# Public disclosure of C. auris outbreaks supports public health and security

DevFeed: [Public disclosure of C. auris outbreaks supports public health and security](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/no-need-to-tell-the-public-36905.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/no-need-to-tell-the-public/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2019-04-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>)

Tags: [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [medicine](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/medicine.md>), [public-health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-health.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that hospitals and governments should publicly disclose outbreaks of resistant infections such as C. auris. It connects transparency in public health with cybersecurity, warning that hiding harmful outcomes prevents society from making informed choices and addressing risks.

## Source excerpt

Secrecy isn't the best policy when it comes to public health.