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homepage */ .homepage-module-content .jeg_post_meta, .homepage-module-content .jeg_post_excerpt { display: none; } /* Adjust sponsored content on homepage */ .homepage-sponsored-content h3.jeg_post_title { font-size: 39px!important; Line-height: 1.2em!important; } /* Remove Sponsored block 'read more' */ .homepage-sponsored-content a.jeg_readmore { display:none; } /* Adjust Sponsored block title (header) */ .homepage-sponsored-content h3.jeg_block_title { font-weight:600!important; } /* Remove Sponsored block meta */ .sponsored-content-sidebar .jeg_post_meta { display: none; } .homepage-sponsored-content.jeg_postblock_16 { margin-bottom: 0px; } /* Remove category name from Sponsored content image */ .homepage-sponsored-content .jeg_post_category { display:none; } /* Adjust Related Posts Label*/ .jnews_related_post_container h3.jeg_block_title { color:#174e96!important; font-weight:700!important; } /* Adjust Author name */ h3.jeg_author_name { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 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design for mobile display 5-18-22 */ /* Remove right border on top story block for mobile */ @media only screen and (max-width: 769px) { .hero-column.wpb_column.jeg_column.vc_column_container.vc_col-sm-9.vc_custom_1652468845908.jeg_main_content.vc_col-has-fill { border-right:none!important; } } /* Adjust homepage top story author for mobile */ @media only screen and (max-width: 769px) { p.homepage-top-story-author { float: left; clear:both; } } /* Adjust homepage top story date for mobile */ @media only screen and (max-width: 769px) { p.homepage-top-story-date { float: left; clear:both; } } /* Remove right border from in case you missed it (row just below top-story) block for mobile */ @media only screen and (max-width: 769px) { .wpb_column.jeg_column.vc_column_container.vc_col-sm-3.vc_custom_1652812670435.jeg_main_content.vc_col-has-fill { border-right:none!important; } } /* Remove right border from the module content rows on homepage for mobile */ @media only screen and (max-width: 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.post-template-default .entry-header .jeg_post_subtitle:after { content: ""; /* This is necessary for the pseudo element to work. */ display: block; /* This will put the pseudo element on its own line. */ margin: 0 auto; /* This will center the border. */ width: 30%; /* Change this to whatever width you want. */ padding-top: 25px; /* This creates some space between the element and the border. */ border-bottom: 1px solid #333; /* This creates the border. 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the carousel */ .well-being .jeg_postblock_carousel_1 .jeg_post_title { font-size: 16px!important; font-weight: 550!important; line-height: 1.4!important; margin: 10px auto 5px!important; font-family: "Lora, Georgia, Serif"!important; } /* Adjsut the Well Being post module */ .well-being-module-three h3.jeg_post_title { font-size: 24px!important; line-height: 1.0em!important; font-family: "Lora, Georgia, serif"!important; font-weight: 400; } /* Adjsut the Well Being page title */ .well-being .entry-header { border:none; text-align: left; padding:0px; margin:0px; } .well-being element.style { } .well-being .jeg_post_title, .well-being .entry-header .jeg_post_title { color:#111111; font-weight: 700!important; font-family:"Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif; !important; font-size: 3em; margin:0px } /* Adjust margin under title */ .well-being .jeg_featured { margin-bottom: 15px; } /* Adjust Author box on single posts */ .post-template-default .stack-author { color: #000; } /* Adjust titles 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Jennie VonCannon and Isabella Ordorica of Crowell & Moring break down the nuances for this subset of professionals.</em></p> </div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The U.S. government is increasingly scrutinizing </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/cybersecurity-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>corporate cybersecurity programs</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and companies face new risks of civil and criminal liability related to data breaches. These risks are particularly acute for government contractors, who face compounded exposure from the </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/civil/false-claims-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>False Claims Act (FCA)</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, 31 U.S.C. § 3729. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And the specter of criminal liability looms large since the </span><a href="http://corporatecomplianceinsights.com/responsibilities-consequences-uber-data-breaches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>2022 conviction of Uber’s chief security officer</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for actions related to his response to data breaches. All companies — especially government contractors — should consider mitigating risk by auditing their cybersecurity protocols and updating their </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/cybersecurity-tabletop-exercises/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>incident response plans</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The False Claims Act</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In October 2021, the DOJ</span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-announces-new-civil-cyber-fraud-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"> <b>announced</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the launch of its civil cyber-fraud initiative to combat </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/tag/cyber-risk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>cyber threats</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by leveraging </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/doj-expanding-false-claims-act-enforcement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>civil FCA</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to prosecute government contractors who </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">knowingly</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">: (1) provide deficient cybersecurity products or services; (2) misrepresent their cybersecurity practices or protocols; or (3) violate obligations to monitor and report cybersecurity incidents and breaches.