Security News > 2020 > March > Security of Health Information

Pandemic disease experts at the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other public-health agencies are gathering information to learn how and where the virus is spreading.

States hostile to the West have a long track record of manipulating information about health issues to sow distrust.

Numerous health surveillance systems are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 cases, including the CDC's influenza surveillance network.

Despite these precedents and proven risks, a detailed assessment of the vulnerability of US health surveillance systems to infiltration and manipulation has yet to be made.

In the face of a possible global pandemic, US and international public-health leaders must lose no time assessing and strengthening the security of the country's digital health systems.

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