{"id":250853,"date":"2025-05-21T18:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/accounting\/the-high-stakes-of-cybersecurity-false-claims-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:08:30","slug":"the-high-stakes-of-cybersecurity-false-claims-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=250853","title":{"rendered":"The High Stakes of Cybersecurity False Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>The cost of cybersecurity noncompliance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"736\">With several recent multimillion-dollar False Claims Act (FCA) settlements involving cybersecurity noncompliance, the Department of Justice is making it clear that falsely certifying compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements comes with serious consequences. Whistleblower incentives, heightened scrutiny of DFARS and CMMC scores, and ongoing enforcement actions mean that contractors must ensure their cybersecurity posture is accurate, well-documented, and independently validated to avoid reputational and financial risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"893\"><a href=\"https:\/\/keitertechnologies.com\/people\/scott-m-mcauliffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott McAuliffe<\/a>, Keiter <a href=\"https:\/\/keitercpa.com\/services\/consulting-advisory\/risk-advisory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Risk Advisory Services<\/a> Partner and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberab.org\/Member\/RP-2877-Mcauliffe-Scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registered Practitioner<\/a> (RP), shares key takeaways and recommendations for DoD contractors navigating compliance with NIST 800-171 and CMMC requirements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"893\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/keitertechnologies.com\/blog\/high-stakes-cybersecurity-false-claims-what-dod-contractors-must-know\/?preview_id=25519&amp;preview_nonce=2521650439&amp;_thumbnail_id=25520&amp;preview=true\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Keiter Technologies<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keitertechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keiter Technologies<\/a>\u00a0focuses on serving businesses with their strategic technology needs through\u00a0data science,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keitertechnologies.com\/services\/innovative-data-solutions\/cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cybersecurity<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keitertechnologies.com\/services\/it-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IT audit and consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>The information contained within this article is provided for informational purposes only and is current as of the date published. Online readers are advised not to act upon this information without seeking the service of a professional accountant, as this article is not a substitute for obtaining accounting, tax, or financial advice from a professional accountant.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cost of cybersecurity noncompliance With several recent multimillion-dollar False Claims Act (FCA) settlements involving cybersecurity noncompliance, the Department of Justice is making it clear that falsely certifying compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements comes with serious consequences. 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