Verizon unit to pay $4 million US penalty to resolve cybersecurity claims
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WASHINGTON :Verizon Business Network Services, a unit of the telecom giant , agreed to pay $4.1 million to resolve U.S. allegations that it failed to follow required cybersecurity standards, the U.S. Justice Department said.
The settlement resolves allegations that a Verizon service which provides federal agencies with secure internet connections and other external networks did not completely satisfy three required cybersecurity controls in contracts from 2017 to 2021.