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1among other risks, increases the complexity of preventing, detecting and recovering fraudulent transactions. We are also heavily 2dependent on the security, capability, integrity and continuous availability of the technology systems that we use to manage our 3internal financial and other systems, monitor risk and compliance with regulatory requirements, provide services to our 4customers, develop and offer new products and communicate with stakeholders. 5We also face risk of adverse customer impacts and business disruption arising from the execution of strategic initiatives and 6operational plans we may pursue across our operations. For example, when we launch a new product, service or platform for 7the delivery or distribution of products or services, acquire or invest in a business or make changes to an existing product, 8service or delivery platform, there is the risk of execution issues related to changes to operations or processes. These issues 9could be driven by insufficient mitigation of operational risks associated with the change implementation, inadequate training, 10failure to account for new or changed requirements, or failure to identify or address impacted downstream processes.11In addition, we may experience increased costs and/or disruptions due to our hybrid work model, which could also affect our 12ability to operate effectively and maintain our corporate culture.13If we do not maintain the necessary operational, technological and organizational infrastructure to operate our business, 14including to maintain the resiliency and security of that infrastructure, our business and reputation could be materially adversely 15affected. We also are subject to disruptions to our systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond our control, 16which may include computer viruses; computer, telecommunications, network, utility, electronic or physical infrastructure 17outages; bugs, errors, insider threats, design flaws in systems or platforms; availability and quality of vulnerability patches from 18key vendors, cyber-attacks and other security incidents, natural disasters, other damage to property or physical assets, or events 19arising from local or larger scale politics, including civil unrest, terrorist acts and military conflict. Any failure to maintain our 20infrastructure or prevent disruption of our systems and applications could diminish our ability to operate our businesses, service 21customer accounts and protect customers’ information, or result in potential liability to customers, reputational damage, 22regulatory intervention and customers’ loss of confidence in our businesses, any of which could result in a material adverse 23effect.24We also rely on the business infrastructure and systems of third parties (and their supply chains) with which we do business 25and/or to whom we outsource the operation, maintenance and development of our information technology and communications 26systems. We have substantially migrated primarily all aspects of our core information technology systems and customer-facing 27applications to third-party cloud infrastructure platforms, principally AWS. If we fail to architect, administer or oversee these 28environments in a well-managed, secure and effective manner, or if such platforms become unavailable, are disrupted, fail to 29scale, do not operate as designed, or do not meet their service level agreements for any reason, we may experience unplanned 30service disruption or unforeseen costs which could result in material harm to our business and operations. We must successfully 31develop and maintain information, financial reporting, disclosure, privacy, data protection, data security and other controls 32adapted to our reliance on outside platforms and providers. In addition, AWS, or other service providers (including, without 33limitation, those who also rely on AWS) could experience system or telecommunication breakdowns or failures, outages, 34degradation in service, downtime, failure to scale, software bugs, design flaws, cyber-attacks and other security incidents, 35insider threats, adverse changes to financial condition, bankruptcy, or other adverse conditions, (including conditions which 36interfere with our access to and use of AWS), which could have a material adverse effect on our business and reputation. We 37also face a risk that our third-party service providers might be unable or unwilling to continue to provide these or other services 38to meet our current or future needs in an efficient, cost-effective, or favorable manner or may terminate or seek to terminate 39their contractual relationship with us.  Any transition to alternative third-party service providers or internal solutions may be 40difficult to implement, may cause us to incur significant time and expense and may disrupt or degrade our ability to deliver our 41products and services.  Thus, the substantial amount of our infrastructure that we outsource to AWS or to other third-party 42service providers may increase our risk exposure.43Any disruptions, failures or inaccuracies of our operational processes, technology systems and models, including those 44associated with improvements or modifications to such technology systems and models, or failure to identify or effectively 45respond to operational risks in a timely manner and continue to deliver our services through an operational disruption,  could 46cause us to be unable to market and manage our products and services, manage our risk, meet our regulatory obligations or 47report our financial results in a timely and accurate manner, all of which could have a negative impact on our results of 48operations. In addition, our ongoing investments in infrastructure, which are necessary to maintain a competitive business, 49integrate acquisitions and establish scalable operations, may increase our expenses. As our business develops, changes or 50expands, additional expenses can arise as a result of a reevaluation of business strategies or risks, management of outsourced 51services, asset purchases or other acquisitions, structural reorganization, compliance with new laws or regulations, the 52integration of newly acquired businesses, or the prevention or occurrence of cyber-attacks and other security incidents. If we are 5330 Capital One Financial Corporation (COF)