The Georgia Institute of Technology will pay the U.S. government $875,000 to settle allegations that the school’s research company violated cybersecurity requirements in its contracts with the Air Force and Defense Department.
Last August, the Justice Department joined a whistleblower lawsuit filed by current and former members of Georgia Tech’s cybersecurity team, with U.S. prosecutors accusing the institution of flagrant disregard for federal cybersecurity rules as it worked contracts for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Air Force.
Christopher Craig and Kyle Koza, former members of Georgia Tech’s Cybersecurity Team that filed the initial lawsuit, will get $201,250 as their share of the settlement.
A spokesperson for Georgia Tech told Recorded Future News that from the outset, they have “denied the government’s allegations that mischaracterized our commitment to cybersecurity.”
“We worked hard to educate the government about the strong compliance efforts of our researchers and are pleased to avoid the distraction of litigation by resolving this matter without any admission of liability,” the spokesperson said.
“Georgia Tech looks forward to continued collaboration with the Department of Defense and other federal partners in conducting ground-breaking research in a secure manner.”
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