Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, intended to ensure compliance, by leveraging the False Claims Act (FCA), with contractual cybersecurity requirements applicable to...more
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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, aimed to combat cyber threats to the security of U.S. infrastructure. The initiative combines the...more
On October 6, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) to add structure to and coordinate the DOJ’s investigative capabilities concerning unlawful uses of...more
Government contractors are no strangers to the numerous quality standards and assurances required by the government. Over the past several years, cybersecurity in federal contracting has emerged as yet another standard to...more
1/14/2020
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cisco ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Surveillance ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The recent dismissal of a Home Depot derivative action ends a string of high-profile derivative suits stemming from large-scale corporate data breaches. On November 30, the Northern District of Georgia dismissed a shareholder...more
12/7/2016
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Business Judgment Rule ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Home Depot ,
Internal Controls ,
Popular ,
Proxy Statements ,
Shareholders
On December 8, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in Flannery v. SEC that the Securities and Exchange Commission lacked substantial evidence in finding securities law violations by two executives in...more