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Top reasons you need to shred your old devices
By Dawn Connelly |
Why proper disposal is key when you upgrade Everyone loves their devices—from smartphones to tablets to laptops, we use them to shop, do our banking, communicate with clients, family, friends, store personal photos, notes and much more. And it’s because we use devices to manage so many aspects of our lives, both personal and professional,…
Read More Protecting your identity during the holidays
By Dawn Connelly |
4 Steps to take to safeguard your personal information The holiday season is the happiest time of the year, but it’s also often the busiest time! Between purchasing gifts for friends and family to traveling and attending and hosting gatherings, it’s hard to focus on guarding your personal and financial information information. This distraction is…
Read More Top Ways Document Shredding Services Can Increase Your Bottom Line
By Dawn Connelly |
Using a shredding service will save your company time & money Many organizations spend a lot of time managing their own document destruction under the assumption that by doing it themselves they’ll save a lot of money. But the fact is, doing things in-house can end up costing more, increase your risk of errors and…
Read More Phishing scams: Knowledge is power!
By Dawn Connelly |
What you need to know to protect yourself Everyone’s heard of phishing scams and most of us consider ourselves savvy enough to know how to avoid them—but the fact is, cybercriminals continue to come up with new techniques every day. And, if they weren’t succeeding in stealing identities, valuable personal information and money, they wouldn’t…
Read More The Equifax Data Breach
By Dawn Connelly |
What to know and what to do It’s being called “the worst data breach in the history of the modern era” by experts. And with good reason. If you’re an adult living in the United States, it’s highly likely you’re one of the 143 million people whose personal information was leaked during the massive data…
Read More Hurricane Damaged Documents?
By Dawn Connelly |
How to destroy them securely Everyone across the state of Florida and throughout many other areas in the United States has been affected by Hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather events. When severe weather hits, many home and business owners find themselves dealing with invasive floods, leaving their property and important documents soaked—often times beyond…
Read More Protecting your identity while engaging online
By Dawn Connelly |
How not to fall victim Everyone knows not to post sensitive personal information on their favorite social media sites, right? But while not giving out your social security or driver’s license number is a no-brainer, most folks are perfectly comfortable with sharing other facts about themselves, their family and their life. Of the more than…
Read More Just say no to recycling?
By Dawn Connelly |
Why every business need to beware. Even in our digital universe, many businesses produce a large amount of paper waste. And while recycling may seem like the ideal solution to disposing of it all—the fact is there are many implications to implementing a recycling program that could pose risks to your company. Read on to…
Read More The top ten documents you should be shredding
By Dawn Connelly |
These common papers could pose high risks Everyone has papers lying around that they may feel are innocuous, but many of these documents could actually pose an identity theft risk to you and your family. Here’s a guide to the top ten documents that you need to be shredding: Bank and financial institution statements While…
Read More Tax Returns: Save or Shred?
By Dawn Connelly |
How long is too long? Completing your tax returns is often a cause for celebration—because whether you’re due a refund or you owe, just getting them done and filed is a load off your shoulders. And now with the ability to e-file, doing your taxes is easier and faster than ever. But even when filing…
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