As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24,29, 2023

Registration Number 333-256785

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 34

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

DATA443 RISK MITIGATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

4000 Sancar Way, Suite 400

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

(919) 526-1070

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive office)

Jason Remillard

President and Chief Executive Officer

4000 Sancar Way, Suite 400

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

(919) 443-0654

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. [ ]

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this preliminary Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither we nor the selling stockholders may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

                        Units

Each Unit Consisting of

One Share of Common Stock and

One Warrant to Purchase One Share of Common Stock

DATA443 RISK MITIGATION, INC.

ALL THINGS DATA SECURITY®

This is a firm commitment for an underwritten public offering of units (the “Units”), based on an assumed initial offering price of $                  per Unit, which is the midpoint of the range of the offering price per Unit, of DATA443 RISK MITIGATION, INC., a Nevada corporation (alternatively, the “Company”; “we”; “us”; “our”). We anticipate a public offering price of $                  per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and one warrant (each, a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”) to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $                  per share, constituting 100% of the price of each Unit sold in this offering based on an assumed initial offering price of $                  per Unit. The Units have no stand-alone rights and will not be certificated or issued as stand-alone securities. The shares of common stock and the Warrants comprising the Units are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering. Each Warrant offered hereby is immediately exercisable on the date of issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance. This offering also includes the shares of common stock issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Warrants.

We have also registered for public sale 931,000 shares of common stock held by 37 selling stockholders (the selling stockholders referred to herein as the “Selling Stockholders”). We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. The shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholders (the “Selling Stockholder Shares”) will not be purchased by the underwriters or otherwise included in the underwritten offering of our Units in this public offering. The Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of their shares in a number of different ways and at varying prices, but will not sell any Selling Stockholder Shares until after the closing of this offering. See “Selling Stockholders—Plan of Distribution.” We will pay all expenses (other than discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any) relating to the registration of the Selling Stockholders’ shares of Common Stock with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Link LLC quotation system operated by OTC Markets, Group, Inc., under the symbol “ATDS” on the OTC Pink tier. On August 15, 2023, the reported closing price of our Common Stock was $0.02 per share. We have applied to list our common stock and Warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “ATDS” and “ATDSW”, respectively. No assurance can be given that our application will be approved or that the trading prices of our common stock on the OTC Pink tier will be indicative of the prices of our common stock if our common stock were traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The approval of our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market is a condition of closing this offering.

The offering price of the Units has been determined between the underwriter and us, considering our historical performance and capital structure, prevailing market conditions, and overall assessment of our business, and may be at a discount to the current market price.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. This offering is highly speculative and these securities involve a high degree of risk and should be considered only by persons who can afford the loss of their entire investment. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this Prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to this Prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

We have granted a 45-day option to the underwriter, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part, to purchase up to an additional                   shares of common stock and/or                   additional Warrants at the public offering price of $                  per share, less, in each case, the underwriting discounts payable by us, in any combination solely to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriter exercises the option in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions payable will be $                 , and the total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be $                 .

The underwriter expects to deliver the securities against payment to the investors in this offering on or about                      , 2023.

Sole Book-Running Manager

DAWSON JAMES SECURITIES, INC.

The date of this Prospectus is                         , 2023

DATA443 RISK MITIGATION, INC.

ALL THINGS DATA SECURITY™

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In this Prospectus, “we”; “us”; “our”; the “Company”; and “ATDS” refer to DATA443 RISK MITIGATION, INC., a Nevada corporation, and where appropriate, its subsidiaries, unless expressly indicated or the content requires otherwise.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

You should rely only on information contained in this Prospectus. We have not, and the underwriter has not, authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this Prospectus. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor the sale of our securities means that the information contained in this Prospectus is correct after the date of this Prospectus. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy our securities in any circumstances under which the offer or solicitation is unlawful or in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.

For investors outside the United States: Neither we nor the underwriter have taken any action that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this Prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this Prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the securities covered hereby and the distribution of this Prospectus outside of the United States.

The information in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this Prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

We are responsible for the information contained in this Prospectus and in any free-writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not, the Selling Stockholders have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information, and we take no, the Selling Stockholders take no, and the underwriters take no, responsibility for any other information others may give you. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, the Selling Stockholders are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this Prospectus.

This Prospectus includes market and industry data that has been obtained from third-party sources, including industry publications, as well as industry data prepared by our management on the basis of its knowledge of and experience in the industries in which we operate (including our management’s estimates and assumptions relating to such industries based on that knowledge). Management’s knowledge of such industries has been developed through its experience and participation in these industries. While our management believes the third-party sources referred to in this Prospectus are reliable, neither we nor our management have independently verified any of the data from such sources referred to in this Prospectus or ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon by such sources. Internally prepared and third-party market forecasts in particular are estimates only and may be inaccurate, especially over long periods of time. In addition, the underwriter has not independently verified any of the industry data prepared by management or ascertained the underlying estimates and assumptions relied upon by management. Furthermore, references in this Prospectus to any publications, reports, surveys, or articles prepared by third parties should not be construed as depicting the complete findings of the entire publication, report, survey, or article. The information in any such publication, report, survey, or article is not incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information about this offering included elsewhere in this Prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should evaluate and consider before investing in our securities. You should carefully read, consider, and evaluate this entire Prospectus, especially the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements included herein, including the notes thereto, before making an investment decision.

Business Overview

We provide data security and privacy management solutions across the enterprise and in the cloud. Trusted by over 10,000 customers, we provide the visibility and control needed to protect data at scale, regardless of format, location, or consumer, and to facilitate compliance with fast-changing global data privacy requirements. Our customers include established leaders and up-and-coming businesses spanning the private and public/government sectors across diverse industries and fields, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology, and telecommunications.

The mounting ransomware landscape as well as other threats to data have accelerated the rate at which businesses are adopting data security solutions and we believe that our portfolio of data security and privacy products provides an encompassing solution set such that we are well positioned to capitalize on that increased adoption rate and establish our products as new data privacy and security standards. Our offerings are anchored in reliable and comprehensive privacy management and equip organizations with a seamless approach to safeguard data, protect against attacks, and otherwise mitigate the most critical risks.

Sector-specific US laws, state-level legislation, and outside-the-United States (OUS) regulations are confounding enterprises of all sizes for whom safeguarding and stewarding data is key, but for whom becoming specialists in privacy and security is not an element of their strategic roadmap. For many of these enterprises, we can bridge the gap between their need to protect data and their need to use their resources to grow their core business by offering turnkey solutions and related counseling and technical support to offset risks from data breaches and security incidents of various types. We provide products and services for the marketplace that are designed to protect data that is stored in the cloud, on-premises, and in hybrid cloud/on-premises environments, and data that is transmitted throughout the enterprise, including but not limited to by remote employees. Our suite of security products focuses on protecting sensitive files and email, confidential customer, patient and employee data, financial records, strategic and product plans, intellectual property and other proprietary information, allowing our customers to create, share, and protect their sensitive data wherever it is stored and however it is used.

We deliver solutions and capabilities that businesses can use in conjunction with their use of established cloud vendors such as Microsoft® Azure, Google® Cloud Platform (GCP), and Amazon® Web Services (AWS), as well as with on-premises databases and database applications and with virtualization platforms, such as those hosted or configured using VMWare®, Citrix®, and Oracle® products.

We sell or plan to sell substantially all our products and services through a sales model that combines the leverage of a channel sales model or direct account management, thereby providing us with opportunities to grow our current customer base and deliver our value proposition for data privacy and security. We endeavor to use subscription models to license products and services, commonly for a paid-in-advance, multiyear term that is auto-renewing. We also make use of channel partners, distributors, and resellers which sell to end-users of the products and services. This approach allows us to maintain close relationships with our customers and benefit from the global reach of our partners. Additionally, we are enhancing our product offerings and go-to-market strategy by establishing technology alliances within the IT infrastructure and security vendor ecosystem. Our sales and marketing focus for new organic growth is on organizations with 500 or more users who are adopting cloud services and can make larger purchases with us over time and have a greater potential lifetime value.

We continue to onboard to cloud-native technology adoption portals such as the Microsoft® Azure Marketplace and the Amazon® AWS Marketplace. Vendors may offer incentives to us as a software and services provider to onboard and market via their marketplace portals.

We strive to create new and innovative products and to improve existing products, proactively identifying and solving the data security needs of our customers.

As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, data privacy requirements get more complex, and data security becomes more challenging, we believe that Data443 is well positioned to capture more market share, continue to lead in strategic data security technology development, and prepare organizations for the next epoch in IT data privacy services.

Our Products

Each of our major product lines provides features and functionality which we believe enable our customers to optimally secure their data. The products are modular, giving our customers the flexibility to select what they require for their business needs and the flexibility to expand their usage simply by adding a license. We currently offer the following products and services:

Our Growth Strategy

Key elements of our growth strategy include:

Acquisitions. We intend to aggressively pursue acquisitions of other cybersecurity software and service providers focused on the data security sector. We target companies with a developed and/or steady client base, as well as companies with offerings that complement our existing suite of products.

Research & Development; Innovation. We intend to increase our spending on research and development to create new and innovative products and to improve existing products, proactively identifying and solving the data security needs of our clients.

Grow Our Customer Base. We believe the continued challenges businesses face in managing their enterprise data and the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats will keep the demand high for the type of products and services we offer. We intend to capitalize on this demand by continually developing and curating a collection of products and services that are attractive and relevant to both our established revenue base and to new customers.

Expand Our Sales Capacity. We believe that continuing to expand our sales force will be essential to achieving our expansion and growth. We intend to expand our sales capacity by adding sales and marketing employees, with heavy focus on customer success and leveraging our existing customer relationships.

Our Customers

Our current customer base is comprised primarily of two segments – commercial enterprises and open-source consumers. Our commercial enterprise customers are generally focused within the U.S., range from 500 employees to over 150,000 employees, and use our data security products. We have over 10,000 commercial enterprise customers. We have approximately 20 customers in the financial technology industry that contract with us directly for products with subscriptions with terms of more than three years. We have more than 2,500 customers comprising mid-market-sized organizations that also contract with us directly for products with subscriptions with terms of one to three years. Our open-source consumers are more widely distributed geographically, include organizations of all sizes in terms of both number of employees and revenues, and typically use our online GDPR/CCPA/GLPD Privacy plugins, our Privacy Badge solution, or our user experience enhancement products. We have over 200,000 open-source consumers with active installations of our plugins, and we have 9,000 open-source consumers that pay a premium for additional or advanced features. We expect that some of our open-source consumers will become commercial customers over time.

Corporate Information

Our principal offices are located at 4000 Sancar Way, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, and our telephone number is (919) 526-1070.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the “JOBS Act.” An emerging growth company may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies that are not emerging growth companies. As a result, the information that we provide to stockholders may be different than the information you may receive from other public companies in which you hold equity. For example, as long as we are an emerging growth company:

We may take advantage of these reduced disclosure and other requirements until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue; the last day of the fiscal year in which we qualify as a “large accelerated filer”; the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt securities; and the last day of the fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of this offering occurs.

As mentioned above, the JOBS Act permits us, as an emerging growth company, to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. We have elected not to opt out of the extended transition period which means that when an accounting standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, as an emerging growth company, we can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of issuers who are required to comply with the effective dates for new or revised accounting standards that are applicable to public companies that are not emerging growth companies, which may make comparison of our financials to those of such other public companies more difficult.

We are also a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company. The market value of our stock held by non-affiliates plus the proposed aggregate amount of gross proceeds to us as a result of this offering is less than $700 million and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company after this offering if either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates (public float) is less than $250 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue is less than $100 Million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company we may choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and, similar to emerging growth companies, smaller reporting companies have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation. In the event that we are still considered a “smaller reporting company” at such time as we cease being an “emerging growth company,” the disclosure we will be required to provide in our SEC filings will increase, but it will still be less than it would be if we were considered neither an “emerging growth company” nor a “smaller reporting company.” Specifically, similar to “emerging growth companies,” “smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings; are exempt from the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations in their SEC filings, including, among other things, being required to provide only two years of audited financial statements in annual reports. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as an “emerging growth company” or “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.

OFFERING SUMMARY

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully read, consider, and evaluate risks described below, as well as all the other information contained in this Prospectus, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes, before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occur, as well as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. As a result, the market or trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risk Factor Summary

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in “Risk Factors” in this Prospectus, any of which could materially and adversely impact our business and operations, adversely impact our growth prospects, cause us to incur additional costs or liabilities and/or cause the price of our common stock to decline. You should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties when investing in our common stock. Some of the principal risks and uncertainties include the following:

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

We will require additional funds in the future to achieve our current business strategy and an inability to obtain funding could cause our business to fail.

We will need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financings in order to fund our future operations and fulfill our future contractual obligations. These financings may not be available when needed. Even if these financings are available, they may be on terms that we deem unacceptable or that are materially adverse to your interests with respect to dilution of book value, dividend preferences, liquidation preferences, or other terms. Our inability to obtain financing could have an adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan and develop our products, and as a result, could diminish our sales or require us to suspend our operations and possibly cease our existence.

Even if we are successful in raising capital in the future, we will likely need to raise additional capital to continue and/or expand our operations. If we do not raise the additional capital, the value of any investment in us may become worthless.

If we do raise additional capital but from other than conventional sources, we may need to scale back or otherwise adjust our growth strategy which may prevent us from fully implementing our business plan.

Technology is constantly changing and evolving and the continued viability of our products and services requires that we keep up with an ever-changing technological landscape.

