Disclosure · Form 10-K · fiscal 2026
Earth Science Tech, Inc. 10-K cybersecurity disclosure (Item 1C), fiscal 2026
Filed June 18, 2026· period ended March 31, 2026· ETST· CIK 1538495· Updated · filing on sec.gov ↗
Earth Science Tech, Inc.'s Form 10-K for fiscal 2026, filed June 18, 2026, carries an Item 1C cybersecurity section; a top security role title is not identified. It names Chris Rose as of that date.
What the filing says, in plain English
Who leads security (the top role, as the filing names it)
not identified
Reports to
not identified
Board oversight
not identified
CISO or other person named
Chris Rose (as of the filing date)
“The company employs a dedicated IT infrastructure department led by Chris Rose.”
Frameworks and standards named
not identified
Outside assessors, consultants or testers
not identified
Experience of the security leadership, as stated
not identified
Material incident
not identified
The section
130 words, Form 10-K filed June 18, 2026 for the period ended March 31, 2026
Read by claude-sonnet-5-5 on November 9, 2026; every quote verified in the stored text by code; 1 proposed field not found in the text and left empty.
How peers in the same industry describe the seat
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| Nanoviricides, Inc.FY 2026, filed September 28, 2026 | not identified | not identified | audit committee |
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| Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc.\newFY 2026, filed August 14, 2026 | not identified | not identified | audit committee |
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| KALA BIO, Inc.FY 2025, filed April 15, 2026 | Chief Business Officer | not identified | Audit Committee |
| Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc.FY 2025, filed April 15, 2026 | not identified | not identified | full board |
| Sunshine Biopharma Inc.FY 2025, filed April 3, 2026 | not identified | not identified | not identified |
| LFTD Partners Inc.FY 2025, filed April 1, 2026 | not identified | not identified | not identified |
Item 1C, verbatim from the filing
The text below is the Cybersecurity item of Earth Science Tech, Inc.'s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on June 18, 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
The
Company recognizes the growing importance of cybersecurity. The company employs a dedicated IT infrastructure department led by Chris
Rose. The IT department assumes the primary responsibility for overseeing our cybersecurity risk exposure across the entire organization.
This includes evaluating, assessing, and enhancing cybersecurity practices.
Initial
Risk Assessment
Our
technology department conducts regular IT and Security risk assessments. This involves employee sit-alongs, inventorying all tech systems and assets, and
reviewing existing practices, procedures, and policies. The findings are meticulously cataloged. Action plans are developed and addressed
in priority ranked order. These assessments are updated quarterly, addressing new and outstanding risks and remediation plans.
Third-Party
Engagement
To
expedite security policy changes, active threat monitoring, infrastructure enhancements, device management, and endpoint security, the
company engages additional third-party IT consultants.
Earlier filings on record
Fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed June 27, 2025 sec.gov ↗
Top security role, as the filing names it
CTO
Reports to, as the filing names it
not identified
Board oversight
not identified
Person named in the filing
Chris Rose
“The company employs a dedicated IT infrastructure department led by Chris Rose.”
Experience, as stated
not identified
Material incident
not identified
Read by claude-sonnet-5-5 on November 9, 2026; every quote verified in the stored text by code.
ITEM
1C. CYBERSECURITY
ETST
recognizes the growing importance of cybersecurity. The company employs a dedicated IT infrastructure department led by Chris Rose. The
IT department assumes the primary responsibility for overseeing our cybersecurity risk exposure across the entire organization . This
includes evaluating, assessing, and enhancing cybersecurity practices.
Initial
Risk Assessment
Our
CTO conducts regular IT and Security risk assessments. This involves employee sit-alongs, inventorying all tech systems and assets, and
reviewing existing practices, procedures, and policies. The findings are meticulously cataloged. Action plans are developed and addressed
in priority ranked order. These assessments are updated quarterly, addressing new and outstanding risks and remediation plans .
Third-Party
Engagement
To
expedite security policy changes, active threat monitoring, infrastructure enhancements, device management, and endpoint security, the
company engages additional third-party IT consultants .
Fiscal 2024 Form 10-K, filed June 28, 2024 sec.gov ↗
Top security role, as the filing names it
Chief Technology Officer
Reports to, as the filing names it
not identified
Board oversight
not identified
Person named in the filing
Chris Rose
“Recently, the company hired Chris Rose as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on April 1st, 2024.”
Experience, as stated
not identified
Material incident
not identified
Read by claude-sonnet-5-5 on November 9, 2026; every quote verified in the stored text by code.
ITEM
1C. CYBERSECURITY
ETST
recognizes the growing importance of cybersecurity. Recently, the company hired Chris Rose as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on April
1st, 2024. Chris assumes the primary responsibility for overseeing our cybersecurity risk exposure. This includes evaluating, assessing,
and enhancing cybersecurity practices across the organization.
Initial
Risk Assessment
Upon
assuming the role, the new CTO conducted an initial IT and Security risk assessment. This involved employee sit--along, inventorying
all tech systems and assets, and reviewing existing practices, procedures, and policies. The findings were meticulously cataloged, and
a weighted scoring system was applied to rank risks based on impact and likelihood. Action plans have been developed and are being addressed
in priority ranked order. These assessments will be updated quarterly, addressing new and outstanding risks and remediation plans.
Third-Party
Engagement
To
expedite security policy changes, active threat monitoring, infrastructure enhancements, device management, and endpoint security, the
CTO has engaged additional third-party IT consultants.
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