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Sum IT Up: CMMC News Roundup
Summit 7
The Honeywell Cyber Whistleblower Tells Her Story
SEP 17, 202643 MIN
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Description
Rachel Tenney was working in counterintelligence and insider risk at Honeywell when she raised cybersecurity concerns involving sensitive defense technology. Years later, her False Claims Act case ended in a $2 million settlement.
In this episode, Rachel joins us to tell the story from her perspective: SolarWinds, raising concerns inside Honeywell, becoming a relator, the years-long government investigation, and what security practitioners, CISOs and defense contractors can learn from her experience.
Settlement: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/honeywell-aerospace-inc-agrees-pay-over-2m-settle-false-claims-act-allegations-failing
Solarwinds (GAO): https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-104746