Our industry is categorized by rapid technological progression, ever-increasing innovation, changes in customer requirements, and frequent new product introductions, and we may be subject to legal and regulatory compliance mandates as the relevant law develops in the fields in which are products are used. As a result, we must continually change and improve our products in response to such changes, and our products must also successfully interface with products from other vendors, which are also subject to constant change. While we believe we have the competency to aid our customers in all aspects of data privacy and security, we will need to constantly improve our current assets and offerings to keep up with technological advances that are expected to occur.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to anticipate future market needs and opportunities or be able to develop new products and services or expand the functionality of our current products and services in a timely manner or at all. Even if we are able to anticipate, develop, and introduce new products and expand the functionality of our current products, there can be no assurance that enhancements or new products will achieve widespread market acceptance: If they do not, our business may be adversely affected and we may have to cease operations altogether.

We face intense competition in our market, especially from larger, well-established companies, and we may lack sufficient financial and other resources to maintain and improve our competitive position.

The market for data privacy and security and other data governance solutions is intensely competitive and is characterized by constant change and innovation. We face competition from both traditional, larger software vendors offering enterprise-wide software frameworks and services and smaller companies offering point solutions for specific identification and data governance issues. We also compete with IT equipment vendors and systems management solution providers whose products and services address data identification and classification and data governance requirements. Our principal competitors vary depending on the product. Many of our existing competitors have achieved, and some of our potential competitors could achieve, substantial competitive advantages due to:

Our competitors may be able to compete and respond more effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, or customer requirements. Our competitors may also seek to extend or supplement their existing products and services to provide data security and data governance solutions that more closely compete with our products and services offerings. Potential customers may also prefer to purchase, or incrementally add solutions, from their existing suppliers rather than to onboard with us as a new or additional supplier regardless of whether our products offer better performance or more features.

In addition, with the recent increase in large merger and acquisition transactions in the technology industry, particularly transactions involving cloud-based technologies, there is a greater likelihood that we will compete with other large technology companies in the future.

Some of our competitors have made acquisitions or entered into strategic relationships to offer more comprehensive product offerings in combination than they were previously able to offer alone. Companies resulting from these possible consolidations and partnerships may be able to offer more attractive pricing, making them more compelling to customers and more difficult for us to compete with effectively. In addition, continued industry consolidation may adversely impact customer perceptions of the viability of small- and medium-sized technology companies and consequently their willingness to purchase from those companies. Conditions in our market could change rapidly and significantly as a result of technological advancements, partnering among our competitors, or continuing market consolidation. These competitive pressures in our market or our potential inability to compete effectively may result in price reductions, fewer orders, reduced revenue and gross margins, increased net losses, and loss of market share. Any failure to meet and address these factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

We are dependent on the continued services and performance of our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jason Remillard, the loss of whom could adversely affect our business.

Our future performance depends in large part on the continued services and continuing contributions of our founder, Chief Executive Officer and president, Jason Remillard, to successfully manage the Company, to execute on our business plan, and to identify and pursue new opportunities and deliver product innovations. The loss of Mr. Remillard’s services could significantly delay or prevent us from achieving our development and strategic objectives and adversely affect our business.

If we are unable to attract new customers and/or expand sales to existing customers, both domestically and internationally, our growth could be slower than we expect, and our business may be harmed.

Our future growth depends in part upon increasing our customer base. Our ability to achieve significant growth in revenues in the future will depend upon the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts, both domestically and internationally, and our ability to attract new customers. If we fail to attract new customers, our revenues may grow more slowly than expected, and our business may be harmed.

Our future growth also depends upon expanding sales of our products and services to existing customers and their organizations. If our customers do not purchase additional licenses or our other offerings related to complementary products and services , our revenues may grow more slowly than expected, may not grow at all, or may decline. There can be no assurance that our efforts will result in increased sales to existing customers and additional revenues. If our efforts are not successful, our business may suffer.

If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with our channel partners, our business could be adversely affected.

We intend to rely to some extent on channel partners, such as distribution partners and resellers, to sell licenses for our products and to sell our technical support and maintenance services. Our ability to achieve revenue growth in the future may depend in part on our success in maintaining successful relationships with our channel partners. Agreements with channel partners tend to be non-exclusive, meaning our channel partners may offer customers the products of several different companies. If our channel partners do not effectively market and sell our products and services, choose to use greater efforts to market and sell their own products or those of others, or fail to meet the needs of our customers, our ability to grow our business may be adversely affected. Furthermore, agreements with channel partners generally allow them to terminate their agreements for any reason upon 30 days’ notice. If we are unable to maintain our relationships with these channel partners, our business, results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows could be adversely affected.

Breaches in our security, cyberattacks, or other cyber risks could expose us to significant liability and cause our business and reputation to suffer.

Our operations may involve transmitting and processing the confidential, proprietary, and sensitive information of our customers. We have legal and contractual obligations to protect the confidentiality of and to appropriately use customer data. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks as a result of third-party action, employee error, or misconduct. Security risks, including, but not limited to, unauthorized use or disclosure of customer data, theft of proprietary information, loss or corruption of customer data, and computer hacking attacks or other cyberattacks, could expose us to substantial litigation expenses and damages, indemnity and other contractual obligations, government fines and penalties, mitigation expenses and other liabilities. We have been subject to attempted cyberattacks in the past and expect to be subject to such attacks in the future. We continuously work to improve our information technology systems, and to create security boundaries around our critical and sensitive assets. We perform activities to mitigate the risk of attacks and to increase our capabilities to responsibly handle any security violation or attack. However, because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until successfully launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures and our products could be harmed, we could lose potential sales and existing customers, our ability to operate our business could be impaired, and we may incur significant liabilities.

Failure to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business.

The success of our business depends on our ability to obtain, protect, and enforce our trade secrets, patents, and other intellectual property rights such as copyrights and trademarks. We attempt to protect our intellectual property under trade secret, patent, copyright, and trademark laws, and through a combination of confidentiality procedures, contractual provisions and other methods, all of which offer only limited protection. The process of obtaining patent protection is expensive and time consuming, and we may choose not to seek patent protection for certain innovations and may choose not to pursue patent protection in certain jurisdictions in which we do or plan to do business. Not seeking patent protection may limit our options to exclude competitors from using those innovations altogether or in those jurisdictions.

Our policy is to require our employees to execute written agreements in which they assign to us their rights in potential inventions and other intellectual property created within the scope of their employment. We also require any consultants we engage to provide services that may result in intellectual property that would benefit us to contractually agree to assign their rights to their inventions or creations to us, in connection with the engagement. However, we cannot assure you that we have adequately protected our rights in every such agreement or that we have executed an agreement with every such party. Finally, in order to benefit from intellectual property protection, we must monitor, detect, and pursue infringement claims in certain circumstances in relevant jurisdictions, all of which is costly and time-consuming. As a result, we may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property rights.

The data security, cybersecurity, data retention, and data governance industries are characterized by the existence of a large number of relevant patents and frequent claims and related litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. From time to time, third parties have asserted and may assert their patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights against us, our channel partners, or our customers. Successful claims of infringement or misappropriation by a third party could prevent us from distributing certain products or performing certain services or could require us to pay substantial damages (including, for example, treble damages if we are found to have willfully infringed patents and increased statutory damages if we are found to have willfully infringed copyrights), royalties or other fees. Such claims also could require us to cease making, licensing or using solutions that are alleged to infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property of others or to expend additional development resources to attempt to redesign our products or services or otherwise to develop non-infringing technology. Even if third parties may offer a license to their technology, the terms of any offered license may not be acceptable, and the failure to obtain a license or the costs associated with any license could cause our business, results of operations or financial condition to be materially and adversely affected. In some cases, we indemnify our channel partners and customers against claims that our products infringe the intellectual property of third parties. Defending against claims of infringement or being deemed to be infringing the intellectual property rights of others could impair our ability to innovate, develop, distribute, and sell our current and planned products and services. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights and ensure that we are not violating the intellectual property rights of others, we may find ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to others who need not incur the additional expense, time, and effort required to create the innovative products that have enabled us to be successful to date.

Real or perceived errors, failures, or bugs in our technology could adversely affect our growth prospects.

Because we develop, use, and provide complex technology, undetected errors, failures, or bugs may occur. Our technology is often installed and used in a variety of computing environments with different operating system management software, equipment, and networking configurations, which may cause errors or failures of our technology or other aspects of the computing environment into which it is deployed. In addition, deployment of our technology into computing environments may expose undetected errors, compatibility issues, failures, or bugs in our technology. Despite testing by us, errors, failures, or bugs may not be found until our technology is released to our customers. Moreover, our customers could incorrectly implement or inadvertently misuse our technology, which could result in customer dissatisfaction and adversely impact the perceived utility of our products. Any of these real or perceived errors, compatibility issues, failures, or bugs could result in negative publicity, reputational harm, loss of or delay in market acceptance, loss of competitive position, or claims by customers for losses sustained by them. In such an event, we may be required, or may choose, for customer relations or other reasons, to expend additional resources in order to help correct the problem.

We are subject to federal, state and industry privacy and data security regulations, which could result in additional costs and liabilities to us or inhibit sales of our software.

The regulatory framework for privacy issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain fluid and unpredictable for the foreseeable future. Many federal, state, and foreign government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting privacy and data security laws and regulations. In addition, privacy advocates and industry groups may propose new and different self-regulatory standards. We also may determine that certain requirements or standards are best practices for us to implement. Because the interpretation and application of privacy and data protection laws can be uncertain, it is possible that these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our existing data security practices. If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits and other claims, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our technology, which could have an adverse effect on our business. Any inability to adequately address privacy concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws, regulations and policies, could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales and adversely affect our business.

Because our long-term success depends, in part, on our ability to expand the sales and marketing of our technology and solutions to customers located outside of the United States, our business is susceptible to risks associated with international operations.

We intend to expand our international sales and marketing operations. Conducting international operations subjects us to risks that we may not face in the United States or may prove more challenging to address. These risks include:

The occurrence of any one of these risks could harm our international business and, consequently, our operating results. Additionally, operating in international markets requires significant management attention and financial resources. We cannot be certain that the investment and additional resources required to operate in other countries will produce desired levels of revenue or net income.

Changes in financial accounting standards may cause adverse and unexpected revenue fluctuations and impact our results of operations.

A change in accounting standards or practices could harm our operating results and may even affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. New accounting pronouncements have occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current practices may harm our operating results or the way we conduct our business. Additionally, the adoption of new or revised accounting principles may require that we make significant changes to our systems process and controls, which could be time consuming and costly.

Our business is subject to the risks of pandemic, fire, power outages, floods, earthquakes, and other catastrophic events, and to interruption by manmade problems such as terrorism and war.

A pandemic, significant natural disaster, such as a fire, flood or an earthquake, or a significant power outage could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In the event our customers’ information technology systems or our channel partners’ selling or distribution abilities are hindered by any of these events, we may miss financial targets, such as revenues and sales targets, for a particular quarter. Furthermore, if a natural disaster occurs in a region from which we derive a significant portion of our revenue, customers in that region may delay or forego purchases of our products, which may materially and adversely impact our results of operations for a particular period. In addition, acts of terrorism or war could cause disruptions in our business or the business of channel partners, customers, or the economy as a whole. All of the aforementioned risks may be exacerbated if the disaster recovery plans for us and our channel partners prove to be inadequate. To the extent that any of the above results in delays or cancellations of customer orders, or delays in producing, deploying or shipping our products or delivering our services, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.

We anticipate that our operations will continue to increase in complexity as we grow, which will add additional challenges to the management of our business in the future.

We expect that our business will grow as we execute on our business plan, and that as we grow our operations will increase in complexity. To effectively manage this growth, we have made and continue to make substantial investments to improve our operational, financial and management controls as well as our reporting systems and procedures. Further, as our customer base grows, we will need to expand our professional services and other personnel. We also will need to effectively manage our direct and indirect sales processes as the number and type of our sales personnel and channel partners grows and becomes more complex, and as we expand into foreign markets. If we are unable to effectively manage the increasing complexity of our business and operations, the quality of our technology and customer service could suffer, and we may not be able to adequately address competitive challenges. These factors could all negatively impact our business, operations, operating results, and financial condition.

We require additional financing to sustain our operations and execute our business plan. If we fail to secure the required additional financing on acceptable terms and in a timely manner, our ability to implement our business plan will be compromised and we may be unable to sustain our operations.

We have limited capital resources and operations. To date, our operations have been funded largely from the proceeds of debt and equity financings. We will require substantial additional capital in the near future to operate our business. We may be unable to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Even if we obtain financing for our near-term operations, we expect that we will require additional capital thereafter. Our capital needs will depend on numerous factors including but not limited to (i) the scale of our marketing and sales activities , (ii) other expenditures of resources to maintain or increase revenue and (iii) the amount of our capital expenditures, including acquisitions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future to meet our needs. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership held by our existing shareholders will be reduced and our shareholders may experience significant dilution. In addition, new securities may contain rights, preferences, or privileges that are senior to those of our common stock. If we raise additional capital by incurring debt, this will result in increased interest expense. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of securities, market fluctuations in the price of our shares of common stock could limit our ability to obtain equity financing. We cannot give any assurance that any additional financing will be available to us, or if available, will be on terms favorable to us. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially adversely affected, and we could be forced to reduce or discontinue our operations.

We have relied on funding from Jason Remillard for working capital to fund operations in the past, and there is no assurance that future financing from Mr. Remillard will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to us.

