August 1, 2019

Constantine Cannon’s groundbreaking settlement in Cisco receives extensive press coverage, including comments from whistleblower attorneys Mary Inman, Anne Hartman, Michael Ronickher, and Hamsa Mahendranathan:

• Cisco to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle Government Claims of Flawed Tech, New York Times, July 31, 2019.
• Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling government hackable surveillance technology, Washington Post, July 31, 2019.
• Expert wins settlement in whistleblower case against Cisco, Associated Press, July 31, 2019.
• Cisco whistleblower gets first False Claims payout over cybersecurity, Reuters, July 31, 2019.
• Cisco settles with cybersecurity whistleblower, setting a precedent, CNBC, July 31, 2019.
• Cisco pays $8.6m after whistleblower discloses security flaws in video surveillance system, Computer Weekly, August 1, 2019.
• North Carolina joins $6 million settlement with Cisco over flawed security software, The News & Observer, August 1, 2019.