ILC agrees to pay $13 million over alleged cybersecurity contract failures
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A defence and aerospace company, ILC, has agreed to pay $13 million to settle US government claims that it did not meet cybersecurity rules in its government contracts. The government says the firm kept billing for work while not following required security practices between 2018 and 2024. A former cybersecurity director who raised the concerns will receive $2.35 million of the settlement.
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What to do
- Contractors handling federal data should check that third-party cloud storage meets their contractual security requirements.
- Organisations with government contracts should confirm that security plans are current for all covered information systems.
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Government agencies