2022 Annual Mail Security Report

RaySecur’s Chief Security Officer Will Plummer analyzes global mail threat incidents affecting corporate, law enforcement, and international institutions in 2022.

The report aggregates individual events with official government statistics from organizations including the USPIS, ATF, and the FBI to generate the intelligence in this report. In addition to presenting summary statistics, individual mail-based threat incidents provide further details relevant to the security practitioner.

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Analysis of Global Mail Security Incidents

In 2022, several hundred mail-borne threat incidents because public knowledge. RaySecur compiles data on these to provide security leaders with actionable insights to help inform effective security strategies.

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Executive Summary

RaySecur annually catalogs all mail-borne threats reported to the media to capture the growing incidence of mail threats across the globe.

Over the past year, our security teams have conducted numerous risk assessments and conferred with leading global enterprises and government agencies at all levels covering their mail security operations and best practices.

The data presented in this report underpin these conversations, and the resulting approaches are centered around several key themes, with a common trend namely being the increased risk for smaller quantities of potentially more potent substances sent concealed in increasingly smaller mail items

The 2021 government reports on suspicious mail and packages shows almost 20 mail
or suspect package incidents per day triggered a response by USPIS or ATF.

Mail Items Sent for USPIS
Forensic Analysis

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US Mail Incidents
Reported by USPIS and ATF

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Highlights:

White powders and drugs continue to be the most common substances found in reported mail-based incidents with a shift toward more potent and harmful substances.
The war between Ukraine and Russia drove numerous threats with delivery of IED and biological substances.
Correctional facilities and law enforcement struggle with contraband smuggling through via inmate mail. With over 80% of contraband sent through letters and small parcels.

2022 Key Statistics

Effectiveness

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Delivery Method

First Responders

Substances

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Analysis of Global Mail Security Incidents

In 2022, several hundred mail-borne threat incidents became public knowledge. RaySecur compiles data on these to provide security leaders with actionable insights to help inform effective security strategies.

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262,000 suspicious mail items in 2021. 6,300 threats — are you prepared?

2022 Annual Mail Security Report

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Analysis of Global Mail Security Incidents

In 2022, several hundred mail-borne threat incidents because public knowledge. RaySecur compiles data on these to provide security leaders with actionable insights to help inform effective security strategies.

Executive Summary

Highlights:

2022 Key Statistics

Effectiveness

Delivery Method

First Responders

Substances

Download the Full Report

Analysis of Global Mail Security Incidents

In 2022, several hundred mail-borne threat incidents became public knowledge. RaySecur compiles data on these to provide security leaders with actionable insights to help inform effective security strategies.