Selective Shredding Vs All-Shred Policies
What’s Right for Your Business? No matter what business you’re in, document shredding is a key component to protecting the confidential data of your company, your clients, your vendors, and your employees. Every organization should have a shredding policy in place—but not all businesses take the same approach. For some companies, an all-shred policy […]
Company Computers: Safe Disposal
Steps to Take to Securely Dispose of Old Office Computers Today there are billions of computers being used all over the country by companies. And nowadays, many businesses have opted for laptops for their teams, especially since a lot of folks are still working remotely. For many businesses, the question of how to safely get […]
Safe Disposal of Company Tax Documents
Tips for Safeguarding Your Business Against Fraud As the end of the year approaches, so does tax season and for businesses, getting all your tax documents and records in order is key to navigating the process easily. The issue is, that most organizations have years of tax documents onsite, including receipts, invoices and more. These […]
Top 4 Myths About Hiring a Professional Shredding Company
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 […]
What Makes Your Office Vulnerable to Data Theft?
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 […]
Do Paper Files Pose as Great a Risk for Breaches as Digital Ones?
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 […]
Why You Need HIPAA Compliant Hard Drive Destruction
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, […]
Protecting Your Business Documents and Data During Hurricane Season
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, […]
How to Minimize the Risks of Security Threats During COVID-19
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 […]
Are Medical Records Destruction Logs Necessary?
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 […]
