Disclosure · Form 10-K · fiscal 2025
OneSpan 10-K cybersecurity disclosure (Item 1C), fiscal 2025
Filed February 26, 2026· period ended December 31, 2025· OSPN· CIK 1044777· Updated · filing on sec.gov ↗· company page
OneSpan's Form 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed February 26, 2026, names the Chief Information Security Officer as its top security role, reporting to the CIO, with oversight by the Audit Committee.
- OneSpan: who leads security, and the seat's history
- How other services-computer integrated systems design filers describe the seat
What OneSpan's Item 1C says
OneSpan's Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 places oversight of cybersecurity risks and exposures with the audit committee of the board of directors. The filing says the CISO is responsible for leading the information security organization and reports to the CIO.
Board and management oversight
The company's board of directors is primarily responsible for overseeing the assessment and management of its risk exposure across the organization. The Audit Committee receives security updates and information about cybersecurity risks from the CIO and CISO at least quarterly. The company operates its security program under a global Information Security Charter approved by the Audit Committee. The company maintains an Information Security Steering Committee made up of key senior leaders who oversee the corporate information security program. Cybersecurity threats with the possibility of heightened criticality are escalated to a management team of C-level executives and legal department representatives.
Who leads security
The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, leading global security engineering, operations, and enterprise IT teams at three SaaS providers. The CIO leads the global information technology organization and has nearly 30 years of information technology leadership experience.
How the company manages cyber risk
The company's cybersecurity risk management program is based on practices and standards including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and ISO 27001. The company reviews its security policies, standards, and processes on an annual basis. The company provides mandatory security and privacy awareness training for all personnel, along with regular phishing identification exercises. The company has a documented incident response plan that focuses on isolating, containing, mitigating, and eradicating the threat as quickly as possible.
Third parties and incidents
The company periodically engages third party consultants to assist with identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity threats. The company's vendor security risk management program covers vendors that require connectivity to its systems or access to confidential information. The company has experienced several security incidents in the past but no material cybersecurity incidents for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
What the section does not state
The section does not name the person who holds the top security role.
Read from the Form 10-K filed February 26, 2026, on . Every sentence rests on a passage of the section reproduced below.
The filing's fields, each with its sentence
Who leads security (the top role, as the filing names it)
Chief Information Security Officer
Reports to
CIO
“Our CISO reports to the CIO and is responsible for leading our information security organization and overseeing our enterprise-wide information security program.”
Board oversight
Audit Committee
“The audit committee of the board of directors (the "Audit Committee") oversees the company's cybersecurity risks and exposures.”
How often the board or committee hears about it
At least quarterly
“We operate our security program under a global Information Security Charter approved by the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee receives security updates and information about cybersecurity risks from the Chief Information Officer ("CIO") and Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") at least quarterly.”
CISO or other person named
not identified
Frameworks and standards named
NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2
Where the filing names them
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework: “Our cybersecurity risk management program is based upon best practices and standards for cybersecurity and information technology, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Cybersecurity Framework ("CSF") and the International Organization for Standardization ("ISO") 27001 Information Security Management System Requirements.”
- ISO/IEC 27001: “Our cloud platforms for SaaS solutions are audited annually by external independent auditors who review our platforms against the Service Organization Controls ("SOC") 2 and ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 standards, and some of our Digital Agreement products are available on a FedRAMP compliant platform.”
- SOC 2: “Our Digipass authentication fulfillment services are also audited annually by external independent auditors against the SOC 2 standard.”
Outside assessors, consultants or testers
Described
“For customer-facing products and services, in addition to internal reviews and testing, we undergo external reviews and penetration testing using an independent third party provider .”
Experience of the security leadership, as stated
Stated
“The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, leading global security engineering, operations, and enterprise IT teams at three SaaS providers, including serving as Chief Information Security Officer at another cloud-based technology provider.”
Material incident
The filing states none
“We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.”
