Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged it sold video security software with known security vulnerabilities to U.S. federal and state governments. The lawsuit was filed under the False Claims Act, claiming that the software failed to meet cybersecurity standards it purported to embrace. The company said that the perceived issue arose from the software s intentionally flexible architecture. Customers for vulnerable versions of the software include the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the Washington D.C. police department, New York City’s subway and public transit system.
Source: https://threatpost.com/cisco-settles-suit-video-surveillance-software/146868/