For the past several years, we have depended on our Chief Executive Officer, Jason Remillard, for working capital to fund our operations and to execute our business plan. In addition, we have in the past been and in the future be dependent upon Mr. Remillard to provide continued funding and capital resources. However, no assurance can be given that future financing from Mr. Remillard will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to us. In the absence of financing from other sources, the inability to obtain additional financing from Mr. Remillard could result in the scaling back or discontinuance of our operations or our inability to successfully implement our plan of operations.

We have made and expect to continue to make acquisitions as a primary component of our growth strategy. We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates or consummate acquisitions on acceptable terms, or we may be unable to successfully integrate acquisitions, which could disrupt our operations and adversely impact our business and operating results.

A primary component of our growth strategy is to acquire complementary businesses. We intend to continue to pursue acquisitions of complementary technologies, products, and businesses as a primary component of our growth strategy to enhance the features and functionality of our offerings, to expand our customer base and access to new markets, and to increase benefits of scale. Acquisitions involve certain known and unknown risks that could cause our actual growth or operating results to differ from our expectations. For example:

In addition, our acquisition strategy may divert management’s attention away from our existing business, resulting in the loss of key customers or employees, and expose us to unanticipated problems or legal liabilities, including responsibility as a successor for undisclosed or contingent liabilities of acquired businesses or assets.

If we fail to conduct due diligence on our potential targets effectively, we may, for example, not identify problems at target companies or fail to recognize incompatibilities or other obstacles to successful integration. Our inability to successfully integrate future acquisitions could impede us from realizing all of the benefits of those acquisitions and could severely weaken our business operations. The integration process may disrupt our business and, if new technologies, products, or businesses are not implemented effectively, may preclude the realization of the full benefits expected by us and could harm our results of operations. In addition, the overall integration of new technologies, products, or businesses may result in unanticipated problems, expenses, liabilities, and competitive responses.

In addition, even if the operations of an acquisition are integrated successfully, we may not realize the full benefits of the acquisition, including the synergies, cost savings, or growth opportunities that we expect. The benefits we do realize may not be achieved within the anticipated time frame.

The JOBS Act allows us to postpone the date by which we must comply with certain laws and regulations intended to protect investors and to reduce the amount of information we provide in reports filed with the SEC.

The JOBS Act is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on “emerging growth companies.” We meet the definition of an emerging growth company and so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we are, among other things:

We may choose to take advantage of some or all of these reduced burdens while we qualify as an emerging growth company. We have taken advantage of all of these reduced burdens in this Prospectus, and currently intend to do so in future filings. As a result, the information we provide stockholders may be different than information you might receive from other public companies in which you hold equity. In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this exemption. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue; the last day of the fiscal year in which we qualify as a “large accelerated filer”, the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities; and the last day of the fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of this offering occurs.

We are also currently a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates plus the proposed aggregate amount of gross proceeds to us as a result of this offering is less than $700 million and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company after this offering if either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue is less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter. In the event that we are still considered a smaller reporting company, at the time we cease being an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that area available to smaller reporting companies. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company we may choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and, similar to emerging growth companies, smaller reporting companies have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation.

Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as an emerging growth company or smaller reporting company may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.

Failure to remediate weakness in internal accounting controls could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and may result in a lack of certain protections typically afforded to investors.

As a reporting company we are required, pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to include in our Annual Report on Form 10-K our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our assessment must include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting, and when we cease to be an emerging growth company, we will need to provide a statement that our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our management has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to lack of segregation of duties resulting from our limited personnel and has concluded that, due to such weakness, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2022. We do not have a sufficient number of employees to segregate responsibilities and may be unable to afford increasing our staff or engaging outside consultants or professionals to overcome our lack of employees, and we do not expect to be able to remediate this weakness until after the offering. If not remediated, or if we identify further weaknesses in our internal controls, our failure to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and a failure to meet our reporting and financial obligations, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our common stock.

We do not have a majority of independent directors on our board of directors, and we have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures, in the absence of which stockholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.

Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or the NASDAQ Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address the board of directors’ independence, audit committee oversight, and the adoption of a code of ethics. Although we plan to adopt these corporate governance measures upon our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we have not yet adopted any of these other corporate governance measures and since our securities are not yet listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so.

Our Board of Directors is comprised of one individual, who is also our executive officer. As a result, we do not have independent directors on our Board of Directors. Upon our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we plan to establish audit and compensation committees comprised only of independent directors. However, until that date, our current sole director has the ability, among other things, to determine his own level of compensation and to unilaterally make certain other governance decisions. and the prior absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested-director transactions, conflicts of interest, and similar matters.

We have secured debt, which could have adverse consequences to you.

The terms of the secured debt we have incurred could result in adverse consequences, including but not limited to the following:

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell material assets or operations, obtain additional capital, or restructure our debt. In the event that we are required to dispose of material assets or operations to service our debt and to meet our other obligations, the value realized on such assets or operations will depend on market conditions and the availability of buyers. Accordingly, any such sale may not, among other things, be for a sufficient dollar amount. Certain of our obligations are secured by a security interest in all of our assets. The foregoing encumbrances may limit our ability to dispose of material assets or operations. We also may not be able to restructure our indebtedness on favorable economic terms, if at all.

Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Securities

The trading price of our common stock following this offering may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility that may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our common stock.

The trading price of our common stock following this offering may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility that may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our common stock. Our common stock may trade at prices higher or lower than the offering price. There have been recent instances of extreme share price run-ups followed by rapid price declines following initial public offerings, with share price volatility seemingly unrelated to company performance, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public floats, and we expect that such instances may continue and/or increase in the future. Contributing to this risk of volatility are a number of factors. First, we anticipate that our shares of common stock will initially be held by a relatively limited number of stockholders and thus, are likely to be more sporadically and thinly traded than that of larger, more established companies. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price of our shares of common stock could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand as compared to a seasoned issuer that could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Second, we are a speculative investment due to our limited operating history in our current business strategy, not being profitable, and being an early stage company with no guarantee that we can operate our business profitably. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the shares of a larger, more established company that has a relatively large public float.

Because we became a reporting company under the Exchange Act by means other than a traditional underwritten initial public offering, we may not be able to attract the attention of research analysts at major brokerage firms.

Because we did not become a reporting company by conducting an underwritten initial public offering, or IPO, of our common stock on a national securities exchange, and because prior to this offering, our stock traded on OTC Pink rather than being listed on a national securities exchange, research analysts of brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our Company. In addition, investment banks may be less likely to agree to underwrite secondary offerings on our behalf than they might if we had become a public reporting company by means of an IPO because they may be less familiar with our Company as a result of more limited coverage by analysts and the media, and because we became public at an early stage in our development.

Our common stock will rank junior to all our liabilities to third party creditors, and to any class or series of our capital stock created after this offering specifically ranking by its terms senior to the common stock, in the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up of our assets.

In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up, our assets will be available to pay obligations on our common stock only after all our liabilities have been paid. Our common stock will effectively rank junior to all existing and future liabilities held by third party creditors. The terms of our common stock do not restrict our ability to raise additional capital in the future through the issuance of debt or senior series of preferred stock. Our common stock will also rank junior to our existing Series A and any Series B Preferred Stock we may issue, as well as any class or series of our capital stock created after this offering specifically ranking by its terms senior to the common stock. In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up, there may not be sufficient assets remaining, after paying our liabilities, to pay amounts due on any or all of our common stock then outstanding.

Future issuances of debt securities, which would rank senior to our common stock upon our bankruptcy or liquidation, and future issuances of preferred stock, which could rank senior to our common stock for the purposes of dividends and liquidating distributions, may adversely affect the level of return you may be able to achieve from an investment in our common stock.

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by offering debt securities. Upon bankruptcy or liquidation, holders of our debt securities, and lenders with respect to other borrowings we may make, would receive distributions of our available assets prior to any distributions being made to holders of our common stock. Moreover, if we issue preferred stock, the holders of such preferred stock could be entitled to preferences over holders of common stock in respect of the payment of dividends and the payment of liquidating distributions. Because our decision to issue debt or preferred stock in any future offering, or borrow money from lenders, will depend in part on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of any such future offerings or borrowings. Holders of our common stock must bear the risk that any future offerings we conduct or borrowings we make may adversely affect the level of return, if any, they may be able to achieve from an investment in our common stock.

Our common stock is subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules, which may make it difficult for broker-dealers to complete customer transactions and could adversely affect trading activity in our securities.

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock may be less than $5.00 per share for some period of time and therefore would be a penny stock according to SEC rules, unless we are listed on a national securities exchange. We can offer no assurance that if we successfully list on The Nasdaq Capital Markets, we will be able to continue to satisfy the conditions necessary to stay listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the SEC penny stock rules, broker-dealers who recommend such securities to persons other than institutional accredited investors must:

If required to comply with these rules, broker-dealers may find it difficult to effectuate customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected.

Our common stock has historically experienced low trading volume on the OTC Pink, and therefore the price may not accurately reflect our value. There can be no assurance that an active market for our common stock will develop, either now or in the future.

Our shares of common stock have been thinly traded on the OTC Pink. Only a small percentage of our common stock is available to be traded and is held by a small number of holders and the price, if traded, may not reflect our actual or perceived value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future. The market liquidity will be dependent on the perception of our operating business, among other things. We will take certain steps that may include any or all of investor awareness campaigns, press releases, road shows and conferences to increase awareness of our business and any steps that we might take to bring us to the awareness of investors may require that we compensate consultants with cash and/or stock.

In addition, the trading volume of stocks quoted on the OTC Pink is often low and is often characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may have little to do with a company’s operations or business prospects. Because our common stock was quoted on the OTC Pink prior to this offering, trading has been only possible through broker-dealers, and the trading volume of our common stock has been low. Because we were quoted on the OTC Pink prior to this offering and were not a privately-held company, our common stock may continue to experience low trading volume after this offering, and you may experience difficulty liquidating your investment in our common stock or liquidating it at a price that reflects the value of our business. As a result, holders of our securities may not find purchasers for our securities should they desire to sell them. Accordingly, our securities should be purchased only by investors having no need for liquidity in their investment and who can hold our securities for an indefinite period of time. Our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market is a condition of this offering, but we cannot assure you that there will be a market for our common stock in the future.

We have had a history of losses and may incur future losses, which may prevent us from attaining profitability.

We have had a history of operating losses since our inception and, as of June 30, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of $52,060,481. We may incur operating losses in the future, and these losses could be substantial and impact our ability to attain profitability. If we cannot increase revenue growth, we will not achieve or sustain profitability or positive operating cash flows. Even if we achieve profitability and positive operating cash flows, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability or positive operating cash flows on a quarterly or annual basis.

There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph in their report in our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to the effect that our losses from operations and our negative cash flows from operations raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. We may be required to cease operations which could result in our stockholders losing all or almost all of their investment. As of June 30 ,2023, we had cash balance of $15,904 and our principal sources of liquidity were trade accounts receivable of $3,147 and prepaid advance payment for acquisition of $2,726,188expenses and other current assets of $273,159, as compared to cash of $1,712, trade accounts receivable of $21,569$31,978 advance payment for acquisition of $2,726,188 and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $91,204 as of December 31, 2022.

The market price of our common stock may be volatile and may fluctuate in a way that is disproportionate to our operating performance.

Our stock price may experience substantial volatility as a result of a number of factors, including:

Many of these factors are beyond our control. The stock markets in general, and the market for companies whose shares are quoted on the OTC Pink in particular have historically experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors could reduce the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.

We currently have outstanding shares of preferred stock that have special rights that could limit our ability to undertake corporate transactions, inhibit potential changes of control and reduce the proceeds available to our common stockholders in the event of a change in control.

We currently have common stock and preferred stock outstanding. Our preferred stockholders have special rights that holders of our common stock do not have. Currently, we have two types of preferred stock: Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock. An example of special rights that holders of our Series A Preferred Stock have is the ability to vote on all matters submitted to holders of common stock with 15,000 votes for each share of Series A Preferred Stock. Examples of the special rights that holders of our Series B Preferred Stock have are that each share of Series B Preferred Stock has (i) a stated value of $10.00 per share; (ii) is convertible into common stock at a price per share equal to 61% of the lowest price for the Company’s common stock during the 20 day of trading preceding the date of the conversion; (iii) earns dividends at the rate of 9% per annum; but (iv) has no voting rights. Our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to holders of our common stock as to dividend rights and liquidation preference. We currently have 149,892 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding and no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.

As a result of the rights our preferred stockholders have, we may not be able to undertake certain corporate transactions, including equity or debt transactions necessary to raise sufficient capital to run our business, change of control transactions or other transactions that may be beneficial to our businesses. The holdings of the preferred stockholders may discourage, delay, or prevent a merger, acquisition, or other change in control of us that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which our common stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. The market price of our common stock could be adversely affected by the rights of our preferred stockholders.

We have never paid and do not currently intend to pay cash dividends.

We have never paid cash dividends on any of our common stock and we currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be our common stockholders’ sole source of gain for the foreseeable future. Under the terms of our existing Articles of Incorporation, we cannot declare, pay, or set aside any dividends on shares of any class or series of our capital stock, other than dividends on shares of common stock payable in shares of common stock, unless we pay dividends to the holders of our preferred stock. Additionally, without special stockholder and Board of Directors approvals, we cannot currently pay or declare dividends and will be limited in our ability to do so until such time, if ever, that we are listed on a stock exchange.

Our Chief Executive Officer has the ability to control all matters submitted to stockholders for approval, which limits stockholders’ ability to influence corporate affairs.

