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Steps to Take to Protect Your Company Product recalls can happen for a variety of reasons–whether it’s a manufacturer defect, mislabeled or incorrect packaging, contamination, quality issues, etc. But when it happens, your business could suffer, not just financially, it can also be a blow to your reputation and credibility in the market. And while…

Secure Shredding of Medical & Dental X-Rays Physicians, dentists and veterinarians often amass a large amount of X-rays throughout their years of practice. While the laws vary from state-to-state as far as retention, federal laws require medical practitioners to keep X-rays for seven years before discarding. Just like other medical records, X-rays are protected health…

Are You Properly Protecting Your Clients? All businesses face consequences if they do not follow compliance laws when it comes to protecting their client’s personal information. CPA firms and similar companies are no exception. In fact, accountants and accounting firms stand to lose more than their reputation if they are not compliant and a breach…

Besides ID Theft – What Are the Dangers of Not Shredding? For companies and individuals alike, the dangers of data loss and ID theft continue to grow. While most of us think about ID theft when it comes to shredding confidential personal and business documents, there are other key reasons to shred that you may…

How You Can Protect Your Senior ID theft is a growing and continual threat and senior citizens are often the target. For those in their golden years, the ramifications for ID theft can be particularly devastating, often resulting in the loss of all their savings. Elder fraud, according to the FBI, is responsible for more…

How Mobile Shredding Helps the Environment Although many businesses strive to go paperless and reduce their paper use, the reality is that companies of all sizes and in every industry still use lots of paper. Whether it’s documents with client and vendor information, billing and invoicing or packing materials and information management, it can be…

Include These Steps in Your Storm Prep As a Floridian, it’s likely you have a Hurricane preparation plan ready to go in the event a storm is threatening the area you live in. Each year, between June and November, all of us in Florida have to be ready to put storm prep into motion at…

Protect Your Company’s Confidential Data Across the world, companies of all sizes and in all industries depend on technology to run their business. And with that comes the need to continually stay up-to-date with the latest software and hard drives to store data, records and sensitive information. When the time comes to upgrade, it’s crucial…

Physical Mistakes Can Lead to Breaches Companies across the world face data theft and breaches–both from internal and external sources. And although data security is often focused on confidential information stored digitally, there are several physical mistakes that can compromise your business’ data, take a look: 1. Discarding Documents in Unsecured Bins Documents containing sensitive…

How NOT To Become a Victim Summer is here and if you’re like many folks it’s the perfect time of year to head out on a vacation. Before you hit the road or hop on a plane, it’s a good idea to understand the risks of ID theft while traveling and what you can do…