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is a set of cybersecurity regulations that defense contractors and their suppliers must follow in order to be awarded new contracts from the DoD, any number of which could serve as the potential basis for a potential FCA enforcement action. </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/government-contractors-compliance-risks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>These include</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, among many others, FAR 52.204-21, requiring protection of federal contract information residing on contractor information systems and timely identification of flaws; and DFARS 252.204.7012, requiring safeguard of covered defense information and imposing a 72-hour incident reporting period.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An FCA whistleblower — typically a former employee — would likely allege that a contractor’s cybersecurity protocols or response are out of FAR/DFAR compliance. A whistleblower can show that the company (or an individual) acted </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">knowingly</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by: (1) having actual knowledge of the information; (2) acting in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information; or (3) acting with reckless disregard of the truth of the claim.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The FCA does not require specific intent to defraud, but it does require some intent or knowledge of wrongdoing (scienter). Courts have generally held that statements made with reckless disregard, no objectively reasonable interpretation or authoritative guidance (</span><a href="https://casetext.com/case/united-states-ex-rel-proctor-v-safeway-inc-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b><i>Proctor v. Safeway Inc.</i></b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) or no facts to infer good faith, (</span><a href="https://casetext.com/case/united-states-ex-rel-mcgrath-v-microsemi-corp-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b><i>McGrath v. Microsemi Corp.</i></b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">), support such a finding. On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified in </span><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1326_6jfl.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b><i>Schutte v. Supervalu</i></b></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">that scienter in FCA cases turns on the defendant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs at the time the claim was made. Within the Supreme Court’s framework, the scienter standard is generally industry-specific.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The default measure of damages under the FCA is the benefit the government received under the contract less the amount paid. In addition to monetary damages, (</span><a href="https://casetext.com/case/united-states-ex-rel-feldman-v-van-gorp" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b><i>Feldman v. van Gorp</i></b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">), a company may be liable for treble or multiplied damages to compensate the government for the costs, delays and inconveniences caused by the fraudulent claims, calculated before deduction fixes entitled to the defrauder, (</span><a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/423/303/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b><i>U.S. v. Bornstein</i></b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">); thousands of dollars in penalties per claim, adjusted for inflation; and attorneys’ fees. An individual or company found liable under the FCA may also face suspension and debarment, preventing the organization or individual from entering into contracts with the government for a time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In September 2023, the DOJ</span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cooperating-federal-contractor-resolves-liability-alleged-false-claims-caused-failure-fully" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"> <b>announced</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that Verizon Business Network Services agreed to pay over $4 million to settle FCA allegations regarding Verizon’s failure to satisfy certain cybersecurity controls in connection with an information technology service provided to federal agencies. Of note is Verizon’s proactive approach to the case — including conducting an independent investigation and compliance review and self-reporting — which earned Verizon cooperation credit with the DOJ, resulting in a reduction in the settlement amount.</span></p> <div class="cci-promo"><center><div class="jeg_postblock_12 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module_49582_0_67b7708a37f1e " data-unique="jnews_module_49582_0_67b7708a37f1e"> <div class="jeg_block_container"> <div class="jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag"><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_card format-standard"> <div class="jeg_inner_post"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/deloitte-survey-sec-cybersecurity-rules-2023/" aria-label="Read article: Deloitte Survey: 26% of Orgs Have Yet to Begin Preparing for SEC Cybersecurity Rules"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy size-500 "><img decoding="async" width="1140" height="570" 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</div></center></div> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The SEC cybersecurity rule</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/sec-cybersecurity-rules-details-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>SEC cybersecurity rule</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> applies only to publicly traded companies, private companies would benefit from heeding the new standard of reasonableness that will likely be relied upon by the plaintiffs’ bar and regulators alike. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Government contractors assessing their risk profiles should note that, among other things, the SEC cybersecurity rule now requires disclosure of any cybersecurity incident determined to be material and describe material aspects of the reported incident within </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">four business days</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of that determination. This determination must be made “without unreasonable delay” and be “consistent with the standard set out in the cases addressing materiality in the securities laws”; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">i.e.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable shareholder would consider [the information] important in making an investment decision, or if it would have ‘significantly altered the ‘total mix’ of information made available.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public companies must also now describe annually to their shareholders their boards’ </span><a href="https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/tag/board-risk-oversight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"><b>oversight of risks</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> arising from cybersecurity threats, as well as management’s cybersecurity expertise and role in assessing and managing such material risks. </span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Criminal liability</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 2022 criminal</span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-chief-security-officer-uber-convicted-federal-charges-covering-data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"> <b>conviction</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of Uber’s former CSO by a federal jury in San Francisco for obstruction of justice and failure to report knowledge of the commission of a felony for his “attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack of Uber” has further raised the stakes. Although no similar criminal prosecution related to the handling of a cybersecurity incident has occurred since then, corporate executives are acutely aware that criminal prosecution is another dimension of liability they must weigh among the other risks inherent to cybersecurity incidents.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusion</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Given the U.S. government’s increasingly complex and broad enforcement regime and increased risk of civil and criminal liability to businesses and their leadership, companies need to keep in mind their broad obligations to be transparent to myriad constituencies — including customers, investors and law enforcement and regulators. 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08:00:12America\/Chicago","dateModified":"2023-10-04 20:34:35America\/Chicago","url":"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/cybersecurity-civil-criminal-government-contractors\/","headline":"Cybersecurity Threats Increase Civil and Criminal Liability for Government Contractors","name":"Cybersecurity Threats Increase Civil and Criminal Liability for Government Contractors","articleBody":"<div class=\"intro-text\">\r\n\r\n<em>The risks faced by companies in light of new federal cybersecurity regulations are particularly acute for government contractors, who must also be aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/tag\/false-claims-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>False Claims Act<\/strong><\/a> risks. Jennie VonCannon and Isabella Ordorica of Crowell & Moring break down the nuances for this subset of professionals.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. government is increasingly scrutinizing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/cybersecurity-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>corporate cybersecurity programs<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and companies face new risks of civil and criminal liability related to data breaches. These risks are particularly acute for government contractors, who face compounded exposure from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/civil\/false-claims-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>False Claims Act (FCA)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 31 U.S.C. \u00a7 3729.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the specter of criminal liability looms large since the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/responsibilities-consequences-uber-data-breaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>2022 conviction of Uber\u2019s chief security officer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for actions related to his response to data breaches. All companies \u2014 especially government contractors \u2014 should consider mitigating risk by auditing their cybersecurity protocols and updating their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/cybersecurity-tabletop-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>incident response plans<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The False Claims Act<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In October 2021, the DOJ<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-announces-new-civil-cyber-fraud-initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> <b>announced<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the launch of its civil cyber-fraud initiative to combat <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/tag\/cyber-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>cyber threats<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by leveraging <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/doj-expanding-false-claims-act-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>civil FCA<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prosecute government contractors who <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knowingly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: (1) provide deficient cybersecurity products or services; (2) misrepresent their cybersecurity practices or protocols; or (3) violate obligations to monitor and report cybersecurity incidents and breaches.