The section
943 words, Form 10-K filed February 26, 2026 for the period ended December 31, 2025
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How peers in the same industry describe the seat
The SEC assigns OneSpan standard industrial classification 7373, Services-computer integrated systems design (SEC SIC list). 8 other filers in our library have the same code.
| Filer | Top security role | Reports to | Board oversight |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenTextFY 2026, filed August 6, 2026 | Chief Information Security Officer | Chief Digital Officer (CDO) | Audit Committee |
| KyndrylFY 2026, filed May 29, 2026 | CISO | not identified | Audit Committee |
| OMNIQ Corp.FY 2025, filed April 15, 2026 | not identified | not identified | audit committee |
| Super League Enterprise, Inc.FY 2025, filed March 31, 2026 | not identified | not identified | Audit Committee |
| Fusemachines Inc.FY 2025, filed March 27, 2026 | Head of Technology | not identified | Audit Committee |
| Science Applications International CorpFY 2026, filed March 16, 2026 | Chief Information Security Officer | not identified | Audit Committee |
| Telos CorpFY 2025, filed March 16, 2026 | Chief Information Security Officer | Chief Information Technology Officer | Audit Committee |
| Ribbon Communications Inc.FY 2025, filed February 26, 2026 | Chief Information Security Officer | Chief Information Officer | Audit Committee |
Item 1C, verbatim from the filing
The text below is the Cybersecurity item of OneSpan's Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026, reproduced word for word from the filing on sec.gov. Page numbers and navigation lines have been removed; nothing has been added. It describes governance as of that date.
Item 1C - Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
As a cloud-based digital agreements and identity and authentication security solutions provider servicing customers in regulated industries, cybersecurity risk management is an important part of our identity. We maintain an enterprise cybersecurity risk management program designed to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks within our corporate information security environment and the systems we develop and operate for the benefit of our customers. Our cybersecurity risk management program is based upon best practices and standards for cybersecurity and information technology, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Cybersecurity Framework ("CSF") and the International Organization for Standardization ("ISO") 27001 Information Security Management System Requirements.
Policies and Training. We maintain security policies, standards, and processes that apply across our operations and that are approved by management, communicated to our personnel, and reviewed on an annual basis. We provide a global security awareness education program that includes mandatory security and privacy awareness training for all personnel, regular phishing identification exercises, focused training opportunities for particular roles, and incident response training for key individuals.
Risk Assessment and Safeguards. We conduct regular assessments of risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in our systems, and we implement safeguards to reduce these risks and vulnerabilities to a reasonable and appropriate level. For internal information systems and assets, we conduct regular internal reviews, employ continuous security monitoring, and conduct periodic independent reviews of the key components of our security program. For customer-facing products and services, in addition to internal reviews and testing, we undergo external reviews and penetration testing using an independent third party provider . Our cloud platforms for SaaS solutions are audited annually by external independent auditors who review our platforms against the Service Organization Controls ("SOC") 2 and ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 standards, and some of our Digital Agreement products are available on a FedRAMP compliant platform. Some of our products are certified under specific technical standards or industry guidelines, such as FIPS 140-2 and FIDO. Our Digipass authentication fulfillment services are also audited annually by external independent auditors against the SOC 2 standard. We conduct self-assessment activities for those standards or regulations that are not covered by the external auditors, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe. Additionally, we periodically engage third party consultants to assist with identifying, assessing, and/or managing cybersecurity threats.
Incident Management. We have a documented incident response plan for identifying and responding to cybersecurity incidents that focuses on isolating, containing, mitigating, and eradicating the threat as quickly as possible. In the event of a cybersecurity incident, we will follow a documented incident escalation procedure. For a discussion of whether any cybersecurity risks have or are likely to materially affect us, please see 1A, Risk Factors , for a discussion of identified cybersecurity risks.