Our Chief Executive Officer, Jason Remillard, holds 149,892 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock (each share votes as the equivalent of 15,000 shares of common stock on all matters submitted for a vote by the common stockholders), and as such, Mr. Remillard would be able to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, as well as our management and affairs. For example, Mr. Remillard would control the election of directors and approval of any merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

This concentration of voting power could delay or prevent a change of control of our Company on terms that other stockholders may desire, which could deprive our stockholders from receiving a premium for their common stock. Concentrated ownership and control by Mr. Remillard could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Any material sales of common stock by Mr. Remillard, for example, could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

The interests of Mr. Remillard and his affiliates may differ from the interests of other stockholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with and/or sales to other companies, selection of officers and directors, and other business decisions. The non-controlling stockholders are severely limited in their ability to override the decisions of Mr. Remillard.

Provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws and under Nevada law could make an acquisition of us, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.

Provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control of us that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which our common stockholders might otherwise receive a premium price for their shares. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, thereby depressing the market price of our common stock. In addition, because our Board of Directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our Board of Directors.

We will continue to incur substantial costs as a result of operating as a public reporting company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives.

As a public reporting company listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we will incur significant legal, accounting, and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company or while our common stock was quoted on the OTC Pink. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have imposed various requirements on public companies, including to establish and maintain effective disclosure and financial controls and corporate governance practices. Complying with these laws and regulations will require the time and attention of our Board of Directors and management and will increase our expenses. We estimate that we will incur approximately $350,000 to $600,000 in 2023 to comply with public company compliance requirements with many of those costs recurring annually thereafter.

Among other things, we will be required to:

The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to stockholders are significant and much greater for a publicly-held company listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market than for a privately-held company or for a Company whose common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink, and compliance with these rules and regulations may require us to hire additional financial reporting, internal controls and other finance personnel, and will involve a material increase in regulatory, legal and accounting expenses, and the attention of management. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the applicable regulations in a timely manner, if at all. In addition, being a public company listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market may make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. In the future, we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain this coverage.

We currently have outstanding, and we may in the future issue, instruments which are convertible into shares of common stock, which will result in additional dilution to you.

We currently have outstanding instruments which are convertible into shares of common stock, and we may need to issue similar instruments in the future. If these convertible instruments are converted into shares of common stock, or if we issue other convertible or exchangeable securities, you could experience additional dilution. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that we will be able to issue shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is equal to or greater than the price per share you pay or the then-current market price.

We may, in the future, issue additional shares of our common stock, which may have a dilutive effect on our current stockholders.

Our articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 61,413,168 shares were issued and outstanding as of August 7, 2023. The future issuance of shares of our common stock may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then-existing stockholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.

Investors in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution in net tangible book value.

The public offering price per share is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. As a result, investors in this offering will incur immediate dilution of $          per share, based on the assumed public offering price of $           per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. Investors in this offering will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the book value of our assets after subtracting our liabilities. See “Dilution” for a more complete description of how the value of your investment will be diluted upon the completion of this offering.

An investment in our common stock is speculative and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

An investment in our common stock is speculative and there is no assurance that investors will obtain any return on their investment. Investors will be subject to substantial risks involved in an investment in us, including the risk of losing their entire investment.

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and on a timely basis could harm our reputation and adversely impact the trading price of our common stock.

Effective internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. As a result, our small size and any current internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operation, and access to capital. We have not performed an in-depth analysis to determine if historical undiscovered failures of internal controls exist, and we may in the future discover areas of our internal control that need improvement.

We must ensure that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis. We have tested our internal controls and identified a weakness and may find additional areas for improvement in the future. Remediating this weakness will require us to hire and train additional personnel. Implementing any future changes to our internal controls may require compliance training of our directors, officers, and employees, entail substantial costs to modify our accounting systems and take a significant period of time to complete. Such changes may not, however, be effective in establishing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, and our failure to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could increase our operating costs and could materially impair our ability to operate our business. In addition, investor perception that our internal control over financial reporting is inadequate or that we are unable to produce accurate financial statements may materially adversely affect our stock price.

Offers or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.

If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or upon the expiration of any statutory holding period under Rule 144 or upon the exercise of outstanding options or Warrants, such sale could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang”. In anticipation of an overhang, the market price of our common stock could decline. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional funds through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.

Our management will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may invest or spend the proceeds in ways with which you do not agree and in ways that may not yield a return.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, including for any of the purposes described in the section titled “Use of Proceeds”, and you will not have the opportunity as part of your investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary from their currently intended use. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in investment-grade, interest-bearing securities. These investments may not yield a favorable return to holders of our common stock.

The warrants offered hereby are speculative in nature.

The Warrants offered in this offering do not confer any rights of common stock ownership on their holders, such as voting rights or the right to receive dividends, but rather merely represent the right to acquire shares of our common stock at a fixed price for a limited period of time. Specifically, commencing on the date of issuance, holders of the Warrants may exercise their right to acquire the common stock and pay an exercise price of $                  per share (100% of the public offering price of a Unit), prior to five years from the date of issuance, after which date any unexercised Warrants will expire and have no further value. In addition, there is no established trading market for the Warrants and, although we have applied to list the Warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market, there can be no assurance that an active trading market will develop. The approval of such listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market is a condition of closing this offering. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be limited.

Holders of the Warrants will have no rights as a common stockholder until they acquire our common stock.

Until holders of the Warrants acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of the Warrants, the holders will have no rights with respect to shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Upon exercise of the Warrants, the holder will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder as to the security exercised only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise.

Provisions of the Warrants could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.

Certain provisions of the Warrants offered by this Prospectus could make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. The Warrants prohibit us from engaging in certain transactions constituting “fundamental transactions” unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the Warrants. These and other provisions of the Warrants offered by this Prospectus could prevent or deter a third party from acquiring us even where the acquisition could be beneficial to you.

There is no guarantee that we will be able to continue to comply with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market , and a failure to do so could result in a delisting of our common stock.

There can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock will remain at the level required for compliance with The Nasdaq Capital Market continued listing requirement of a minimum bid price above one dollar. There are a number of factors, including negative financial or operational results, that could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and jeopardize our ability to meet or maintain The Nasdaq Capital Market’s minimum bid price requirement.

The Nasdaq Capital Market requires that the trading price of its listed stocks remain above one dollar in order for the stock to remain listed. If a listed stock trades below one dollar for more than 30 consecutive trading days, it is subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market. In addition, to maintain a listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, and certain shareholder approval requirements. If we are unable to satisfy these requirements or standards, we could be subject to delisting, which would have a negative effect on the price of our common stock and could impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we would expect to take actions to restore our compliance with the listing requirements, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our common stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price, or improve the liquidity of our common stock, prevent our common stock from dropping below the minimum bid price requirement, or prevent future non-compliance with the listing requirements.

Our common stock may not attract new investors, including institutional investors, and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Consequently, the liquidity of our common stock may not improve.

Although we believe that a higher market price of our common stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that our share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors.

Even once listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the share price of our common stock may continue to experience volatility.

The OTC Pink, where our common stock is currently quoted, provides significantly less liquidity than The Nasdaq Capital Market. As such, investors and potential investors may find it difficult to obtain accurate stock price quotations, and holders of our common stock may be unable to resell their securities at or near their original offering price or at any price. Our public offering price per Unit may vary from the market price of our common stock after the offering. If an active market for our stock develops and continues, our stock price may nevertheless be volatile. If our stock experiences volatility, investors may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the public offering price per Unit. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock and our stock price may decline substantially in a short period of time. As a result, our shareholders could suffer losses or be unable to liquidate their holdings. No assurance can be given that the price of our common stock will become less volatile than it is now once listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

Adverse or uncertain macroeconomic or geopolitical conditions or reduced IT spending may adversely impact our business, revenues, and profitability.

Our business, operations and performance are dependent in part on worldwide economic conditions and events that may be outside of our control, such as political and social unrest, terrorist attacks, hostilities, malicious human acts, climate change, natural disasters (including extreme weather), pandemics or other major public health concerns and other similar events, and the impact these conditions and events have on the overall demand for enterprise computing infrastructure solutions and on the economic health and general willingness of our current and prospective end customers to purchase our solutions and to continue spending on IT in general. The global macroeconomic environment has been, and may continue to be, inconsistent, challenging and unpredictable due to international trade disputes, tariffs, including those recently imposed by the U.S. government on Chinese imports to the U.S., restrictions on sales and technology transfers, uncertainties related to changes in public policies such as domestic and international regulations, taxes, or international trade agreements, elections, geopolitical turmoil and civil unrests, instability in the global credit markets, uncertainties regarding the effects of the United Kingdom’s separation from the European Union, commonly known as “Brexit”, actual or potential government shutdowns, and other disruptions to global and regional economies and markets. Specifically, COVID-19 (collectively with any future mutations or related strains thereof, “COVID-19”) has caused and may continue to cause travel bans or disruptions, supply chain delays and disruptions, and additional macroeconomic uncertainty. COVID-19 caused, and COVID or a similar health crisis in the future may cause, various negative effects, including an inability to meet with actual or potential customers, our customers deciding to delay or abandon their planned purchases, us deciding to delay, cancel, or withdraw from user and industry conferences and other marketing events, and delays or disruptions in our or our partners’ supply chains, including delays or disruptions in procuring and shipping the hardware appliances on which our software solutions run. As a result, we could experience extended sales cycles, our ability to close transactions with new and existing customers and partners may be negatively impacted, potentially significantly, our ability to recognize revenue from software transactions we do close may be negatively impacted, potentially significantly, our demand generation activities, and the efficiency and effect of those activities, may be negatively affected, our ability to provide 24x7 worldwide support to our customers may be effected, and it may continue to be more difficult for us to forecast our operating results. These macroeconomic challenges and uncertainties, including COVID-19, have, and may in the future, put pressure on global economic conditions and overall IT spending and may cause our customers to modify spending priorities or delay or abandon purchasing decisions, thereby lengthening sales cycles and potentially lowering prices for our solutions and product and services offerings, and may make it difficult for us to forecast our sales and operating results and to make decisions about future investments, any of which could materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Public health threats or outbreaks of communicable diseases could have a material adverse effect on our operations and overall financial performance.

We may face risks related to public health threats or outbreaks of communicable diseases. A global health crisis, such as COVID-19, could adversely affect the United States and global economies and limit the ability of enterprises to conduct business for an indefinite period of time. COVID-19 negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted financial markets, and international trade, resulted in increased unemployment levels and significantly impacted global supply chains, all of which have the potential to impact our business and COVID-19 or a similar health crisis in the future, could do the same.

During the COVID-19 outbreak, government authorities implemented various mitigation measures, including travel restrictions, limitations on business operations, stay-at-home orders, and social distancing protocols. If similar measures are taken in the future, either because of COVID-19 or another health crisis, the economic impact of the aforementioned actions could impair our ability to sustain sufficient financial liquidity and impact our financial results. Specifically, COVID-19 or another health crisis, and efforts to contain COVID-19 or such other health crisis could: (i) result in an increase in costs related to delayed payments from customers and uncollectable accounts, (ii) cause a reduction in revenue related to late fees and other charges related to governmental regulations, (iii) cause delays and disruptions in the supply chain related to obtaining necessary materials for our network infrastructure or customer equipment, (iv) cause workforce disruptions, including the availability of qualified personnel; and (v) cause other unpredictable events.

As we cannot predict the duration or scope of a future global health crisis, the anticipated negative financial impact to our operating results cannot be reasonably estimated but could be material and could last for an extended period of time.

Prolonged economic uncertainties or downturns could materially adversely affect our business.

Our business depends on our current and prospective customers’ ability and willingness to invest money in IT services, and more importantly cybersecurity projects, which in turn is dependent upon their overall economic health. Negative conditions in the general economy both in the United States and abroad, including conditions resulting from COVID-19 and numerous other factors beyond our control, could cause a decrease in business investments, including corporate spending on enterprise software in general, and could negatively affect the rate of growth of our business. Uncertainty in the global economy makes it difficult for our customers and us to forecast and plan future business activities accurately. This could cause our customers to reevaluate decisions to purchase our product or to delay their purchasing decisions, which could lengthen our sales cycles.

A significant number of our customers have been and continue to be impacted by the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our customers may reduce their spending on IT; delay or cancel IT projects; focus on in-house development efforts; or seek to lower their costs by renegotiating maintenance and support agreements. To the extent purchases of licenses for our software and services are perceived by customers and potential customers to be discretionary, our revenues may be disproportionately affected by delays or reductions in general IT spending. If the economic conditions of the general economy or industries in which we operate worsen from present levels, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

In addition, should we have a significant number of our employees contract the COVID-19 virus it could have a negative impact on our ability to serve customers in a timely fashion.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Prospectus includes statements that express our opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Prospectus may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “continues,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. They appear in a number of places throughout this Prospectus, and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, future acquisitions, and the industry in which we operate.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of this Prospectus, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

Those factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read with the other cautionary statements in this Prospectus.

Although we base these forward-looking statements on assumptions that we believe are reasonable when made, we caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus. The matters summarized under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and elsewhere in this Prospectus could cause our actual results to differ significantly from those contained in our forward-looking statements. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

In light of these risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement that we make in this Prospectus speaks only as of the date of such statement, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or to publicly announce the results of any revision to any of those statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by applicable law. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $               from the sale of the                Units offered in this offering, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. If the underwriter’s over-allotment option is exercised in full, we estimate that our net proceeds will be approximately $              . We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, and any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, for the following purposes:

* Assuming the over-allotment is not exercised.

