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HIPAA Compliance: Shredding & Destruction of Medical Records
By Dawn Connelly |
A Guide for Your Healthcare Facility Healthcare facilities of all sizes and types are familiar with the 1996 HIPAA law and understand the importance of safeguarding protected health information (PHI). Following the mandates of HIPAA is crucial to protect patients from breaches that could compromise their identity and put them at risk for breaches. But…
Read More Is Your Cell Phone Putting You At Risk?
By Dawn Connelly |
The Answer May Surprise You People do more with their cell phones than they ever did before—including banking, shopping, and paying bills. So your cell phone holds a plethora of personal information and is a gateway to all your confidential data, including your bank and credit card accounts, insurance information, email and more. And while…
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Secure Mobile Shredding:
5 Interesting Facts
By Dawn Connelly |
Fascinating & Important Things You May Not Know As a business owner, you have many documents and records that contain confidential information–what you may not realize is just how important it is to safeguard all company paperwork to protect yourself and your business from fraud and corporate ID theft. Shredding should be a key factor…
Read More Closing Your Company?
By Dawn Connelly |
What Should You Do With Documents & Records? When it’s time to close your company, whether because you’re retiring or simply moving on to something else, it’s important to know which records and documents must be kept and which ones should be securely destroyed. Take a look: Tax Documents Most business owners have heard of…
Read More Are You Ready for Tax Season?
By Dawn Connelly |
Here’s What You Need to Know To Protect Your Identity Most folks do not look forward to tax season–even if you’re expecting to receive a refund, the process of doing taxes is tedious and stressful. And, with the added threat of ID thieves stealing your identity and possibly your tax refund, tax season adds even…
Read More 4 Household Documents You Should Be Shredding
By Dawn Connelly |
Protect Yourself Against Theft Most of us never give a second thought to what we throw away in the trash or toss into the recycling bin. Papers, junk mail and other seemingly innocuous documents often end up in the garbage or sitting out on the curb waiting to be picked up by the recycling truck.…
Read More Can Expired Credit Cards Pose a Security Risk?
By Dawn Connelly |
Important Steps to Take When Disposing of Expired Cards Expired credit cards seem innocuous enough, you receive a new card in the mail and toss the expired one in the trash without a thought. But the reality is, an ID thief only needs a small amount of information to learn all about you and steal…
Read More Top Three Mistakes That Can Lead to Identity Theft
By Dawn Connelly |
How to Ensure You’re Not A Victim If you’ve never had your personal information compromised, it’s safe to say you’ve been lucky thus far. Most people have had their debit or credit card used fraudulently, or have had some other similar experience. And while isolated incidents are inconvenient and cause a disruption, having your identity…
Read More Your Company’s Old Hard Drives—A Security Risk?
By Dawn Connelly |
3 Top Reasons They Must Be Shredded More and more companies are going digital when it comes to storing company information. It’s faster, more efficient and allows for easier access to employees, clients and vendors who are offsite. And while digital files provide these and other benefits, the rapidly changing technology also means that businesses…
Read More What is a Certificate of Destruction?
By Dawn Connelly |
And Why You Need One for Every Shred Shredding and destroying unneeded documents, hard drives and products is an essential part of your company’s security. It’s the top way to ensure that your corporate identity is safe from theft and to protect your customers, vendors and business associates. Every time you shred, your shredding company…
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