Although aerospace and aviation companies are familiar with certain harms of cyberattacks, such as ransom demands, operational slowdowns, and compromised data of employees, passengers and others, a court ruling earlier this month demonstrates that if you have contracts with the federal government, your most significant cybersecurity risk might come from within. The case – Markus v. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings – involves a False Claims Act suit brought by a whistleblower, a terminated employee who had served as Aerojet’s cybersecurity director. He alleges that Aerojet fraudulently induced the government to contract with it, despite the company’s knowledge that it did not comply with certain DoD and NASA cybersecurity regulations.
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