Third Party Risk Management. Our vendor security risk management program covers vendors that require connectivity to our systems or access to confidential information. We utilize a trust intelligence platform for managing data privacy and data governance which includes third party risk management. Security reviews are performed periodically, based on vendor criticality, to identify potential security issues with the vendor systems or practices. New vendor contracts are reviewed by our legal and security teams, as appropriate, to confirm that security and data protection are appropriately addressed.
Material Cybersecurity Incidents . While we have experienced several security incidents in the past, we have not experienced any material cybersecurity incidents for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.
Governance
Our board of directors is primarily responsible for overseeing the assessment and management of our risk exposure, including the balance between risk and opportunity and the totality of risk exposure across the organization. The audit committee of the board of directors (the "Audit Committee") oversees the company's cybersecurity risks and exposures. We operate our security program under a global Information Security Charter approved by the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee receives security updates and information about cybersecurity risks from the Chief Information Officer ("CIO") and Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") at least quarterly. Our board generally reviews the company's overall risk management program at least annually, including the corporate insurance program which includes our cybersecurity insurance policy. We maintain an Information Security Steering Committee which is composed of key senior leaders who oversee the corporate information security program and our cybersecurity posture. Cybersecurity threats with the possibility of heightened criticality are escalated to a management team comprised of C-level executives and legal department representatives.
The CIO leads our global information technology organization and has nearly 30 years of information technology leadership experience, including acting as CIO at two cloud-based technology providers. The Chief Technology Officer has over 20 years of experience leading product management, engineering, and operational teams at global organizations, including at a fraud management and information security company. Our CISO reports to the CIO and is responsible for leading our information security organization and overseeing our enterprise-wide information security program. The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, leading global security engineering, operations, and enterprise IT teams at three SaaS providers, including serving as Chief Information Security Officer at another cloud-based technology provider. Team members who support our cybersecurity risk management program have relevant education and experience in the fields of cybersecurity, risk management, security architecture, data protection, application security, audit, compliance, incident response, identity governance and governance of enterprise information technology.
Earlier filings on record
Fiscal 2024 Form 10-K, filed February 27, 2025 sec.gov ↗
Top security role, as the filing names it
Chief Information Security Officer
Reports to, as the filing names it
CIO
“Our CISO reports to the CIO and is responsible for leading our information security organization and overseeing our information security program.”
Board oversight
Audit Committee
“The Audit Committee oversees the company's cybersecurity risks and exposures.”
Person named in the filing
not identified
Experience, as stated
Stated
“The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, including serving as Chief Information Security Officer at another cloud-based technology provider.”
Material incident
The filing states none
“We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.”
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Item 1C - Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
As a cloud-based digital agreements and identity and authentication security solutions provider servicing customers in regulated industries, cybersecurity risk management is an important part of our identity. We maintain an enterprise cybersecurity risk management program designed to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks
within our corporate information security environment and the systems we develop and operate for the benefit of our customers. Our cybersecurity risk management program is based upon best practices and standards for cybersecurity and information technology, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Cybersecurity Framework ("CSF") and the International Organization Standardization ("ISO") 27001 Information Security Management System Requirements.
Policies and Training. We maintain security policies, standards, and processes that apply across our operations and that are approved by management, communicated to our personnel, and reviewed on an annual basis. We provide a global security awareness education program that includes mandatory security and privacy awareness training for all personnel, regular phishing identification exercises, focused training opportunities for particular roles, and incident response training for key individuals.
