{"url_path":"/sec/rbc/10-k/2026/item-1c","section_key":"item-1c","section_title":"Item 1C CYBERSECURITY**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-05-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/0001213900-26-057626-index.html","accession_number":"0001213900-26-057626","cik":"0001324948","ticker":"RBC","issuer_name":"RBC Bearings INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/0001213900-26-057626-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001324948","primary_entity_name":"RBC Bearings INC"},"word_count":464,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**ITEM\n1C. CYBERSECURITY**\n\n \n\n*Cybersecurity\nRisk Management and Governance*\n\n \n\nIn\nresponse to the increasing threat of continuously evolving cybersecurity risks, we continue to invest in our information technology and\noperational technology cybersecurity processes. We maintain a data protection and cybersecurity\nrisk management program based upon the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Cybersecurity framework to assess,\nidentify and manage cybersecurity risks. As part of this program, we maintain defensive network perimeter safeguards, internal mitigation\nand control features, continuous system and network monitoring, and contingency data protection. The Company ensures regular data and\nsystem backups through planned schedules. We utilize local backups for quick recovery and off-site, off-line and physical backups to\nsafeguard against disasters. Our cybersecurity program includes steps for assessing the severity of a cybersecurity threat, identifying\nthe source of a cybersecurity threat including whether the cybersecurity threat is associated with a third-party service provider, implementing\ncybersecurity testing, detection, response, prevention and mitigation strategies. We also have\na notification process for real-time escalation of material cyber incidents by members of our internal cybersecurity team to senior management,\nincluding our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller, General Counsel and the\nAudit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company’s information security team also engages third-party security consultants\nfor penetration testing, training for employees on cybersecurity awareness and system enhancements. Our Director of Information Technology\nis responsible for leading global cybersecurity risk reduction efforts and compliance. The Director of Information Technology, and his\nrelated staff, are highly skilled information technology and information security professionals with varying years of experience. The\nDirector of Information Technology has had various roles related to information technology and information security with the Company\nsince being hired in 2015.\n\n \n\n16\n\n \n\n \n\nThe\nAudit Committee is responsible for oversight of our risk management with respect to information technology operations and cybersecurity\nand oversees risk management in the area of data privacy, which is included in our overall enterprise risk management. As\npart of this process, the Audit Committee oversees the data protection and cybersecurity risk management program, which includes reviewing\nmanagement’s risk assessments and the steps management has taken to monitor or mitigate our cybersecurity risk exposure. On a quarterly\nbasis, management provides data protection and cybersecurity reports to the Audit Committee, which include updates on cybersecurity initiatives,\ncybersecurity metrics and threat landscape.\n\n \n\nDespite\nour efforts with respect to information technology operations, cybersecurity and data privacy, we have been, and may continue to be,\nimpacted by breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy, which occur from time to time. During fiscal year 2026, the Company\ndid not experience any cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company,\nincluding its business strategy, results of operations, cash flow or financial condition."}