The announcement by the Department of Justice DOJ of the Cyber Fraud Initiative strongly signals its intent to be aggressive in holding government contractors with lax cybersecurity standards and controls accountable.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced launch of Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Led by Department of Justice DOJ Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section to utilize False Claims Act to pursue cybersecurity related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients.
In remarks on October 13, 2021, at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ("CISA") National Cybersecurity Summit, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton fleshed out.
On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the launch of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. The initiative will focus on using.
The DOJ announced the launch of the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which will focus on using the False Claims Act to pursue fraud related to cybersecurity, with an emphasis on fraudulent acts perpetrated by government contractors and recipients of federal funds.