Risk Assessment and Safeguards. We conduct regular assessments of risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in our systems, and we implement safeguards to reduce these risks and vulnerabilities to a reasonable and appropriate level. For internal information systems and assets, we conduct regular internal reviews, employ continuous security monitoring, and conduct periodic independent reviews of the key components of our security program. For customer-facing products and services, in addition to internal reviews and testing, we undergo external reviews and penetration testing using an independent third party provider . Our cloud platforms for SaaS solutions are audited annually by external independent auditors who review our platforms against the Service Organization Controls ("SOC") 2 and ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 standards, and some of our Digital Agreement products are available on a FedRAMP compliant platform. Some of our products are certified under specific technical standards or industry guidelines, such as FIPS 140-2 and FIDO. Our Digipass authentication fulfillment services are also audited annually by external independent auditors against the SOC 2 standard. We conduct self-assessment activities for those standards or regulations that are not covered by the external auditors, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe. Additionally, we periodically engage third party consultants to assist with identifying, assessing, and/or managing cybersecurity threats.
Incident Management. We have a documented incident response plan for identifying and responding to cybersecurity incidents that focuses on isolating, containing, mitigating, and eradicating the threat as quickly as possible. In the event of a cybersecurity incident, we will follow a documented incident escalation procedure. For a discussion of whether any cybersecurity risks have, or are likely to materially affect us, please see 1A, Risk Factors , for a discussion of identified cybersecurity risks.
Third Party Risk Management. Our vendor security risk management program covers vendors that require connectivity to our systems or access to confidential information. We utilize a trust intelligence platform for managing data privacy and data governance which includes third party risk management. Security reviews are performed periodically, based on vendor criticality, to identify potential security issues with the vendor systems or practices. New vendor contracts are reviewed by our legal and security teams, as appropriate, to confirm that security and data protection are appropriately addressed.
Material Cybersecurity Incidents . While we have experienced several security incidents in the past, we have not experienced any material cybersecurity incidents for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 . We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.
Governance
Our Board is primarily responsible for overseeing the assessment and management of our risk exposure, including the balance between risk and opportunity and the totality of risk exposure across the organization. The Audit Committee oversees the company's cybersecurity risks and exposures. We operate our security program under a global Information Security Charter approved by the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee receives security updates and information about cybersecurity risks from the Chief Information Officer ("CIO") and Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") at least quarterly. Our Board generally reviews the company's overall risk management program at least annually, including the corporate insurance program which includes our cybersecurity insurance policy. We maintain an Information Security Steering Committee which is composed of key senior leaders who oversee the corporate information security program and our cybersecurity posture. Cybersecurity threats with the possibility of heightened criticality are escalated to a management team comprised of C-level executives and legal department representatives.
The CIO leads our global information technology organization and has nearly 30 years of information technology leadership experience, including acting as CIO at two cloud-based technology providers. The Chief Technology Officer has over 20 years of experience leading product management, engineering, and operational teams at global organizations, including at a fraud management and information security company. The Senior Vice President of Research and Development has more than 25 years of information technology experience, including at another publicly traded
technology company. Our CISO reports to the CIO and is responsible for leading our information security organization and overseeing our information security program. The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, including serving as Chief Information Security Officer at another cloud-based technology provider. Team members who support our cybersecurity risk management program have relevant education and experience in the fields of cybersecurity, risk management, security architecture, data protection, application security, audit, compliance, incident response, identity governance and governance of enterprise information technology.
Fiscal 2023 Form 10-K, filed March 6, 2024 sec.gov ↗
Top security role, as the filing names it
Chief Information Security Officer
Reports to, as the filing names it
CIO
“Our CISO reports to the CIO and is responsible for leading our information security organization and overseeing our information security program.”
Board oversight
Audit Committee
“The Audit Committee oversees the company's cybersecurity risks and exposures.”
Person named in the filing
not identified
Experience, as stated
Stated
“The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, including serving as Chief Information Security Officer at another cloud-based technology provider.”
Material incident
The filing states none
“We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.”
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Item 1C - Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
As a cloud-based digital agreements and identity and authentication security solutions provider servicing customers in regulated industries, cybersecurity risk management is an important part of our identity. We maintain an enterprise cybersecurity risk management program designed to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks within our corporate information security environment and the systems we develop and operate for the benefit of our customers. Our cybersecurity risk management program is based upon best practices and standards for cybersecurity and information technology, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Cybersecurity Framework ("CSF") and the International Organization Standardization ("ISO") 27001 Information Security Management System Requirements.
