The Cisco Whistleblower - The First Settled Cybersecurity False Claims Act (FCA) Lawsuit

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Introducing the Cisco Whistleblower.

In this episode, Jacob speaks with lawyer Hamsa Mahendranathan about the FIRST cybersecurity False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit that reached a settlement!

This goes all the way back to 2008 believe it or not… The lawsuit was FINALLY settled in 2019!

As we all know, the DoJ has intervened in the Georgia Tech NIST 800-171 FCA whistleblower complaint.

Wonder what the whistleblowers may be dealing with? Maybe you want to blow the whistle yourself and don't know what to expect?

Here are a few highlights from this episode:

• How Hamsa's client unwittingly became a whistleblower
• The fallout he experienced for doing the right thing
• Mitigations for career consequences of blowing the whistle
• The complexity of working with federal, state, and local False Claim Act laws

And so much more!

If you are interested in the False Claims Act and cyber compliance, you won't want to miss this one! This episode is truly one for the history books!

Read the whistleblower complaint: https://cdn.grcacademy.io/web/20240824091900/us-ex-rel-glenn-vs-cisco-fca-complaint.pdf

Follow Hamsa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamsa-mahendranathan/

Whistleblower Partners Website: https://www.whistleblower.law/

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