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to for general corporate purposes, working capital, potential acquisitions and to repay approximately $               of short-term debt obligations.

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering. Our expected use of the net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions. The amounts and timing of our expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, and the actual allocation of proceeds realized from this offering will depend upon our operating revenues and cash position and our working capital requirements and may change. As of the date of this Prospectus, we cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the completion of this offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. While we have no current agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions at this time, we may use a portion of the net proceeds for these purposes.

Pending our use of the net proceeds from this offering, we intend to invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments and United States government securities. We anticipate that the proceeds from this offering will enable us to further grow the business and increase cash flows from operations.

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The offering price of the Units has been negotiated between the underwriter and us considering our historical performance and capital structure, prevailing market conditions, and overall assessment of our business. Each Unit consists of one share of our common stock and a Warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $                 , which is 100% of the assumed public offering price of the Units.

DILUTION

If you invest in our Units in this offering, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the assumed public offering price per share of common stock that is part of the Unit and the as-adjusted net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately after this offering.

Our net tangible book value is the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities. Our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2023 was $(8,702,040), or $(.15) per share of common stock.

As-adjusted net tangible book value is our net tangible book value after taking into account the effect of the sale of Units in this offering at the assumed public offering price of $5 per Unit and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by us. Our as adjusted net tangible book value as of June 30, 2023 would have been approximately $(2,262,000), or $(.01) per share. This amount represents an immediate increase in as-adjusted net tangible book value of approximately $.14 per share to our existing stockholders, and an immediate dilution of $5.01 per share to new investors participating in this offering. Dilution per share to new investors is determined by subtracting as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering from the public offering price per share paid by new investors.

The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $1.00 per Unit would increase (decrease) the as-adjusted net tangible book value per share by $.01, and the dilution per share to new investors in this offering by $5.00, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, assuming the number of Units offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The information above assumes that the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option. If the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full, the as-adjusted net tangible book value will increase to $.0015 per share, representing an immediate increase to existing stockholders of $.02 per share and an immediate dilution of $.75 per share to new investors.

The foregoing discussion and table do not take into account further dilution to new investors that could occur upon the exercise of outstanding Warrants having a per share exercise price less than the per share offering price to the public in this offering.

We may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

The above discussion and table are based on 59,363,988 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023. The discussion and table do not include, as of that date:

PRICE RANGE OF THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK

Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink under the trading symbol “ATDS”.

For the periods indicated, the following table sets forth the high and low bid prices per share of common stock based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

As of August 7, 2023, the last reported sales price reported on the OTC Pink for our common stock was $0.0239 per share. As of August 7, 2023, we had 605 holders of record of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers or registered clearing agencies. The transfer agent of our common stock is Madison Stock Transfer Inc., located at 2500 Coney Island Ave, Sub Level, Brooklyn, New York 11223.

DIVIDEND POLICY

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors. We have not paid any cash dividends since inception on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future. Our current policy is to retain earnings, if any, for use in our operations.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of June 30, 2023:

You should consider this table in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds” above as well as our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 included elsewhere in this Prospectus.

(1) The as-adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only and will be further adjusted based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed public offering price of $5 per Unit, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus, would increase (decrease) cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets, and total stockholders’ (deficit) equity by $1,400,000, assuming that the number of Units offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus remains the same, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

The above discussion and table are based on 59,363,988 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023, do not include, as of that date:

As of August 7, 2023 we are authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 61,413,168 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. We are also authorized to issue 337,500 shares of preferred stock, of which (a) 150,000 shares are designated Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 149,892 shares were issued and outstanding; and (b) 80,000 shares are designated Series B Preferred Stock, par value $10.00 per share, none of which were issued and outstanding.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and for the years ended 2022 and 2021 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated historical financial statements for those periods, and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Registration Statement. The statements in this discussion regarding expectations of our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk factors” and “Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Overview

We provide data security and privacy management solutions across the enterprise and in the cloud. With over 10,000 customers, we provide the visibility and control needed to protect data at scale, regardless of format, location, or consumer, and to facilitate compliance with fast-changing global data privacy requirements. Our customers include established leaders and up-and-coming businesses spanning the private and public/government sectors across diverse industries and fields, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology, and telecommunications.

The mounting ransomware landscape as well as other threats to data have accelerated the rate at which businesses are adopting data security solutions and we believe that our portfolio of data security and privacy products provides an encompassing solution set such that we are well positioned to capitalize on that increased adoption rate and establish our products as new data privacy and security standards. Our offerings are anchored in reliable and comprehensive privacy management and equip organizations with a seamless approach to safeguard data, protect against attacks, and otherwise mitigate the most critical risks.

Sector-specific US laws, state-level legislation, and outside-the-United States (OUS) regulations are confounding enterprises of all sizes for whom safeguarding and stewarding data is key, but for whom becoming specialists in privacy and security is not an element of their strategic roadmap. For many of these enterprises, we can bridge the gap between their need to protect data and their need to use their resources to grow their core business by offering turnkey solutions and related counseling and technical support to offset risks from data breaches and security incidents of various types. We provide products and services for the marketplace that are designed to protect data that is stored in the cloud, on-premises, and in hybrid cloud/on-premises environments, and data that is transmitted throughout the enterprise, including but not limited to by remote employees. Our suite of security products focuses on protecting sensitive files and email, confidential customer, patient and employee data, financial records, strategic and product plans, intellectual property and other proprietary information, allowing our customers to create, share, and protect their sensitive data wherever it is stored and however it is used.

We deliver solutions and capabilities that businesses can use in conjunction with their use of established cloud vendors such as Microsoft® Azure, Google® Cloud Platform (GCP), and Amazon® Web Services (AWS), as well as with on-premises databases and database applications and with virtualization platforms, such as those hosted or configured using VMWare®, Citrix®, and Oracle® products.

We sell or plan to sell substantially all of our products and services through a sales model that combines the leverage of a channel sales model or direct account management, thereby providing us with opportunities to grow our current customer base and deliver our value proposition for data privacy and security. We endeavor to use subscription models to license products and services, commonly for a paid in-advance, multiyear term that is auto-renewing. We also make use of channel partners, distributors, and resellers which sell to end-users of the products and services. This approach allows us to maintain close relationships with our customers and benefit from the global reach of our partners. Additionally, we are enhancing our product offerings and go-to-market strategy by establishing technology alliances within the IT infrastructure and security vendor ecosystem. Our sales and marketing focus for new organic growth is on organizations with 500 or more users who are adopting cloud services and can make larger purchases with us over time and have a greater potential lifetime value.

We continue to onboard to cloud-native technology adoption portals such as the Microsoft® Azure Marketplace and the Amazon® AWS Marketplace. Vendors may offer incentives to us as a software and services provider to onboard and market via their marketplace portals.

We strive to create new and innovative products and to improve existing products, proactively identifying and solving the data security needs of our customers.

As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, data privacy requirements get more complex, and data security becomes more challenging, we believe we are well positioned to capture more market share, continue to lead in strategic data security technology development, and prepare organizations for the next epoch in IT data privacy services.

Our Products

Each of our major product lines provides features and functionality which we believe enable our customers to optimally secure their data. The products are modular, giving our customers the flexibility to select what they require for their business needs and the flexibility to expand their usage simply by adding a license. We currently offer the following products and services:

Outlook

Our objective is to further integrate our suite of data security, ransomware protection, and privacy products and offer the products alone or in combination to enterprise customers directly and via our partner channels. We aim to position our products to meet the challenges our customers face - data privacy concerns grow in lockstep with security breaches, the need to continually expand data storage, and to meet telework, telehealth, and remote learning requirements.

We have relied on and expect to continue to benefit from strategic acquisitions of products, talent, and an established customer base to contribute to our long-term growth objectives.

Key elements of our growth strategy may be summarized as follows:

Acquisitions. We intend to aggressively pursue acquisitions of other cybersecurity software and service providers focused on the data security sector. We target companies with a developed and/or steady client base, as well as companies with offerings that complement our existing suite of products.

Research & Development; Innovation. We intend to increase our spending on research and development to create new and innovative products and to improve existing products, proactively identifying and solving the data security needs of our clients.

Grow Our Customer Base. We believe the continued challenges businesses face in managing their enterprise data and the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats will keep the demand high for the type of products and services we offer. We intend to capitalize on this demand by continually developing and curating a collection of products and services that are attractive and relevant to both our established revenue base and to new customers.

Expand Our Sales Capacity. We believe that continuing to expand our sales force will be essential to achieving our expansion and growth. We intend to expand our sales capacity by adding sales and marketing employees, with heavy focus on customer success and leveraging our existing customer relationships.

Management’s Plans

Our plan is to continue to grow our business through strategic acquisitions, and then expand selling across our subsidiaries and affiliated companies. During the next twelve months, we anticipate incurring costs related to (i) filing of Exchange Act reports; and (ii) operating our businesses. We will require additional operating capital to maintain and continue operations. We will need to raise additional capital through debt or equity financing, and there is no assurance we will be able to raise the necessary capital.

While we primarily report income based on recognized and deferred revenue, another measurement internally for the business is booked revenues. Management uses this measure to track numerous indicators such as: contract value growth; initial contract value per customer; and certain other values that change quarter-over-quarter. These results may also be subject to, and impacted by, sales compensation plans, internal performance objectives, and other activities. We continue to increase revenue from our existing operations. We generally recognize revenue from customers ratably over the terms of their subscription, which is generally one year at a time. As a result, a substantial portion of the revenue we report in each period is attributable to the recognition of deferred revenue relating to agreements that we executed during previous periods. Consequently, any increase or decline in new sales or renewals in any one period will not be immediately reflected in our revenue for that period. Any such change, however, would affect our revenue in future periods. Accordingly, the effect of downturns or upturns in new sales and potential changes in our rate of renewals may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods.

Recent Developments

On May 11, 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Appointed Receiver for the Assets of Cyren Ltd (the “Receiver”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Receiver sold, transferred, assigned, conveyed and delivered to the Company, and we purchased from Receiver, all right, title, and interest in and to certain assets in the Purchase Agreement (the “Assets”). In exchange for the Assets, we will pay (i) $500,000 payable in cash, (ii) shares of our common stock equivalent to $2,000,000 and (iii) $1,000,000 in the form of an earn out payment, as further described in the Purchase Agreement. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.

Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Our operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are outlined below:

Revenue

The decrease in revenue has partially resulted from some sales that were originally forecasted for the second quarter of 2023 being pulled forward to the first quarter of 2023. In addition, two of our larger customers opted for annual renewals instead of a multi-year, paid-up-front renewals..renewals. We have restarted several of our lead generation and funnel movement activities throughout the second quarter of 2023. Our existing customers continue to evaluate our offerings for multiple products at a time, rather than singular use cases, which continues to build on organic growth from our customers that come from our acquisitions.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists of direct expenses, such as labor, shipping, and supplies. The increase in cost of revenue in part is due to the rise in inflation for products and services. We also incurred additional software and contractor costs related to new business activities.

Operating Expenses

For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 our operating expenses were as follows:

General and Administrative Expenses

The general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of management costs, costs to integrate assets we acquired and to expand sales, product enhancements, audit and review fees, filing fees, professional fees, and other expenses related to SEC reporting, including the re-classification of sales-related management expenses, in connection with the projected growth of our business. Additionally, we continue to incur specific one-time costs in relation to our planned Nasdaq Capital Markets uplist, additional financing activities and related functions. The decrease in general and administrative expense was primarily due to an increase cost cutting measures.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

The sales and marketing expenses primarily consisted of continuing to shift our sales operation toward an inbound model, continued high focus on renewals and customer success operations and previously reported expenses, which are, primarily management costs, reclassified to general and administrative expenses.

Other income (expense)

Other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 consisted primarily of interest expense and an forgiveness of debt on note payable of $4,904,081 and accrued interest of $3,488,822. Other expenses for the June 30, 2022 consisted of interest expense and loss on change in fair value of derivative. The decrease in other expenses was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense.

Net Income

Net loss decreased 93% from $2,446,212 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to net income of $89,540 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The net income was mainly derived from an operating loss of $1,325,719, and interest expense of $3,488,822 and settlement of debt of $4,904,081. The net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was mainly derived from an operating loss of $1,503,459, interest expense of $671,862 and loss on change in fair value of derivative liability of $178,398. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to the increase in recognized revenue and a decrease in interest expense and the forgiveness of debt.

Our operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are outlined below:

Revenue

Revenues increased 47% from $1,363,505 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 to $1,998,846 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in revenues was driven by existing customer organic growth customers, new customer acquisitions and our high renewal rate.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists of direct expenses, such as sales commission, shipping, and supplies. The increase in cost of revenue was primarily due to an increase in one-time costs, including sales commissions for some larger deal closings and customer outreach.

Operating Expenses

For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 our operating expenses were as follows:

General and Administrative Expenses

The general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of management costs, costs to integrate assets we acquired and to expand sales, product enhancements, audit and review fees, filing fees, professional fees, and other expenses related to SEC reporting, including the re-classification of sales-related management expenses, in connection with the projected growth of our business. Additionally, we continue to incur specific costs in relation to our planned uplist to the Nasdaq Capital Markets, additional financing activities and related functions. The decrease in general and administrative expense was primarily due to a increases in professional services fees related to uplist activities, increased overhead costs associated with our continued public OTC Pink Market listing, and acquisition-related costs.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

The sales and marketing expenses primarily consisted of continuing to shift our sales operation toward an inbound model, continued high focus on renewals and customer success operations and previously reported expenses, primarily management costs, reclassified to general and administrative expenses. The decrease in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to not having dedicated sales and marketing staff to drive efforts expenses.

