In this episode of Standing Post, we talk to Office of Investigations Assistant Director David Smith to discuss the current state of Secret Service investigations and trends in cybercrimes. He highlights several specific criminal scams that have been on the rise, including Pig Butchering and ransomware, specifically noting the real-world implications ransomware threatens on our infrastructure. It’s an eye-opening conversation on a global threat impacting us all, and what we can do to protect ourselves.We’re always looking for talented people interested in being part of the investigative team pursuing cybercriminals. Start your journey at www.secretservice.gov to find out more.Hosted and Edited by: Abel TrevinoAssociate Producer and Assistant Editor: Starr VazquezThis episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.govSpecial thanks to Assistant Director Smith for making the time to appear on the show. I joked about being paranoid before we started recording, so I did spend part of the weekend changing critical passwords.Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-policeThe music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0Please visit us at:Twitter @secretserviceInstagram @secretserviceFacebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficialYouTube @US Secret Serviceand LinkedIn @U.S. Secret ServiceSubscribe on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud.com or wherever you stream podcast. You can also find us at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/