warrants tendered ( 78.4 % of the outstanding 2021 Investor Warrants), resulting in the issuance of 7,270,958 shares of common stock and 17,415,437 new warrants (“New Warrants”). The New Warrants include these terms: ● Each New Warrant can subscribe for and purchase one share of common stock from the Company at an exercise price of $ 0.18 per share on or before December 29, 2028. ● The New Warrant can be exercised on a cash or cashless basis. ● The New Warrants will automatically convert if the common stock trades at a bid price equal to or greater than $ 0.36 per share for 30 consecutive trading days. New Warrant holders will be notified if the automatic conversion is triggered and will be provided with 20 trading days to deliver a notice of exercise to the Company. ● The New Warrants will be adjusted for stock dividends and stock splits should such an event occur during the term of the New Warrant. 10 The weighted average warrant fair value of the 2021 Investor Warrants successfully tendered, as determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, was in excess of the value of the consideration paid by the Company to the 2021 Investor Warrant holders who successfully tendered their warrants during the November 2023 Warrant Exchange. We did not recognize a gain as a result of the November 2023 Warrant Exchange. The assumptions used to estimate the weighted average warrant fair value for the successfully tendered 2021 Investor Warrants include: ● We estimated volatility based primarily on historical monthly price changes of the Company’s stock equal to the expected life of the warrant. ● The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. ● The expected warrant term was the number of years the Company estimates the warrants will be outstanding prior to exercise based on expected historical exercise patterns. After the November 2023 Warrant Exchange, we had a total of 43.2 million warrants outstanding comprised of 5.4 million warrants from 2018 issued to placement agents, 8.4 million warrants from 2021 issued to placement agents, 12.0 million remaining 2021 Investor Warrants, and 17.4 million New Warrants issued on December 26, 2023. Preferred Stock As of June 30, 2024, we had no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Warrants The following table summarizes warrant activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2024: SCHEDULE OF WARRANT ACTIVITY Weighted Weighted Average Average Outstanding Warrants Number of Exercise Remaining (In thousands, except prices and remaining lives) Warrants Price Life Outstanding at September 30, 2023 69,281 $ 0.39 3.31 Granted through November 2023 Warrant Exchange 17,415 0.18 4.75 Tendered during November 2023 Warrant Exchange ( 43,538 ) ( 0.36 ) ( 2.25 ) Canceled/Forfeited — — — Outstanding at June 30, 2024 43,158 $ 0.33 4.14 NOTE 7 – DISAGGREGATED REVENUE We internally report our revenue using two categories. The first, “vCISO Services,” captures the revenue the Chief Information Security Officer services that we provide to our clients on a “virtual” or outsourced basis, thus the acronym “vCISO.” Services delivered by SideChannel through our team of vCISOs include assessing the cybersecurity risk profile, implementing policies and programs to mitigate risks, and managing the day-to-day tasks to ensure compliance with the adopted cybersecurity framework. Most of our clients use our vCISO services. Our second revenue category encompasses an array of cybersecurity software and services that our clients deem necessary to protect their digital assets. These augment our vCISO offering and include a full range of other cybersecurity products and services delivered through a team of security engineers along with a network of third-party service providers and value-added resellers (“VARs”). Commercial relationships with third-party service providers and VARs provide SideChannel with additional internal capabilities to mitigate cybersecurity risks. We earn licensing revenue from software contracts and commissions from third-party service provider partnerships which are included in this revenue category. SCHEDULE OF DISAGGREGATED REVENUE 2024 2023 Nine Months Ended (in thousands) June 30, 2024 2023 vCISO services $ 3,319 $ 3,251 Cybersecurity software and services 2,190 1,662 Total $ 5,509 $ 4,913 NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Brian Haugli, our Chief Executive Officer, a member of the Board, and a significant stockholder of the Company, is also a principal shareholder of RealCISO Inc. (“RealCISO”). On September 22, 2020, SideChannel assigned to RealCISO certain contracts and intellectual property. We are a reseller of the RealCISO software. We receive revenue from our customers for the use of RealCISO software and pay licensing fees to RealCISO for such use. We paid $ 20 thousand to RealCISO in the nine months ended June 30, 2024. We paid $ 36 thousand to RealCISO during the nine months ended June 30, 2023. We received $ 119 thousand from RealCISO for software development services that we provided RealCISO during the nine months ended June 30, 2024. On October 13, 2023, the Association of the US Army (“AUSA”) signed an agreement for a cybersecurity risk assessment for approximately $ 24 thousand. On February 15, 2024, the President of AUSA, Retired U.S. Army General Robert Brown, joined our Board. No other material related party transactions occurred during the nine months ended June 30, 2024. 