Other income (expense)

Other income (expenses) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 consisted primarily of interest expense of $3,964,556 and an forgiveness of debt on note payable of $4,724,299. Other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 consisted of interest expense and loss on change in fair value of derivative. The decrease in other expenses was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense.

Net Loss

Net loss decreased 85% from $4,279,531 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 to $648,353 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The net loss was mainly derived from an operating loss of $1,587,878, and interest expense of $3,964,556 and settlement of debt of $4,904,081. The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was mainly derived from an operating loss of $2,184,579, and interest expense of $2,037,069.

Accumulated Losses

We had a net operating loss carryfowards of approximately $6 million from prior operations in 2017, before our current President and Chief Executive Officer acquired a controlling interest in the company. Subsequent to this and through June 30, 2023, we have relied on convertible notes and other debt instruments that may contain unfavorable discounts, origination fees, and have embedded conversion features that are subject to derivative treatment for accounting purposes. Due primarily to this treatment of convertible notes, debt and related derivative accounting, since 2017, we have accumulated deficits of approximately $14.1 million due to derivative valuations and $14.5 million expensed for interest and amortization of debt discounts for financing and other origination fees.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital

The following table provides selected financial data about our company as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays for capital expenditures. As of June 30, 2023, we had cash balance of $15,904 and our principal sources of liquidity were trade accounts receivable of $3,147, and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $273,169, as compared to cash of $1,712 trade accounts receivable of $31,978, and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $91,204 as of December 31, 2022.

During the last three years, and through the date of this Report, we have faced an increasingly challenging liquidity situation that has limited our ability to execute our operating plan. We will need to obtain capital to continue operations. There is no assurance that we will be able to secure such funding on acceptable terms. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we reported a loss from operations of $1,587,878.

As of June 30, 2023, we had assets of cash in the amount of $15,904 and other current assets in the amount of $276,306. As of June 30, 2023, we had current liabilities of $10,300,348. Our accumulated deficit as of June 30, 2023 was $52,060,481.

As of December 31, 2022, we had assets of cash in the amount of $1,712 and other current assets in the amount of $123,182. As of December 31, 2022, we had current liabilities of $8,604,066. Our accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2022 was $51,412,128.

The revenues generated from our current operations will not be sufficient to fund our planned growth. We will require additional capital to continue to operate our business, and to further expand our business. Sources of additional capital through various financing transactions or arrangements with third parties may include equity or debt financing, bank loans or revolving credit facilities. We may not be successful in locating suitable financing transactions in the time period required or at all, and we may not obtain the capital we require by other means. Unless we can attract additional investment, our operating as a going concern is in doubt.

We are now obligated to file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the PCAOB have imposed various requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities of ours more time-consuming and costly. In order to meet the needs to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, we will need investment of capital.

We have determined that additional capital will be required in the form of equity or debt securities. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may have to cease filing the required reports and cease operations completely. If we obtain additional funds by selling any of our equity securities or by issuing common stock to pay current or future obligations, the percentage ownership of our stockholders will be reduced, stockholders may experience additional dilution, or the equity securities may have rights preferences or privileges senior to the common stock.

Cash Flow

Operating Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we provided $175,918 by operating activities, compared to $115,911 used by during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Investing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we used funds in investing activities of $167,427 to acquire property and equipment and advance payment for acquisition. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we used funds in investing activities of $346,960 to acquire property and equipment.

Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we (i) raised $564,070 from issuance of convertible debt; (ii) received proceeds from a related party of $229,426; and (iii) received proceeds of $417,427 from issuance of notes payable; (iv) repaid of convertible note payable of $146,663; (v) repaid of $1,047,218 on notes payable; and (vi) repaid to a related party of $21,000. For June 30, 2023 we had net cash inflows for financing activities of $5,701. By comparison, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, we (i) raised $75,000 through the issuance of Series B Preferred Stock; (ii) raised $1,207,800 from issuance of convertible debt; (iii) received proceeds from related party of $116,238, (iv) had a bank overdraft of $3,781; and (v) received $1,186,453 from issuance of notes payable. These amounts were offset in part through (i) redemption of Series B Preferred Stock of $487,730; (ii) repayment of convertible note payable of $758,346; (iii) repayment of $1,957,492 on notes payable; (iv) repayment to related party of $86,571; and (v) $41,195 of finance lease payments.

We are dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund our ongoing operations and to execute our business plan. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, we may not be able to implement our plan of operations.

Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2021

Our operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are outlined below:

Revenue

The decrease in revenue in part is due to our ongoing shift for some products from one-time sales perpetual licenses with annual maintenance contracts (also referred to as perpetual license “renewals”) to time-based subscriptions with multiyear upfront payments; this shift resulted in fewer customers paying for subscriptions or renewals in the year. We also believe customers and prospective customers were reluctant to consider deals regarding new business opportunities due to concerns based on economic uncertainty and other global events. However, we continue to see organic growth in increased consumption of our services that contain storage or volume components, matching our expectations and as is reflected in our continuing Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR’) growth.

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue consists of direct expenses, such as labor, shipping, and supplies. The slight derease in cost of revenue was due to managing spending on software and non-essential technology.

Operating Expenses

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 our operating expenses are as follows:

General and Administrative Expenses

The general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of management costs, costs to integrate assets we acquired and to expand sales, product enhancements, audit and review fees, filing fees, professional fees, and other expenses related to SEC reporting, including the re-classification of sales-related management expenses, in connection with the projected growth of our business. Additionally, we continue to incur specific one-time costs in relation to our planned Nasdaq Capital Markets uplist, additional financing activities and related functions. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to an increase in professional service fees.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

The sales and marketing expenses primarily consisted of continuing to shift our sales operation toward an inbound model, continued high focus on maintaining our existing customer base and customer success operations and previously reported expenses, primarily management costs, reclassified to general and administrative expenses. The decrease in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to a decrease in trade show events, related travel and marketing expenses.

Other income (expense)

Other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of interest expense. Other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted of interest expense and loss on change in fair value of derivative. The increase in other expenses was primarily due to an increase in interest expense. Other expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 consisted of non-dilutional significant short-term interest expense, loss on change in fair value of derivative, and gain on settlement of debt.

Net Loss

The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 was mainly derived from an operating loss of $3,676,128, and interest expense of $5,979,456 and loss on change in fair value of derivative liability of $57,883. The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 was mainly derived from an operating loss of $2,637,239, and interest expense of $3,334,413 and loss on change in fair value of derivative liability of $614,658.

Cash Flow for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2021

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital

The following table provides selected financial data about us as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays for capital expenditures. As of December 31, 2022, our principal sources of liquidity were cash of $1,712, trade accounts receivable of $31,978 and prepaid and other current assets of $91,204, as compared to cash of $1,204,933 and trade accounts receivable of $21,569 and prepaid and other current assets of $70,802 as of December 31, 2021.

During the last two years, and through the date of this Report, we have faced an increasingly challenging liquidity situation that has limited our ability to execute our operating plan. We will need to obtain capital to continue operations. There is no assurance that we will be able to secure such funding on acceptable terms. During the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we reported a loss from operations of $3,676,128, and $2,637,239, respectively, and had negative cash flows used in operating activities of $1,252,650 and $855,540, respectively, for the same periods.

As of December 31, 2022, we had assets of cash in the amount of $1,712 and other current assets in the amount of $2,849,370. As of December 31, 2022, we had current liabilities of $8,604,066. We accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2022 of $51,412,128.

As of December 31, 2021, we had assets of cash in the amount of $1,204,933 and other current assets in the amount of $92,371. As of December 31, 2021, we had current liabilities of $4,502,937. Our accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2021 was $42,033,887.

The revenues, if any, generated from our acquisitions alone will not be sufficient to fund our operations or planned growth. We will require additional capital to continue to operate our business, and to further expand our business. Sources of additional capital through various financing transactions or arrangements with third parties may include equity or debt financing, bank loans or revolving credit facilities. We may not be successful in locating suitable financing transactions in the time period required or at all, and we may not obtain the capital we require by other means. Unless we can attract additional investment, our future operating as a going concern is in serious doubt.

We are now obligated to file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) and the rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have imposed various requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities of ours more time-consuming and costly. In order to meet the needs to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, we will need an investment of capital.

Management has determined that additional capital will be required in the form of equity or debt securities. There is no assurance that management will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us.

If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may have to cease filing the required reports and cease operations completely. If we obtain additional funds by selling any of our equity securities or by issuing Common Stock to pay current or future obligations, the percentage ownership of our stockholders will be reduced, stockholders may experience additional dilution, or the equity securities may have rights preferences or privileges senior to the Common Stock.

Cash Flow

Operating Activities

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we used $1,252,650 in operating activities, compared to $855,540 during the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily due to a decrease in operating liabilities.

Investing Activities

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we used funds in investing activities of $561,128 to acquire intellectual property and to acquire property and equipment. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we used funds in investing activities of $138,331 to acquire property and equipment.

Financing Activities

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we raised $931,000 through the issuance of Common stock; $75,000 through the issuance of Series B Preferred Stock; $2,027,570 from the issuance of convertible debt; $3,458,247 from the issuance of notes payable; and, $299,280 from a loan from a related party, offset in part through the redemption of Series B Preferred Stock of $487,730; repayment of convertible note payable of $771,718; repayment of $4,408,240 on notes payable; repayment to a related party of $434,584 and, $78,268 of capital lease payments. By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we raised $846,801 through the issuance of Common stock; $525,000 through the issuance of Series B Preferred Stock; $1,482,000 from the issuance of convertible debt; $4,377,226 from the issuance of notes payable; and, $366,943 from a loan from a related party, offset in part through the redemption of Series B Preferred Stock of $63,999; repayment of convertible note payable of $45,000; repayment of $4,577,578 on notes payable; repayment to a related party of $680,807, and $90,565 of capital lease payments.

We depend upon receiving capital investment or other financing to fund our ongoing operations and execute our business plan. In addition, we are dependent upon our controlling stockholder to provide continued funding and capital resources. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, we may not be able to implement our plan of operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management 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 reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting periods presented.

Our critical estimates include revenue recognition and intangible assets. Although we believe that these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates given a change in conditions or assumptions that have been consistently applied. We also have other policies that we consider key accounting policies, such as our policy for revenue recognition, however, the application of these policies does not require us to make significant estimates or judgments that are difficult or subjective.

The critical accounting policies used by management and the methodology for its estimates and assumptions are as follows:

Convertible Financial Instruments

We bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and accounts for them as free standing derivative financial instruments if certain criteria are met. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as that term is described under applicable GAAP.

When we have determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, discounts are recorded for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in the instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying Common Stock at the commitment date of the transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the instrument.

Beneficial Conversion Feature

The issuance of the convertible debt described in Note 9, below, generated a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”), which arises when a debt or equity security is issued with an embedded conversion option that is beneficial to the investor or in the money at inception because the conversion option has an effective strike price that is less than the market price of the underlying stock at the commitment date. We recognized the BCF by allocating the intrinsic value of the conversion option, which is the number of shares of Common Stock available upon conversion multiplied by the difference between the effective conversion price per share and the fair value of Common Stock per share on the commitment date, resulting in a discount on the convertible debt (recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital). The discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the convertible debt.

Stock-Based Compensation

We measure the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees and directors, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date. For non-employees, as per ASU No. 2018-7, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Stock-Based Payment Accounting, remeasurement is not required. The fair value amount is then recognized over the period during which services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded by us in the same expense classifications in the consolidated statements of operations, as if such amounts were paid in cash. Also, refer to Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the consolidated financial statements that are included in this Quarterly Report.

BUSINESS

We are a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Nevada and have a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation with the same name organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina. We were incorporated as Landstar, Inc. on May 4, 1998. On October 15, 2019, we changed our name with the Secretary of State of Nevada from Landstar, Inc. to Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc.

Business Overview

We provide data security and privacy management solutions across the enterprise and in the cloud. Trusted by over 10,000 customers, we provide the visibility and control needed to protect data at scale, regardless of format, location, or consumer, and to facilitate compliance with fast-changing global data privacy requirements. Our customers include established leaders and up-and-coming businesses spanning the private and public/government sectors across diverse industries and fields, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology, and telecommunications.

The mounting ransomware landscape as well as other threats to data have accelerated the rate at which businesses are adopting data security solutions and we believe that our portfolio of data security and privacy products provides an encompassing solution set such that we are well positioned to capitalize on that increased adoption rate and establish our products as new data privacy and security standards. Our offerings are anchored in reliable and comprehensive privacy management and equip organizations with a seamless approach to safeguard data, protect against attacks, and otherwise mitigate the most critical risks.

Sector-specific US laws, state-level legislation, and outside-the-United States (OUS) regulations are confounding enterprises of all sizes for whom safeguarding and stewarding data is key, but for whom becoming specialists in privacy and security is not an element of their strategic roadmap. For many of these enterprises, we can bridge the gap between their need to protect data and their need to use their resources to grow their core business by offering turnkey solutions and related counseling and technical support to offset risks from data breaches and security incidents of various types. We provide products and services for the marketplace that are designed to protect data that is stored in the cloud, on-premises, and in hybrid cloud/on-premises environments, and data that is transmitted throughout the enterprise, including but not limited to by remote employees. Our suite of security products focuses on protecting sensitive files and email, confidential customer, patient and employee data, financial records, strategic and product plans, intellectual property and other proprietary information, allowing our customers to create, share, and protect their sensitive data wherever it is stored and however it is used.

