Mitigating cybersecurity risk is imperative for any company, and it’s
a growing concern for investors.
Cybersecurity risk management is a common thread running
throughout our company, including our environmental, social, and
governance practices.
We continuously monitor and develop our information technology
environment to prevent, detect, address, and mitigate the risk of
unauthorized access, misuse, data loss, computer viruses, and other
cybersecurity events that could harm our business.
Our world headquarters in the U.S. and our manufacturing facility in
Romania completed successful re-certification ISO 27001 surveillance
audits for their information security management systems (ISMS) in
2022. The auditors noted strengths such as leadership commitment
and comprehensive internal audit processes.
Our Poland facility became the first KE manufacturing facility to achieve
Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) certification.
TISAX is a European automotive industry-standard information security
assessment catalog based on key aspects of information security such
as data protection and connection to third parties. To complete the TISAX
assessment, our Poland facility successfully completed an audit by an
accredited, independent assessor.
Just as we rely on technology to keep us cybersecure, we also rely on our
people to understand their personal role in helping protect us from cyber
threats. Employees worldwide are routinely tested on their cybersecurity
knowledge to help identify and avoid online phishing techniques and social
engineering practices that could threaten our operations.
We encourage the personal development and growth of employees who
work on our cybersecurity team. A 2022 highlight for us was when our
Senior Information Security Manager Tracey Blendowski achieved her
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
We rely on people of Tracey’s caliber to help us build and manage a safe
environment for our organization and, as a manager, to help in the growth
and development of others on her team.