11 NOTE 9 – CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION RISK No client individually accounted for over 10 % of our revenue during the three or nine months ended June 30, 2024 or 2023. No client individually accounted for over 10 % of accounts receivable on June 30, 2024. One client accounted for 14.8 % of accounts receivable on June 30, 2023. NOTE 10 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION As of June 30, 2024, we had unvested restricted stock awards (“RSUs”) and stock options granted under the 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “2021 Plan”). We typically have granted RSUs and stock options with a 3-year, service-based vesting period. Our unvested RSUs and stock options are accounted for based on their grant date fair value. As of June 30, 2024, total compensation expense to be recognized in future periods was $ 782 thousand over 2.4 years. Our total stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 was $ 561 thousand, comprised of $ 20 thousand for shares issued for services and $ 541 thousand for the cost of outstanding equity compensation grants. Some employees opted to sell RSUs back to the Company at the fair market value on the vesting date to fund their portion of payroll taxes due on the taxable income generated by the vested RSUs. For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, we purchased RSUs with a vesting date value of $ 118 thousand. Our Statement of Stockholders Equity reflects the net increase of $ 423 thousand as of June 30, 2024 or $ 541 thousand of total stock-based compensation expense, less the $ 118 thousand of RSUs purchased. We incurred stock-based compensation expense of $ 372 thousand for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, which is comprised of $ 47 thousand for shares issued for services and $ 325 thousand for the amortization of outstanding equity compensation grants. Total stock-based compensation is included in general and administrative expense, selling and marketing expense, and research and development expense in our accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Restricted Stock Units We record compensation expense for RSUs based on the closing market price of our stock at the grant date and amortize the expense over the vesting period which is typically three years. For RSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost for unvested share-based awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The following table summarizes the activity of our RSUs granted under the 2021 Plan during the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023. SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS VESTING Outstanding Restricted Stock Units Number of (In thousands) RSUs Outstanding grants at September 30, 2023 8,637 Granted 10,848 Vested ( 6,537 ) Canceled/forfeited ( 1,960 ) Outstanding grants at June 30, 2024 10,988 Outstanding grants at September 30, 2022 4,309 Granted 6,204 Vested ( 1,768 ) Canceled/forfeited — Outstanding grants at June 30, 2023 8,745 The weighted average grant-date fair value was $ 0.05 per share for all RSUs granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and $ 0.10 per share for all awards granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2023. Stock Options We record compensation expense for the stock options based on the fair market value of the options as of the grant date. The fair value for stock options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2024, was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTIONS WEIGHTED AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS USED IN THE FAIR VALUE 2024 Risk-free interest rate 4.36 % Dividend yield 0.00 % Expected common stock market price volatility factor 182.97 % Weighted average expected live of stock options (years) 10.00 The following table summarizes the activity of our stock options granted under the 2021 Plan during the nine months ended June 30, 2024. We did not grant stock options during the year ended September 30, 2023. SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION OUTSTANDING TRANSACTIONS Outstanding Stock Options Number of (In thousands) Stock Options Outstanding grants at September 30, 2023 — Granted 4,400 Vested — Canceled/forfeited ( 1,100 ) Outstanding grants at June 30, 2024 3,300 No stock options were awarded prior to September 30, 2023 Stock options were issued to our independent directors on June 10, 2024. Each of our four independent directors received 1.1 million stock options priced at $ 0.18 with a 3 -year vesting period, expiring on June 10, 2034. One independent director resigned from our Board on June 18, 2024, resulting in the forfeiture of 1.1 million stock options. NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES In April 2020, Eric Marquez, the former Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Cipherloc, and certain other plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit against Cipherloc and Michael De La Garza, Cipherloc’s former Chief Executive Officer and President, in the 20 th Judicial District for Hays County, Texas (Cause No. 20-0818). The lawsuit alleges causes of action for fraud against Mr. De La Garza (for misrepresentations allegedly made by Mr. De La Garza); breach of contract, for alleged breaches of Mr. Marquez’s alleged oral employment agreement, which Mr. Marquez claims required Cipherloc pay him cash and shares of stock; unjust enrichment; quantum meruit; and rescission of certain stock purchases made by certain of the plaintiffs, as well as declaratory relief and fraud. Damages sought exceed $ 1.0 million. We believe we have made all required payments and delivered the stock to the plaintiffs. The case is currently being defended by us. We believe we have meritorious defenses to the allegations, and we intend to continue to vigorously defend against the litigation. We are not currently involved in any additional litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On July 25, 2024, the Company filed Form 8-K, stating that Matt Klein had been appointed Chief Operating Officer. The Company does not deem Mr. Klein to be an “executive officer,” as such term is defined in Rule 3b-7, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 12