We deliver solutions and capabilities that businesses can use in conjunction with their use of established cloud vendors such as Microsoft® Azure, Google® Cloud Platform (GCP), and Amazon® Web Services (AWS), as well as with on-premises databases and database applications and with virtualization platforms, such as those hosted or configured using VMWare®, Citrix®, and Oracle® products.

We sell or plan to sell substantially all our products and services through a sales model that combines the leverage of a channel sales model or direct account management, thereby providing us with opportunities to grow our current customer base and deliver our value proposition for data privacy and security. We endeavor to use subscription models to license products and services, commonly for a paid-in-advance, multiyear term that is auto-renewing. We also make use of channel partners, distributors, and resellers which sell to end-users of the products and services. This approach allows us to maintain close relationships with our customers and benefit from the global reach of our partners. Additionally, we are enhancing our product offerings and go-to-market strategy by establishing technology alliances within the IT infrastructure and security vendor ecosystem. Our sales and marketing focus for new organic growth is on organizations with 500 or more users who are adopting cloud services and can make larger purchases with us over time and have a greater potential lifetime value.

We continue to onboard to cloud-native technology adoption portals such as the Microsoft® Azure Marketplace and the Amazon® AWS Marketplace. Vendors may offer incentives to us as a software and services provider to onboard and market via their marketplace portals.

We strive to create new and innovative products and to improve existing products, proactively identifying and solving the data security needs of our customers.

As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, data privacy requirements get more complex, and data security becomes more challenging, we believe that Data443 is well positioned to capture more market share, continue to lead in strategic data security technology development, and prepare organizations for the next epoch in IT data privacy services.

Size of Our Market Opportunity

By 2024, according to a study from Gartner, Inc., it is expected that 30% of enterprises will have adopted data security platforms, up from less than 5% in 2019. Gartner, Inc. also stated in another report titled “Predicts 2022: Consolidated Security Platforms Are The Future” that customers are working on vendor consolidation strategies aggressively in addition to expecting a portfolio or stack approach to their purchasing requirements.

We expect that current market conditions, recent data thefts, ransomware shutdowns and continued variability in the worldwide worker and retail marketplace will continue to position our product line front and center for many strategic IT and critical board-level opportunities with customers.

The competitive marketplace continues to consolidate via buyouts, take-private transactions and large ‘unicorn’ competitors being acquired prior to their initial public offerings. We believe that these changes in ownership, closure of product lines and general turmoil in certain product segments represent opportunities for us.

We believe that the functionalities offered by our programs and services position us to benefit from this growing market. Furthermore, as we continue to grow our business, we believe that we may have opportunities to expand into collateral growing markets, such IT operations management, storage management and data integration.

Our Products

Each of our major product lines provides features and functionality which we believe enable our customers to optimally secure their data. The products are modular, giving our customers the flexibility to select what they require for their business needs and the flexibility to expand their usage simply by adding a license. We currently offer the following products and services:

Our Growth Strategy

Key elements of our growth strategy include:

Acquisitions. We intend to aggressively pursue acquisitions of other cybersecurity software and service providers focused on the data security sector. We target companies with a developed and/or steady client base, as well as companies with offerings that complement our existing suite of products.

Research & Development; Innovation. We intend to increase our spending on research and development to create new and innovative products and to improve existing products, proactively identifying and solving the data security needs of our clients.

Grow Our Customer Base. We believe the continued challenges businesses face in managing their enterprise data and the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats will keep the demand high for the type of products and services we offer. We intend to capitalize on this demand by continually developing and curating a collection of products and services that are attractive and relevant to both our established revenue base and to new customers.

Expand Our Sales Capacity. We believe that continuing to expand our sales force will be essential to achieving our expansion and growth. We intend to expand our sales capacity by adding sales and marketing employees, with heavy focus on customer success and leveraging our existing customer relationships.  

Our Customers

Our current customer base is comprised primarily of two segments – commercial enterprises and open-source consumers. Our commercial enterprise customers are generally focused within the U.S., range from 500 employees to over 150,000 employees, and use our data security products. We have over 10,000 commercial enterprise customers. We have approximately 20 customers in the financial technology industry that contract with us directly for products with subscriptions with terms of more than three years. We have more than 2,500 customers comprising mid-market-sized organizations that also contract with us directly for products with subscriptions with terms of one to three years. Our open-source consumers are more widely distributed geographically, include organizations of all sizes in terms of both number of employees and revenues, and typically use our online GDPR/CCPA/GLPD Privacy plugins, our Privacy Badge solution, or our user experience enhancement products. We have over 200,000 open-source consumers with active installations of our plugins, and we have 9,000 open-source consumers that pay a premium for additional or advanced features. We expect that some of our open-source consumers will become commercial customers over time.

Services

Maintenance and Support

Some of our customers purchase an initial ‘perpetual license’ to one or more of our software products and subsequent maintenance and support contracts on an annual basis. We are striving to move customers to a business model in which they purchase a license to use the software as a time-based subscription, with maintenance and technical support included as part of the subscription. We have and plan to maintain a customer support organization that provides all levels of technical support to our customers.

Professional Services

While users can easily download, install and deploy our software on their own, certain enterprises use our professional service team to provide fee-based services, which include training our customers in the use of our products, providing advice on deployment planning, network design, product configuration and implementation, automating and customizing reports, and tuning policies and configuration of our products for the particular characteristics of the customer’s environment. In some cases, we bundle the professional services with the sale of the product(s).

Sales and Marketing

Sales

We intend to sell the majority of our products and services directly to end users of our products and services. In specialized cases where local markets dictate, we intend to effect sales through a network of channel partners, which in turn, will sell the products they purchase from us to the end users. We expect to continue to develop, refine and leverage different models for different regions, product lines and marketplaces as the market changes.

Marketing

Our marketing strategy focuses on building our brand and product awareness, increasing customer adoption and demand, communicating advantages and business benefits, and generating leads for our channel partners and sales force. We market our products as a solution for securing and managing file systems and enterprise data and protecting against cyberattacks. Our internal marketing focus is on branding, content generation, and product marketing. Our marketing efforts also include public relations in multiple regions, analyst relations, customer marketing, and extensive content development available through our website and our social media outlets.

Research and Development

We continue to invest and develop our capabilities in research and development. In addition to core software code, we have continued to enhance our capabilities in user experience and design, which we believe benefits our product lines and further supports customer adoption. We continue to increase the frequency, quality, and feature set of our products for our customers and to adopt advanced development, quality assurance and deployment methodologies.

Intellectual Property

Our commercial success depends in part on our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our products and services and our brands, to prevent others from infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating our intellectual property rights, to defend and enforce our intellectual property rights, and to operate without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating valid and enforceable intellectual property rights of others. We actively seek to protect intellectual property that we believe is important to our business, which includes maintaining issued patents that we believe cover our products and services or features of the same, and pursuing new patents through patent applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) for processes or other inventions that are commercially or strategically important to developing and maximizing our value. We seek to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets that may be important to our existing businesses or to developing and exploiting new opportunities. We take steps to build and maintain the integrity of our brands, for example, with trademarks and service marks. We rely on a strategy that combines the use of patents, trade secrets, and trademarks, know-how, and license agreements, as well as other intellectual property laws, employment agreements imposing confidentiality and invention assignment obligations, and other contractual protections to establish and protect our intellectual property rights.

Patents

We own three patents that claim inventions related to the technology associated with its Data443® Asset Control Manager product, namely, US Patent Nos. 8,347,313, 8,752,069, and 8,443,997 and which have anticipated expiration dates in 2025, 2024, and 2031, respectively. We also acquired an exclusive, royalty-free license to certain patent assets as a result of its January 19, 2022 purchase of the assets of Centurion Holdings I, LLC. US Patent No. 9,390, 275 has claims directed to protecting a hard drive and controlling hard drive data change and is anticipated to expire in January 2035. US Patent Application Nos. 16/923,747 and 16/923,785 were filed July 8, 2020 and both are pending with the USPTO. The ‘747 and ‘785 applications have been published as US 2021-0011807 and 2021-0012002, respectively and seek protection for claims directed to methods and systems for recognizing unintended file system changes. For new innovations, we intend to seek patent protection either to exclude others from practicing its inventions or to leverage the patent rights for licensing/cross-licensing, whichever may be most appropriate, to further the interests of the business.

Trade Secrets

We also rely on trade secrets relating to our product and technology, and we maintain the confidentiality of such proprietary information to protect aspects of our business that are not amenable to, or that we do not consider appropriate for, patent protection. We seek to protect our trade secrets and know-how by entering into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with employees, contractors, consultants, suppliers, customers, and other third parties, who have access to such information. These agreements generally provide that all confidential information concerning our business or financial affairs developed or made known to the individual during the course of the individual’s relationship with us are to be kept confidential and not disclosed to third parties except in specific circumstances.

Trademarks

Our trademark portfolio is designed to protect the brands of our products and services and any future products and services. As of March 31, 2022, we own and presently intend to maintain 12 United States trademark registrations for word marks and logos including for “DATA443”, and “ALL THINGS DATA SECURITY”, “CLASSIDOCS”, “DATAEXPRESS”, “ARALOC”, “FILEFACETS”, “ENTERPRISE ID”, and “ARCMAIL”.

We also make use of, manage, and otherwise enforce the use of several graphical implementations of our service marks in various capacities, including on our website, and with direct marketing and our product lines. These are also managed as part of our normal IP management processes.

For more information regarding the risks related to our intellectual property, please see “Risk Factors-Failure to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business.”

Competition

The industry in which we compete is highly competitive. Many companies offer similar products and services for data security. We hope to maintain a competitive advantage by offering quality at a competitive price, continuing to acquire unique and capable technologies and by utilizing the experience, knowledge, and expertise of our management team.

Employees

As of August 7, 2023, we had 24 employees and 21 independent contractors, of which two were considered to be part of our management team; our Chief Executive Officer, Jason Remillard, and Chief Financial Officer, Greg McCraw. We have not experienced any work stoppages, and we consider our relations with our employees to be good. Our employees are not represented by any labor union.

Government regulation

We are subject to the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, which may include business licensing requirements, income taxes and payroll taxes. In general, the development and operation of our business is not subject to special regulatory and/or supervisory requirements.

Available Information

We expect to continue to file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Any materials we filed with the SEC may be read on the website maintained by the SEC that contains annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information that issuers file electronically with the SEC. The internet address of the SEC’s website is http://www.sec.gov. We also make our reports, amendments thereto, and other information available, free of charge, on our website at www.data443.com. Our telephone number is 919-526-1070.

Legal Proceedings

We may from time to time be involved in various claims and legal proceedings of a nature it believes are normal and incidental to its business. These matters may include product liability, intellectual property, employment, personal injury caused by our employees, and other general claims. We are not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of its management, are likely to have a material adverse effect on its business. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

Properties

We do not own properties. Our principal executive offices are located at 4000 Sancar Way, Suite 400, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 under a lease agreement. We lease our office pursuant to a lease agreement that terminates on December 31, 2023. We believe our current office space is suitable for the conduct of our business.

Going Concern

We are dependent upon the receipt of capital investment and other financing to fund our ongoing operations and to execute our business plan. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, we may not be able to implement our plan of operations. We may be required to obtain alternative or additional financing, from financial institutions or otherwise, in order to maintain and expand our existing operations. The failure by us to obtain such financing would have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph in their report in our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 to the effect that our limited operations and lack of profitability raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. We may be required to cease operations which could result in our stockholders losing all or almost all of their investment.

MANAGEMENT

Directors and Executive Officers

Our directors and executive officers, including their age, positions, and biographical information as of August 16, 2023, are set forth below.

* Appointment will be effective as of the first day our common stock and Warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our stockholders or until removed from office in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our Board of Directors and hold office until removed by the board. All officers and directors listed above will remain in office until the next annual meeting of our stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no agreements with respect to the election of directors.

Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of our current executive officers and directors for the past five years.

Jason Remillard

Jason Remillard is our Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, positions he has held since November 2017.

Mr. Remillard started his career in the early 1990s with an internet service provider. Mr. Remillard has led software organizations of all sizes throughout his career. In addition to product management, development, and marketing, he has delivered strategic consulting for leading organizations worldwide and in both cybersecurity and IT operations capabilities. He has had a long and distinguished career in the business of enterprise information technology, providing services world-wide. He has been on all three of the recognized aspects of information technology: (i) as a vendor; (ii) as an implementer; and (iii) as the customer. Mr. Remillard has developed, delivered, and sold pervasive solutions and products for companies culminating in four successful market exits.

Immediately prior to forming Data443, Mr. Remillard focused on building an award-winning data privacy and compliance product – ClassiDocs®. During this period, he focused on enterprise customer relationships, strategic industry partnerships and setting the foundation for a new and unique entry into the global and growing data privacy and compliance marketplace. He served as Vice President of Security Architecture and Engineering for Deutsche Bank based in New York City and managed a large and complex portfolio of technology and staff globally, including risk management, data security and enterprise compliance programs. Mr. Remillard also led a large global diversified security products portfolio for Dell Software (formerly Quest Software), with over 4,000 active customers, development & marketing teams, and international distribution channels. Mr. Remillard was a management consultant for IBM Corporation, and developed, marketed, and successfully managed five other startups in the cybersecurity space. With over 30 years of enterprise IT, business development and product sales experience, Mr. Remillard continues to execute on his vision of simplifying important security capabilities to protect important assets.

