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Cisco whistleblower gets first False Claims payout over cyber security

By Joseph Menn, Reuters on Aug 1, 2019 1:05PM
Cisco whistleblower gets first False Claims payout over cyber security

Over claims video surveillance software sold despite known vulnerabilities.

Cisco Systems has agreed to settle a whistleblower’s claim that it improperly sold video surveillance software with known vulnerabilities to US federal and state governments, marking the first payout on a US False Claims Act case brought over failure to meet cyber security standards. The ...

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