Policies and Training. We maintain security policies, standards, and processes that apply across our operations and that are approved by management, communicated to our personnel, and reviewed on an annual basis. We provide a global security awareness education program that includes mandatory security and privacy awareness training for all personnel, regular phishing identification exercises, focused training opportunities for particular roles, and incident response training for key individuals.
Risk Assessment and Safeguards. We conduct regular assessments of risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in our systems, and we implement safeguards to reduce these risks and vulnerabilities to a reasonable and appropriate level. For internal information systems and assets, we conduct regular internal reviews, employ continuous security monitoring, and conduct periodic independent reviews of the key components of our security program. For customer-facing products and services, in addition to internal reviews and testing, we undergo external reviews and penetration testing using an independent third party provider. Our cloud platforms for SaaS solutions are audited annually by external independent auditors who review our platforms against the Service Organization Controls ("SOC") 2 and ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 standards, and some of our Digital Agreement products are available on a FedRAMP compliant platform. Some of our products are certified under specific technical standards or industry guidelines, such as FIPS 140-2 and FIDO. Our Digipass authentication fulfillment services are also audited annually by external independent auditors against the SOC 2 standard. We conduct self-assessment activities for those standards or regulations that are not covered by the external auditors, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe. Additionally, we periodically engage third party consultants to assist with identifying, assessing, and/or managing cybersecurity threats.
Incident Management. We have a documented incident response plan for identifying and responding to cybersecurity incidents that focuses on isolating, containing, mitigating, and eradicating the threat as quickly as possible. In the event of a cybersecurity incident, we will follow a documented incident escalation procedure. For a discussion of whether any cybersecurity risks have, or are likely to materially affect us, please see 1A, Risk Factors , for a discussion of identified cybersecurity risks.
Third Party Risk Management. Our vendor security risk management program covers vendors that require connectivity to our systems or access to confidential information. We utilize a trust intelligence platform for managing data
privacy and data governance which includes third party risk management. Security reviews are performed periodically, based on vendor criticality, to identify potential security issues with the vendor systems or practices. New vendor contracts are reviewed by our legal and security teams, as appropriate, to confirm that security and data protection are appropriately addressed.
Material Cybersecurity Incidents . While we have experienced several security incidents in the past, we have not experienced any material cybersecurity incidents for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. We do not believe that there are currently any known risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition.
Governance
Our Board is primarily responsible for overseeing the assessment and management of our risk exposure, including the balance between risk and opportunity and the totality of risk exposure across the organization. The Audit Committee oversees the company's cybersecurity risks and exposures. We operate our security program under a global Information Security Charter approved by the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee receives security updates and information about cybersecurity risks from the Chief Information Officer ("CIO") and Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") at least quarterly. Our Board generally reviews the company's overall risk management program at least annually, including the corporate insurance program which includes our cybersecurity insurance policy. We maintain an Information Security Steering Committee which is composed of key senior leaders who oversee the corporate information security program and our cybersecurity posture. Cybersecurity threats with the possibility of heightened criticality are escalated to a management team comprised of C-level executives and legal department representatives.
The CIO leads our global information technology organization and has nearly 30 years of information technology leadership experience, including acting as CIO at two cloud-based technology providers. The Senior Vice President of Research and Development has more than 25 years of information technology experience, including at another publicly traded technology company. Our CISO reports to the CIO and is responsible for leading our information security organization and overseeing our information security program. The CISO has over 20 years experience in information technology and security, including serving as Chief Information Security Officer at another cloud-based technology provider. Team members who support our cybersecurity risk management program have relevant education and experience in the fields of cybersecurity, risk management, security architecture, data protection, application security, audit, compliance, incident response, identity governance and governance of enterprise information technology.
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