Mr. Remillard holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (London, ON Canada). He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Mr. Remillard is a former Vice President of CISO Global Security Architecture and Engineering at Deutsche Bank; Senior Product Manager for Dell/Quest Software; Management Consultant for IBM; and, Strategic Consultant for RBC Bank, TD Bank. Based upon his experience, and expertise, in the data security space, we believe that Mr. Remillard is qualified to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and on our Board of Directors.

Greg McCraw

Greg McCraw joined as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2022. Mr. McCraw has over 25 years of experience helping businesses strengthen accounting and finance operations, addressing compliance challenges in highly regulated environments, and implementing accounting best practices. Mr. McCraw previously was Vice President of Finance for Light Wave Dental (d/b/a Gladwell Orthodontics) in Wake Forest, NC since January 2021, overseeing seven direct reports and controlling a budget of $17 million. From April 2011 until January 2021, Mr. McCraw was the Managing Director of FMAC Group, LLC of Wake Forest, a boutique accounting and finance consulting firm, advising Fortune clients in pharmaceutical, financial services, and private equity sectors on executing on regulatory and compliance solutions. Mr. McCraw is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from North Carolina State University. Based on his extensive experience in finance, we believe Mr. McCraw is qualified to serve as our Chief Financial Officer. 

Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of the individuals who have agreed to join as our independent directors upon the first day our common stock and Warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market:

Anthony Palma

Mr. Palma is currently a faculty member at Fordham University’s School of Law, where he has taught since April 2021 and at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business Administration, where he has taught since January 2014. From October 2020 until March 2022, Mr. Palma served as a consultant at Treliant Risk Advisors, a risk management consulting firm that advises financial services organizations. Prior to Mr. Palma’s tenure at Treliant Risk Advisors, from November 1995 to September 2009 and from April 2011 to July 2019, Mr. Palma served as Vice President and Global Risk Officer and in various other roles at Citigroup Inc., where he focused on internal audit and risk management. Mr. Palma currently sits on the board of directors of the Will Restaurant Group, a restaurant startup in the Outer Banks, North Carolina and in the past has served on the board of directors of several other private companies. Mr. Palma holds certifications as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, a Certified Financial Services Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner. We believe that Mr. Palma’s analytical, financial, and presentation skills, and his ample experience advising companies on risk management qualify him to serve as one of our directors.

Lewis Jaffe

Lewis (Lew) Jaffe is a Clinical Professor and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Loyola Marymount University in the Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship Management, where he teaches both undergraduates and MBA candidates. Mr. Jaffe serves on the board of directors of Reed Inc. (NASDAQ: REED); Fit Life Brands (OTCQX: FTLF); and is the lead independent director for York Telecom, a privately-held company. Formerly, he was the lead independent director of Benihana Inc. prior to it being taken private. Mr. Jaffe’s career includes serving as CEO and Founder/Cofounder of numerous companies including, MoviMe Network; CEO of Oxford Media Inc. (publicly traded at the time of Mr. Jaffe’s involvement); and President and COO of Verso Technologies (publicly traded at the time of Mr. Jaffe’s involvement) where he integrated numerous acquisitions that were made prior to his tenure while creating product bundles with in-house technology. As the CEO of PictureTel Corporation (publicly traded at the time of Mr. Jaffe’s involvement), a $750 million revenue video conferencing company which he sold in 2001, he developed video compression and communications technologies. Mr. Jaffe has been a guest on a number of business shows for CNBC, MSNBC, and ABC, and has been quoted in a variety of business and trade publications, including Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week, and The Boston Globe. We believe Mr. Jaffe’s extensive experience as a financial expert in myriad aspects of business and markets, as well as his understanding of our business, operations, and strategy, qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Michael Favish

Michael Favish has more than 30 years of experience in founding, developing, and managing private and public companies. He is an acknowledged and respected leader, entrepreneur, and innovator with hands-on experience in strategic marketing, brand building, sales, and product development. Mr. Favish also founded Fotoball USA, a pioneer in retail licensed products and marketing, in 1984. In 1994, Mr. Favish transformed Fotoball into a publicly-held company listed on The Nasdaq Stock Exchange with 200 employees. After growing revenues from $7 million in 1994 to $50 million in 2003, Fotoball was acquired in January 2004 by an industry-leading NYSE company. Mr. Favish also founded Guardion Health Sciences (GHS) in 2009 with a strong belief that the healthcare industry has not focused enough on a proactive model of wellness for an expanding and increasingly affluent market. Mr. Favish is a strong advocate of bringing research-validated technologies and solutions to the medical and patient markets’ attention. Mr. Favish led GHSI through an IPO in April 2019 and raise $20 million for GHSI from inception. Upon stepping down as Founder and CEO in June 2020, the company had $12 million in cash with no debt. In late 2020 Mr. Favish co-founded and became CEO of Cyrano Medical Health with a mission to provide a real alternative to the current methods used to collect samples for testing for pathogens residing in the nasopharyngeal channel. Throughout his career, Mr. Favish has been a guest speaker at several leading universities and an advisor to companies in both the United States and Asia, advising them on branding, product development, and marketing strategies. We believe that Mr. Jaffe’s experience qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To our knowledge, (i) no director or executive officer has been a director or executive officer of any business which has filed a bankruptcy petition or had a bankruptcy petition filed against it during the past ten years; (ii) no director or executive officer has been convicted of a criminal offense or is the subject of a pending criminal proceeding during the past ten years; (iii) no director or executive officer has been the subject of any order, judgment or decree of any court permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities during the past ten years; and (iv) no director or officer has been found by a court to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law during the past ten years.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships between any of our officers, directors, or persons nominated to become directors.

Board Committees

We intend to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the rules of Nasdaq, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors within a specified period of the completion of this offering. In addition, rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committee be independent. Under rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee: (1) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries; or (2) be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries. We intend to satisfy the audit committee independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 as of the closing of this offering.

Our Board of Directors has undertaken a review of the independence of each director and considered whether each director has a material relationship with us that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. As a result of this review, our Board of Directors determined that Mr. Favish, Mr. Jaffe and Mr. Palma are “independent directors” as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing requirements and rules of Nasdaq. In making these determinations, our Board of Directors reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors and us with regard to each director’s business and personal activities and current and prior relationships as they may relate to us and our management, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director and the transactions involving them described in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Upon completion of this offering, our Board of Directors plans to establish three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of the committees will operate pursuant to its charter then in effect. The committee charters will be reviewed annually by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and if appropriate, and in consultation with the chairs of the other committees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may propose revisions to the charters. The responsibilities of each committee are described in more detail below.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee, among other things, will be responsible for:

Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets the additional independence criteria applicable to audit committee members under SEC rules and listing rules for The Nasdaq Capital Market. Effective upon the first day our common stock and Warrants are traded on Nasdaq, the Board of Directors will adopt a written charter setting forth the authority and responsibilities of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, and that Mr. Jaffe meets the qualifications of an Audit Committee financial expert.

The Audit Committee will consist of Mr. Jaffe, Mr. Palma and Mr. Favish. Mr. Jaffe will chair the Audit Committee. We believe that on the first day our common stock and Warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market the functioning of the Audit Committee will comply with the applicable requirements of the rules and regulations of the listing rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market and the SEC.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee will be responsible for:

Effective upon the first day our common stock and Warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the Board of Directors will adopt a written charter setting forth the authority and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will consist of Mr. Favish, Mr. Jaffe and Mr. Palma. Mr. Favish will serve as chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each member of the Compensation Committee meets the independence criteria applicable to compensation committee members under SEC rules and Nasdaq listing rules. We believe that, after the consummation of the offering, the composition of the Compensation Committee will meet the requirements for independence under, and the functioning of such Compensation Committee will comply with, any applicable requirements of the rules and regulations of listing rules for The Nasdaq Capital Market and the SEC.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, among other things, will be responsible for:

Effective upon the first day our common stock and Warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the Board of Directors will adopt a written charter setting forth the authority and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consist of Mr. Palma and Mr. Jaffe. Mr. Palma will serve as chairperson. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent within the meaning of the independent director guidelines of the listing rules for The Nasdaq Capital Market and the SEC.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Jason Remillard, our President and Chief Executive Officer, has previously served as the sole member of our Board of Directors. In that role Mr. Remillard performed an equivalent function to the compensation committee. Moving forward, none of the members of our compensation committee will be an officer or employee of ours.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We will adopt a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to its employees, directors and officers, in accordance with applicable United States federal securities laws and the corporate governance rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be publicly available on our website. Any substantive amendments or waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may be made only by our Board of Directors and will be promptly disclosed as required by applicable United States securities laws and the corporate governance rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market.

Director Terms; Qualifications

Members of our Board of Directors serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until their successors have been duly elected. When considering whether directors and nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills to enable the Board of Directors to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, the Board of Directors focuses primarily on the industry and transactional experience, and other background, in addition to any unique skills or attributes associated with a director.

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance insuring its directors and officers against liability for acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, subject to certain exclusions. Such insurance also insures us against losses, which it may incur in indemnifying its officers and directors. In addition, officers and directors also have indemnification rights under applicable laws, and our articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Prior to the completion of this offering, our Board of Directors will adopt corporate governance guidelines in accordance with rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market.

EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth certain compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the following “named executive officers,” which is defined as follows:

We did not have any individuals for whom disclosure would have been required but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

(1) Mr. Remillard served as our Chief Financial Officer from January 24, 2020 until December 3, 2021.

(2) Mr. McCraw has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 6, 2022.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding stock options and stock awards held by our Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2022:

Employment Agreements

Jason M. Remillard Employment Agreement

Effective March 1, 2019, we and Mr. Remillard entered into an employment agreement (the “Remillard Employment Agreement”) providing for at-will employment, each party having the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason.

The Remillard Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Remillard will be employed by us as President and Chief Executive Officer. Under the Remillard Employment Agreement, Mr. Remillard receives a base salary of $180,000 annually. Mr. Remillard is also entitled to receive restricted stock units (“RSUs”) every three months until such time as Mr. Remillard is no longer employed by us. Each RSA consists of a number of shares of our Common Stock equal to the value of $45,000 under our 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The RSUs vest in full six months from date of grant.

Each quarter, Mr. Remillard is also entitled to receive incentive stock options to purchase our Common Stock up to a value of $35,000, in accordance with the vesting schedule determined by the administrator of the 2019 Plan.

Under the Remillard Employment Agreement, Mr. Remillard is entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs that we establish and make available to our employees from time to time, including our health and dental plans.

Greg McCraw Employment Agreement

Effective September 6, 2022, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. McCraw (the “McCraw Employment Agreement”) providing for at-will employment, each party having the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason.

The McCraw Employment Agreement provides that Mr. McCraw will be employed as our Chief Financial Officer. Under the McCraw Employment Agreement, Mr. McCraw receives a base salary of $180,000 annually. Mr. McCraw is also entitled to receive RSUs every three months until such time as Mr. McCraw is no longer employed by us. Each RSU consists of a number of shares of our Common Stock equal to the value of $45,000 under the 2019 Plan. The RSUs vest in full six months from date of grant.

Each quarter, Mr. McCraw is also entitled to receive incentive stock options to purchase our Common Stock up to a value of $35,000, in accordance with the vesting schedule determined by the administrator of the 2019 Plan.

Under the McCraw Employment Agreement, Mr. McCraw is entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs that we establish and make available to our employees from time to time, including our health and dental plans.

Executive Compensation Philosophy

Our Board of Directors determines the compensation given to our executive officers in their sole determination. Our board of directors reserves the right to pay our executive or any future executives a salary, and/or issue them shares of common stock in consideration for services rendered and/or to award incentive bonuses which are linked to our performance, as well as to the individual executive officer’s performance. This package may also include long-term stock-based compensation to certain executives, which is intended to align the performance of our executives with our long-term business strategies. Additionally, while our Board of Directors has not granted any performance-based stock options to date, the Board of Directors reserves the right to grant such options in the future, if the Board of Directors in its sole determination believes such grants would be in our best interests.

Incentive Bonus

Our Board of Directors may grant incentive bonuses to our executive officers and/or future executive officers in its sole discretion, if the Board of Directors believes such bonuses are in our best interests, after analyzing our current business objectives and growth, if any, and the amount of revenue we are able to generate each month, which revenue is a direct result of the actions and ability of such executives.

Long-term, Stock-based Compensation

In order to attract, retain and motivate executive talent necessary to support our long-term business strategy we may award our executives and any future executives with long-term, stock-based compensation in the future, at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors. We do not have any immediate plans to grant any additional awards.

The 2019 Plan was adopted by our Board of Directors on May 16, 2019 and by a majority of our voting securities on June 24, 2019. The 2019 Plan permits the granting of incentive stock options to eligible employees and other incentive equity grants to directors or consultants such as restricted stock units, restrictive stock awards, stock appreciation rights, or other right or benefit under the 2019 Plan. We grant options to purchase shares of our common stock under the 2019 Plan at no less than the fair value of the underlying common stock as of the date of grant. Options granted under the Plan have a maximum term of ten years.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Jason Remillard is our president and Chief Executive Officer and sole director. Through his ownership of Series A Preferred Stock, Mr. Remillard has voting control over all matters to be submitted to a vote of our stockholders.

On September 16, 2019, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with DMB Group, LLC (“DMB Group”). A significant part of the purchase price was in the form of our Common stock. As a direct result of this transaction and our Common stock issued to DMB Group, we determined that DMB Group was a related party. Amounts owed to DMB Group, including the note payable of $940,000 and member loans of $97,689 were recorded as amounts due to a related party.