Postal Inspection Service Of The U.S. Recommends A Cryptocurrency-Training Pr...
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has asked the agency to conduct a cryptocurrency training program. The audit focused on how the agency handles investigations that relate to cryptocurrency. As a result, it discovered a significant gap for improvement by the agency in its dealings. The audit covered some crypto-related cases for two years, […]
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An internal audit released by the United States Postal Inspection Service has recommended that the agency develop a "comprehensive crypto training program" to reduce risks during its investigations. The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service, has conducted an internal audit of the way in which it carries out crypto-related investigations and found there’s significant room for improvement.Notably, the USPIS handled only a small number of crypto-related cases during the two fiscal years under review — 2019 and 2020 — with a total....
The U.S. Postal Service has been investigating possible ways to use blockchain technology to provide services to customers more efficiently and improve their bottom line. Blockchain technology could soon be used to deliver post office financial services, identity services, supply chain management, and device management. A new report examines these....
It appears the United States Postal Service is determined not to be the courier of choice for drug dealers any longer. Judging by a recent job listing sent to the information security community, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) — the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) — wants to sniff out users of darknet markets that send their packages by mail. Applicants for the job, listed as “Investigative (Internet) Analyst”, are expected to know their way around bitcoin — the currency of choice on the darkweb — a as well as other tools typically used by....
The US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the law enforcement arm of the US Postal Service, has listed a job opening something called an “Intelligence Gathering Specialist.” Candidates must understand bitcoin, darknet markets and how to analyze the information stored on a blockchain. The USPIS jurisdiction encompasses “crimes that may adversely affect or....
The US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has recently listed a job opening where it seeks an “Intelligence Gathering Specialist”. In it, the organization states candidates must be knowledgeable about bitcoin, dark net markets, and openly available data sources, among other things. The Washington, DC-based job listing indicates the agency is looking for people that’ll help them fight cybercrime, as it states USPIS is critical when it comes to the protection of the US Mail organization and its digital product portfolio. Ideal candidates should not only be able to evaluate internet....