A reminder for why government officials really shouldn’t use personal email accounts
Top government officials continue to use personal email accounts to conduct official business even as it comes with significant risks and runs the risk of violating federal policy, experts say. High-ranking Trump administration officials have been reportedly relying on a blend of both professional and personal email accounts to send messages to their contacts, according to separate reports by the New York Times and Washington Post. These individuals include the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, both of whom hold official White House positions. Additionally, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and presidential adviser Stephen Miller were also found to be using private email addresses. Former FBI Cyber Division Chief Technology Officer Milan Patel told CyberScoop that high ranking officials, like Kushner and Miller, run a high risk of targeted by nation-state sponsored hackers that seek to gather intelligence and personal details. These hackers would, Milan explained, first […]
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