Posts by Dawn Connelly

Debunking Common Misconceptions If you’ve considered hiring a professional shredding company and weren’t sure how you could benefit or if your organization needed their services, take a look at the following commonly held misconceptions. Myth #1 – My Company Isn’t Big Enough to Hire a Professional Shredding Company Whether you run a small company with…

4 Key Ways You Might Be Putting Your Business at Risk Technology has given everyone the ability to work smarter, faster and stay more connected than ever before. But at the very heart of every business are people. And no matter how advanced our digital capabilities become, it’s the workers who make everyday decisions and…

Here’s Why Hard-Copies Can Be Just as Dangerous The first thing most of us think of when we hear about data breaches are the loss of digital data—the hacking of millions of online records and the exposure of private information of millions of people at one time. And while this is an all too common…

Following the Mandates Protects You & Your Business While most business owners know the importance of proper retention and destruction of confidential records and how critical remaining compliant is, many don’t realize that HIPAA laws and other privacy mandates extend to hard drives and other devices used by the company. The fact is, many companies,…

3 Tips to Safeguard Your Company All of us in South Florida breathed a sigh of relief as we were spared from the effects of Hurricane Isaias, but Hurricane season is here and with it comes the necessity to prepare. For businesses, it’s crucial to ensure that your company’s confidential records and data are safe,…

Preventing Physical and Cyber Risks to Your Business Business around the world have shut their doors and moved to remote operations during the global pandemic. And while this may seem like a more secure way to operate, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the risk of data breaches and losses have increased for many companies. Preventing…

What’s Required and What Information Needs to Be Included Logging your medical records destruction is important to ensure you’re staying up-to-date with destruction and retention of your patient’s medical records. Keeping track of the records that you have destroyed is also a key way to remain compliant with HIPAA rules and other state and federal…

Keeping Compliant & Secure The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way many of us work—forcing companies to close their workplaces and adapt to working from home arrangements. But the requirements for document retention and destruction mandated by official federal and government agencies is still a concern. It’s imperative that if your organization is required to…

Types of businesses that should partner with a shredding provider As a business owner or the manager of a company, it’s important to consider the safety and security of your documents, your data and your network. If you’re handling your shredding in-house and wondering if this is the safest and most secure way, here’s a…

Here’s what you need to know Hundreds of thousands of Floridians have filed for unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES ACT put into place an additional $600 a week for those who’ve lost their jobs—and while it’s designed to relieve some of the financial struggle, the act has fueled a rise…