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Consulting firms pay $11.3m for noncompliance with cybersecurity requirements in US-funded contract

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DOJ sends clear signal over security standards that go with federal funding.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the latest settlement under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (CCFI) which resulted in a total of $11,300,000 in payments from two consulting companies: Guidehouse, Inc., the prime contractor, which paid $7,600,000; and Nan Kay and Associates, the subcontractor, which paid $3,700,000.

Both businesses settled allegations