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DOJ Cybersecurity Enforcement Pace Shows No Signs of Slowing Down Going Into 2026

January 20, 2026 By Kim Peretti, Andrew Liebler and Lance Taubin

As 2025 drew to a close, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant developments in cases relating to the allegedly deficient cybersecurity practices of two Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. These two cases suggest that the federal government will continue to make DFARS 7012 compliance for companies that process Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) […]

Filed Under: National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of Defense, FCA

Department of Justice Intervenes in Cybersecurity Qui Tam Action Against Georgia Tech

August 30, 2024 By Kim Peretti and Andrew Liebler

On Thursday, August 22, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Complaint-In-Intervention in the case of United States of America ex rel. Christopher Craig and Kyle Koza, v. Georgia Tech Research Corp. and Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (d/b/a the Georgia Institute of Technology) (United States v. Georgia […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of Justice (DOJ), FCA, Litigation, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

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