Pentagon still failing to secure health records of top officials, audit finds
A Department of Defense Inspector General audit found that the Pentagon continues to fail at protecting the electronic health records of senior government officials. The findings indicate the security lapses are ongoing, not new.
Why this matters: Health records are some of the most sensitive data that exists. For top officials, that sensitivity goes further. Medical histories can reveal vulnerabilities, create leverage, or expose personal details that foreign adversaries or bad actors would find very useful. The Pentagon has known about this problem long enough for an auditor to call it ongoing. That is not a tech failure. That is a priorities failure. The people responsible for national security cannot secure their own medical files.
Who should care: Healthcare professionals · Privacy officers · Compliance
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