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is a set of cybersecurity regulations that defense contractors and their suppliers must follow in order to be awarded new contracts from the DoD, any number of which could serve as the potential basis for a potential FCA enforcement action. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/government-contractors-compliance-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>These include<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, among many others, FAR 52.204-21, requiring protection of federal contract information residing on contractor information systems and timely identification of flaws; and DFARS 252.204.7012, requiring safeguard of covered defense information and imposing a 72-hour incident reporting period.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An FCA whistleblower \u2014 typically a former employee \u2014 would likely allege that a contractor\u2019s cybersecurity protocols or response are out of FAR\/DFAR compliance. A whistleblower can show that the company (or an individual) acted <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knowingly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by: (1) having actual knowledge of the information; (2) acting in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information; or (3) acting with reckless disregard of the truth of the claim.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FCA does not require specific intent to defraud, but it does require some intent or knowledge of wrongdoing (scienter). Courts have generally held that statements made with reckless disregard, no objectively reasonable interpretation or authoritative guidance (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/united-states-ex-rel-proctor-v-safeway-inc-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b><i>Proctor v. Safeway Inc.<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) or no facts to infer good faith, (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/united-states-ex-rel-mcgrath-v-microsemi-corp-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b><i>McGrath v. Microsemi Corp.<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), support such a finding. On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/22pdf\/21-1326_6jfl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b><i>Schutte v. Supervalu<\/i><\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that scienter in FCA cases turns on the defendant\u2019s knowledge and subjective beliefs at the time the claim was made. Within the Supreme Court\u2019s framework, the scienter standard is generally industry-specific.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The default measure of damages under the FCA is the benefit the government received under the contract less the amount paid. In addition to monetary damages, (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/united-states-ex-rel-feldman-v-van-gorp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b><i>Feldman v. van Gorp<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a company may be liable for treble or multiplied damages to compensate the government for the costs, delays and inconveniences caused by the fraudulent claims, calculated before deduction fixes entitled to the defrauder, (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/423\/303\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b><i>U.S. v. Bornstein<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">); thousands of dollars in penalties per claim, adjusted for inflation; and attorneys\u2019 fees. An individual or company found liable under the FCA may also face suspension and debarment, preventing the organization or individual from entering into contracts with the government for a time.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2023, the DOJ<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/cooperating-federal-contractor-resolves-liability-alleged-false-claims-caused-failure-fully\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> <b>announced<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Verizon Business Network Services agreed to pay over $4 million to settle FCA allegations regarding Verizon\u2019s failure to satisfy certain cybersecurity controls in connection with an information technology service provided to federal agencies. Of note is Verizon\u2019s proactive approach to the case \u2014 including conducting an independent investigation and compliance review and self-reporting \u2014 which earned Verizon cooperation credit with the DOJ, resulting in a reduction in the settlement amount.<\/span>\r\n<div class=\"cci-promo\"><center>[jnews_block_12 number_post=\"1\" include_post=\"49516\" included_only=\"true\" excerpt_length=\"45\" excerpt_ellipsis=\"\"]<\/center><\/div>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SEC cybersecurity rule<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/sec-cybersecurity-rules-details-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>SEC cybersecurity rule<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> applies only to publicly traded companies, private companies would benefit from heeding the new standard of reasonableness that will likely be relied upon by the plaintiffs\u2019 bar and regulators alike.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government contractors assessing their risk profiles should note that, among other things, the SEC cybersecurity rule now requires disclosure of any cybersecurity incident determined to be material and describe material aspects of the reported incident within <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">four business days<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of that determination. This determination must be made \u201cwithout unreasonable delay\u201d and be \u201cconsistent with the standard set out in the cases addressing materiality in the securities laws\u201d; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i.e.