An inspector general audit has called on the USPS to tighten the controls over the smart phones and other mobile devices it has issued to its employees, after finding that employees had installed applications not related to business purposes and/or that cause security related concerns.
There were nearly 12,000 unapproved applications across some 27,000 devices as of late 2023, a report said, including TikTok and Telegram Messenger, dating and sports betting apps and those “such as those originating from countries that are considered foreign adversaries or that allow users to create virtual private networks.”
