Waltz and staff reportedly used Gmail for official U.S. government operations, raising security issues

U.S. security officials have been reportedly using their personal Gmail accounts to conduct government operations, including sharing sensitive information about military positions. Yes, Michael Waltz, the national security adviser and the protagonist of the Signal Gate, was involved.

It would be great if we could find out the Trump administration’s new violation of technology security throughout the entire five working days.

Washington Post Members of the National Security Council (NSC) used Google’s email service Gmail to correspond to the official email accounts of colleagues at other federal agencies, the report said. As a result, potentially sensitive government information ended up in their personal Gmail inboxes that were much less secure than official federal communication channels.

Specifically, Washington Post The report said Waltz had working papers and information about his timeline sent to his Gmail account. This alone is already a questionable security practice. However, a senior assistant at Waltz allegedly also shared more sensitive information using Gmail. Washington Post It reviewed emails involving “highly technical conversations with colleagues from other government agencies involved in sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems related to ongoing conflicts”.

As highlighted by the Signal Chat Room scandal revealed last Monday, putting military plans in parcels is a key security issue. Based on the information discussed, officials will often share sensitive information in person or on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) of the U.S. government-secured computer network system. Discussing U.S. military positions through Gmail is not a good security practice.

While the schedule information may not be as detailed as the looming international military operation, proper handling of such data is also a security issue. It’s not hard to imagine that bad actors could cause significant harm if they knew where and when and when U.S. national security officials were harming.

Not surprisingly, NSC refuted Washington Postreport. Although NSC spokesman Brian Hughes acknowledged that Waltz may occasionally receive information on work-related personal accounts, he claimed that the National Security Advisor copied the copy in his government emails for official federal records. Of course, this will not address the information in his personal inbox in the first place.

Hughes told Washington Post.

Despite the NSC’s statement, this is far from the first time Waltz’s digital security habit has been questioned. The report is just the latest in a series of technical security breaches revealed by the Trump administration over the past week, all involving national security advisers. In addition, the source told Washington Post As we all know, Waltz copies its schedule and paste information directly into the signal.

Waltz is the core figure in the signal chat room scandal, the one to be added AtlanticEditor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg held a group chat, and U.S. officials planned to bomb Yemen. Later that week, Waltz was one of several officials involved in the chat, with his private contact information and passwords found online. After the signal gate, his Venmo contact list was also discovered, revealing a list of more than 300 waltz colleagues.

These new allegations about his Gmail usage are not surprising given previous insights into Waltz’s digital habits and security.

Even so, Waltz doesn’t seem to have any serious consequences for his loose digital security standards. In the security scandal, the White House stood with the Waltzers, press secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed out that the “case has been closed” about the signal gate. President Donald Trump further stated that he doesn’t think Waltz needs an apology and that he believes the national security adviser is “doing his best.”