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cthere is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable shareholder would consider [the information] important in making an investment decision, or if it would have \u2018significantly altered the \u2018total mix\u2019 of information made available.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public companies must also now describe annually to their shareholders their boards\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/tag\/board-risk-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>oversight of risks<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> arising from cybersecurity threats, as well as management\u2019s cybersecurity expertise and role in assessing and managing such material risks.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Criminal liability<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2022 criminal<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndca\/pr\/former-chief-security-officer-uber-convicted-federal-charges-covering-data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> <b>conviction<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Uber\u2019s former CSO by a federal jury in San Francisco for obstruction of justice and failure to report knowledge of the commission of a felony for his \u201cattempted cover-up of a 2016 hack of Uber\u201d has further raised the stakes. Although no similar criminal prosecution related to the handling of a cybersecurity incident has occurred since then, corporate executives are acutely aware that criminal prosecution is another dimension of liability they must weigh among the other risks inherent to cybersecurity incidents.<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the U.S. government\u2019s increasingly complex and broad enforcement regime and increased risk of civil and criminal liability to businesses and their leadership, companies need to keep in mind their broad obligations to be transparent to myriad constituencies \u2014 including customers, investors and law enforcement and regulators. For government contractors, such obligations are heightened given the possibility of FCA liability.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical to safeguarding against FCA liability is implementing a robust cybersecurity compliance program, regular training and risk assessments.<\/span>\r\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warrington Parker and Laura Schwartz contributed to this report.<\/span><\/i><\/h6>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jennie VonCannon and Isabella Ordorica","url":"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/author\/jennie-voncannon-isabella-ordorica\/"},"articleSection":["Cybersecurity"],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/glitchy-image-of-data-center.jpg","width":1200,"height":628},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"","url":"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CorporateComplianceInsights\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/cci_compliance","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/corporate-compliance-insights","https:\/\/feedly.com\/i\/subscription\/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FCorporateComplianceInsights"]}}</script> <script type='application/ld+json'>{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"hentry","entry-title":"Cybersecurity Threats Increase Civil and Criminal Liability for Government Contractors","published":"2023-10-09 08:00:12","updated":"2023-10-04 20:34:35"}</script> <script type='application/ld+json'>{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cybersecurity","item":"https:\/\/www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com\/category\/cybersecurity\/"}]}</script> <script type="text/javascript">;!function(){"use strict";window.jnews=window.jnews||{},window.jnews.first_load=window.jnews.first_load||{},window.jnews.first_load=function(){var e=this,t=jnews.library,n="object"==typeof jnews&&"object"==typeof jnews.library;e.data=null,e.run_ajax=!0,e.run_loginregister=!0,e.clear=function(){e.run_ajax=!0,e.run_loginregister=!0,e.data=null},e.init=function(){n&&(t.globalBody.querySelectorAll(".jeg_popup_account").length&&jnews.loginregister&&e.run_loginregister&&(e.run_loginregister=!1,jnews.loginregister.init(),jnews.loginregister.hook_form()),jfla.length&&e.run_ajax&&(e.run_ajax=!1,e.do_ajax({action:"jnews_first_load_action",jnews_id:jnewsoption.postid,load_action:jfla})))},e.update_counter=function(){if(n){var o={total_view:t.globalBody.querySelectorAll(".jeg_share_stats .jeg_views_count .counts"),total_share:t.globalBody.querySelectorAll(".jeg_share_stats .jeg_share_count .counts"),total_comment:t.globalBody.querySelectorAll(".jeg_meta_comment a span")};t.forEach(Object.entries(e.data.counter),(function([e,n]){o[e].length&&t.forEach(o[e],(function(e,o){t.setText(e,n)}))}))}},e.do_ajax=function(o){if(n){var a=new XMLHttpRequest;a.onreadystatechange=function(){XMLHttpRequest.DONE===a.readyState&&200==a.status&&(e.data=JSON.parse(a.responseText),e.data.counter&&"object"==typeof e.data.counter&&e.update_counter())},a.open("POST",jnews_ajax_url,!0),a.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8"),a.send(t.httpBuildQuery(o))}}},window.jnews.first_load=new window.jnews.first_load,jnews.first_load.init()}();</script><script>!function(e){"use strict";var t=function(t,n,o,r){function i(e){return l.body?e():void setTimeout(function(){i(e)})}function d(){s.addEventListener&&s.removeEventListener("load",d),s.media=o||"all"}var a,l=e.document,s=l.createElement("link");if(n)a=n;else{var f=(l.body||l.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]).childNodes;a=f[f.length-1]}var u=l.styleSheets;if(r)for(var c in r)r.hasOwnProperty(c)&&s.setAttribute(c,r[c]);s.rel="stylesheet",s.href=t,s.media="only x",i(function(){a.parentNode.insertBefore(s,n?a:a.nextSibling)});var v=function(e){for(var t=s.href,n=u.length;n--;)if(u[n].href===t)return e();setTimeout(function(){v(e)})};return s.addEventListener&&s.addEventListener("load",d),s.onloadcssdefined=v,v(d),s};"undefined"!=typeof exports?exports.loadCSS=t:e.loadCSS=t}("undefined"!=typeof global?global:this);</script> </body> </html>