Technology
Oct. 23, 2023
Ex-security chief says SonicWall fired him for noting vulnerability
The plaintiff, a 20-year employee, claims that he was fired on Aug. 2 after he opposed the company’s plan to release a flawed updated version of the operating system that it sells to companies to thwart cyberattacks by creating firewalls.
A former chief security officer for SonicWall, a cybersecurity company that reportedly generated over $480 million in revenue last year, accused the company of firing him in retaliation for whistle-blowing about security vulnerabilities in a new security product the company was launching.
According to the complaint, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court last week by F. Shawn Azizollahi of Marquee Law Group, the defendant knowingly de...
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